Indian Jungle Nightjar

Intermediate egret

Habitat of yellow wattled lapwing

Yellow wattled is a ground dwelling bird which nests on the ground. Their nest and eggs are highly camouflaged.

They are endemic to Indian subcontinent, habitat includes dry lands, grasslands, scrubs. They tend to have seasonal local migration.

Grass Land Habitat (ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲು / ಗೋಮಾಳ) - Threatened and ignored habitat, often considered as waste land (even government is ignorant), but in reality the grass land ((ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲು / ಗೋಮಾಳ)) is an important habitat and has a significant role in ecology. Most of the endangered and threatened species like Great Indian Bustard, Black Buck, lesser florican, Indian grey wolf (Mougli's friend) etc.,are at the verge of extinction due to habitat loss.

 

South Indian Rock Agama

This is the wonder of this species, how it gets colour changed to be camouflaged in its habitat? - Look into this collage, the three images made in 15 mins time of the same agama when it came out from different stone pattern.

This type of behaviour is called as Criptic colouration - which allow species to change its colour to match with background and become less vulnerable to predators...

The predators for rock agama are mostly the birds.

South Indian Rock Agama is endemic to south India only, found in rocky hills and western ghats but not in eastern ghats.

They are very particular common around Bangalore! Our own species....

South Indian Rock Agama, May 2015, Kolar