Bathing Indian robin being watched intently by Tickell's Blue flycatcher at Pune

Ashy prinia sitting on an electric wire, with Gulmohar flowers in the foreground at Pune

Greater Racket-tailed drongo with its long tail feathers hidden in leaves at Port Blair

Eurasian curlew showing its preening skills to a flock of Andaman teals, Port Blair

Jerdon's leafbird undisturbed by the sound of a barking dog at Mollem, Goa

Golden fronted leafbird on a bamboo shoot in the morning at Mollem, Goa

Indian pitta in all its grandeur in the morning at Pune

Flock of feeding rock pigeons at the race course at Pune

Andaman coucal walking precariously on a horizontal branch above a swamp at Port Blair

Partly camouflaged Andaman bulbul in the morning at Jirkatang, Andamans

Brahminy kite getting ready to take off at Mollem, Goa

Malabar pied hornbill on a breezy morning at Bhagwan Mahavir wildlife sanctuary, Goa

Watchful walk of male Indian peafowl in a residential area at Pune

Rose-ringed parakeet looking for its partner in the evening at Pune

Black baza enjoying an aerial view, sitting on a bare tree at Port Blair

Flock of Blue-tailed bee-eaters seen roosting at Parrot Island, Baratang, Andamans

Partly camouflaged Malabar Grey Hornbill at dawn at Mollem, Goa

Brown-cheeked fulvetta busy preening, facing away from us at Mollem, Goa

Brown-eared bulbul on light pink cherry blossum flowers at Tokyo, Japan

Both male and female Eurasian wigeon seen together in one frame at a lake in Tokyo, Japan

Brown-eared bulbul on cherry blossum flowers at a city park at Tokyo, Japan

Alexandrine parakeet waiting for its partner, on an Ashoka tree at Pune

Short glimpse of Indian golden oriole in the morning at Pune

Short glimpse of Chestnut-headed bee-eater resting in grass at Jirkatang, Andaman

Yellow bittern waiting patiently for its catch at Port Blair

Pair of bronzed drongos making sorties to catch insects in the morning at Mollem, Goa

Fork-tailed drongo cuckoo in a thicket of trees at Mollem, Goa

Adult grey heron posing for a photograph at the edge of a waterbody at Tokyo, Japan

Beautiful reflection of male Eurasian wigeon, as it cuts through the water at a lake in Tokyo

Black tailed gull enduring splashing waves at Tokyo, Japan

Pair of male Eurasian wigeon ducks enjoying each other's company at a lake in Tokyo, Japan

Pair of white-cheeked starlings feeding in grass at a public park at Tokyo, Japan

Carrion crow talking aerial view of the busy street below at Tokyo, Japan

Brown-eared bulbul on cherry blossum flowers at a city park at Tokyo, Japan

Common myna flapping its wings, in a balancing act on a tamarind tree at Pune

Male small minivet busy catching insects on a mango tree at Pune

Partly camouflaged yellow bittern in grasslands, Port Blair

Pair of Pacific Golden-Plovers at dawn at Port Blair

Partly camouflaged banded bay cuckoo facing away from us at Mollem, Goa

Flame-throated bulbul on a bamboo tree in the morning at Bondla wildlife sanctuary, Goa

Close up of feeding Eurasian coot at Tokyo, Japan

Close up of male Eurasian wigeon finding food in water at a lake in Tokyo, Japan

Black-tailed gull looking for food in splashing waves at Tokyo, Japan

Close up of feeding brown-eared bulbul at a city park in Tokyo, Japan

Male and female Eurasian wigeon competing against each other at a lake in Tokyo, Japan

Warbling white eye enjoying the pink cherry blossum bloom at Tokyo, Japan

Eastern spot-billed duck perched on a rock at Tokyo, Japan

White-cheeked starling, sitting on a sign board ready to take off at a city park at Tokyo