Today, the 25th May, 2025, an adult male Shikra was observed, perched on a branch within a medium-height tree in a private garden in Coimbatore, India. The bird remained stationary for several minutes during light rainfall, allowing close photographic documentation. Notable features included bright …

Saludos from another peninsula, the Yucatán. What a beautiful experience you have documented. Did you put your Observation on the main website as well? ( iNaturalist.org – this is just the discussion forum.) This is the species , yes? I do not know much, but I do know owls can turn their heads quite…

Thank you so much for your compliments. I didn’t upload on the main websie. Will try it. This bird is called ‘Shikra’ (Accipiter badius) — a small bird in the hawk found widely across the Indian subcontinent.

welcome to the forum! Just a heads up that I’ve unlisted this topic since we use inaturalist.org for posting observations rather than the forum.

Interesting behaviour of a Shikra Bird

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Interesting behaviour of a Shikra Bird

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