Thursday, February 28, 2008

Whistling away from camera !


Whistling teals fly away seeing men and the camera at kalisoot dam lake, early morning in Bhopal, capital city of Madhya Pradesh, India (Pix @ : Anil Gulati)

Details on whistling teal - The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck, is a small whistling duck and is also called as the Lesser Whistling Teal.

Habitat: still freshwater lakes, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other vegetation. It may be seen often perching on trees near water bodies, giving rise to the alternate name Tree Duck.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hey whistles why did you whsitle