Rose-ringed parakeet showing its acrobatic stunts while balancing on badminton ball flowerheads

Close up of Ashy drongo, unaware of my presence on the terrace at Pune, Maharashtra

Spot breasted fantail singing and making sorties to catch insects in the morning at Pune

Male Oriental magpie-robin enjoying a water puddle bath on my terrace at Pune, Maharashtra

Black Kite perched on badminton ball tree appreciating its flowerheads in the morning at Pune

Rose-ringed parakeet manages to pluck an entire gong-stick flowerhead intact for breakfast at Pune

Male breeding purple sunbird on a thorny bush waiting for his partner at Pune, Maharashtra

White-throated Kingfisher singing for its partner in the morning at Pune, Maharashtra

Ashy drongo preening on an overhead branch in the morning at Pune, Maharashtra

Rose-ringed parakeet with its mouth smeared with sweet tamarind as it enjoys the fruit at Pune

Partly camouflaged Indian grey hornbill looking for its partner in the evening at Pune, Maharashtra

Pair of red vented bulbuls enjoying each other's company while feeding on palm tree flowers at Pune

Male Eurasian kestrel looking for his partner at grasslands of Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India

Male Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark trying to impress his partner with his preening skills at Bhuleshwar

Female purple rumped sunbird probing for nectar in orange gulmohar flowers at Pune, Maharashtra

Ashy drongo showing its jumping skills on badminton ball tree flowerheads at Pune, Maharashtra

Pair of Grey-headed bulbuls in the morning at Bondla wildlife sanctuary, Goa

Male purple-rumped sunbird probing orange Gulmohar flowers for nectar in the evening at Pune

Plain prinia listening carefully to its singing partner at dawn at Kanifnath, Maharashtra

Close up of male Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark looking for its partner at Bhuleshwar, Maharashtra

Black backed dwarf kingfisher showing its beautiful back colours at Apta, Maharashtra, India

Ashy drongo precariously balancing on ripe gong-stick fruit in the morning at Pune, Maharashtra

Pair of Asian green bee-eaters chilling in the morning on top of a Ashoka tree at Pune, Maharashtra

Male Eurasian kestrel waiting for its prey atop a tall tree at grasslands of Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Female bluethroat perched on a rock with sugarcanefields in the background at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Jungle nightjar roosting peacefully in the morning on a overhead branch at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Short-toed snake-eagle as if posing for a photograph in the morning at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Indian courser continues feeding unpreturbed by our moving vehicle at Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India

Close up of male Pallid harrier perched on a broken dry tree trunk at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Beautiful reflection of Eurasian coot enjoying a dip in water at Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India

Wood sandpiper balancing itself on one leg at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Brahminy kite holding its prey with its claws lest it slips away at Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India

Female bluethroat feeding in dry grass in cultivated sugarcanefields at Kumbhargaon, Bhigwan

Short glimpse of clamorous reed warbler feeding in the morning at Kumbhargaon, Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Black-tailed godwit finding food in a waterbody at Kumbhargaon, Bhigwan

Partly camouflaged jungle nightjar roosting in the morning at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Greater spotted eagle focusing on its prey in the morning at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Female black-headed bunting perched on a flowering tree at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Short-toed snake-eagle focused on its prey in the morning at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Indian courser busy feeding, not bothered about our presence at grasslands of Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Male Montagu's harrier gives us a stare as we approached him at Kadbanwadi grasslands, Bhigwan

Lesser whitethroat in search of food in the morning on a shrub at Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Bonelli's eagle resting in the morning at Kadbanwadi, Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Pallid Harrier on a thorny bush in the morning at Kadbanwadi grasslands, Bhigwan, Maharashtra

Solitary dark-breasted rosefinch on a fruiting tree at Mishmi hills, Arunachal Pradesh

Male orange-bellied leafbird singing in the afternoon at Mishmi hills, Arunachal Pradesh

Short glimpse of rufous-throated fulvetta peeping through dry twigs at Dehing Patkai National Park

Female black faced bunting peeping through leaves in the afternoon at Maguri beel, Assam

Blue-winged Laughing thrush pair partly camouflaged in leaves at Mishmi hills, Arunachal Pradesh

Silver eared mesia pair enjoying each other's company eating berries at Khonoma, Nagaland

Female scarlet minivet looking all around for its prey at Mishmi hills, Arunachal Pradesh

Male Orange-bellied leafbird in the open for a short time at Mishmi hills, Arunachal Pradesh

Great myna gives us a stare, before ignoring us at noon at Kaziranga National Park, Assam

White wagtail decides to retreat back on seeing us at Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Female Siberian stonechat enjoying the morning chill at Nikhakhu village, Nagaland

Adult Bronze-winged jacana busy feeding in a waterbody at Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Critically endangered white-winged duck in the morning at Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam

Close up of Sultan tit engrost in eating its meal at Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam

Lesser yellownape comes out for a short time at noon at Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam

Pair of Stripe-throated yuhinas enjoying the afternoon chill at Mishmi hills, Arunachal Pradesh