Indian Pitta- a rare sighting of this migratory bird
There are times when life give you a blot from the blue!! Or a bolt with a dash of blue😀. Indian Pitta or Navranga Last year in the month of July , I had joined bird expert @arpitdeomurari and three other enthusiasts to catch a glimpse of this bird ( in Udaipur ) in migration from the foothills of Himalayas to southern India and Srilanka . We were fortunate to spot it but I missed having my camera to capture it for my records. Come July 2025, while having lunch in our dining area, I spot some movement behind my Adenium pot . I was expecting a snake which is common in our premises. In order to identify the kind of snake lurking around,, I kept keen watch and what I spot made me rub my eyes twice!! Camouflage of this elusive bird. Despite its vibrant colors, it blends itself so well in the surrounding!! It was the movement of black lores of the bird which caught the attention initially. Finally it revealed itself. An Indian Pitta ( Navranga ) foraging on t...