Open-Billed Stork - there were lots of openbills nesting in the trees. 

Painted Stork - I think I was lucky to see this fantastic bird. They were just beginning to arrive for the breeding season. Initially, there was only this one, but another flew over while we were there. 

Painted Stork flying over. 

Wooly-Necked Stork 

Gray Junglefowl - yes, it looks like a common rooster, but these are wild jungle birds native to Southern India. This bird was eating insects out of a huge pile of elephant dung, and ran into the brush as we approached. 

Birding India - December 2006

I spent a week in Bangalore India, and took advantage of some time over the weekend to do some fishing and birding. These pictures came from the deciduous jungle around the Galibori Fishing Camp on the Cauvery River and the XXXXXXX birding Sactuary.