Who doesn’t enjoy seeing a beautifully captured photograph of a bird that isn’t usually spotted in the cities we live in? Birds are incredible creatures, and we rarely spend a day without seeing at least a couple of them flying around. These vibrant, vocal flying creatures captivate us with their beauty and carefree nature. Getting to know them better can be a wonderful experience. People who enjoy being in nature often get into the increasingly popular hobbies of birding and bird photography. But most of us are only aware of a few conventional bird names and miss out on knowing about several less-discovered species.
Parveen Kaswan, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, took to Twitter to post a brilliantly captured photograph of a stunning bird known as the Blue-Throated Barbet. “Show me a more beautiful bird than this. Blue-throated barbet,” the IFS officer captioned the photo.
A photographer’s delight, the Blue-Throated Barbet is the bird with the ideal combination of bright green colour with a striking blue throat, blue colouration around its eyes, and a red-yellow crown.
Show me a more beautiful bird than this. Blue throated barbet. pic.twitter.com/B2y9Qzuk2P— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) October 7, 2022
Netizens appeared to have taken Kaswan’s tweet as a challenge as they shared photos of birds that they thought were as or more beautiful than the Blue-Throated Barbet.
“These birds are also as beautiful as Blue-throated barbet” a user wrote
https://twitter.com/awasthiswati201/status/1578249684354990082?s=21&t=tqapYtarcszk7vxpAIOjxA
“Oriental dwarf kingfisher says hold my beer,” replied a second user
Oriental dwarf kingfisher says hold my beer. pic.twitter.com/FatPgl1deE— Shyam (@5ytix) October 7, 2022
“The Asian Paradise Flycatcher. The bird from heaven.”
The Asian Paradise Flycatcher.The bird from heaven.. pic.twitter.com/tvfiN5pFAC
— Major Amit Bansal (Retd) (@majoramitbansal) October 7, 2022
Another user shared a beautiful capture of the Himalayan monal.
The Himalayan monal pic.twitter.com/SO5157g5tE— ibn sina (@ceaser0o7) October 7, 2022
“Each and every Creation of Nature is beautiful in its own ways,” read another reply.
Each and every Creation of Nature is beautiful in its own ways 💕💐— 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙞𝙫 𝙂𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙖 (@m2navyug) October 7, 2022
Apart from the Blue-Throated Barbet, India is home to three more barbet species: Great Barbet, Brown-Headed Barbet, and Coppersmith Barbet. The Blue-Throated Barbet, like other barbets, live in canopies made on trees. They are spread out across the entire Himalayas, from northeast Pakistan to Nepal, Southwest China, and Thailand.
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