Victoria Memorial - Panorama

Blue-throated Barbet (নীল গলা বসন্তবৌরি)

Blue-throated Barbet (নীল গলা বসন্তবৌরি)

Asian Koel (কোকিল)

Asian Koel (কোকিল)

Above photo was taken at Botanical Garden. Asian Koel is a very shy bird, so it is very difficult to take a full body snap of this bird.

Liniated Barbet (সবুজ বসন্তবৌরি)

Liniated Barbet (সবুজ বসন্তবৌরি)

Picture taken at Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary, Narendrapur. Two barbets were fighting each other, the defeated one was hanging from a mango branch.

White-breasted Waterhen ( ডাক পাখি )

The White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are somewhat bolder than most other rails and are often seen stepping slowly with their tail cocked upright in open marshes or even drains near busy roads. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season, just after the first rains, make loud and repetitive croaking calls.

Picture taken at Botanical Garden, Kolkata. 

Greater Flameback Woodpecker (Female) বড় সোনালী কাঠঠোকরা

The Greater Flameback is a large woodpecker, at 33 cm in length. It is of typical woodpecker shape, has an erect crest and a long neck.
The adult male Greater Flameback always has a red crown. Females have a crown color varying between subspecies, such as black spotted with white, yellow, or brown with lighter dots.
It occurs widely in tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent eastwards to Indonesia and the Philippines.

Oriental Magpie Robin ( দোয়েল )

Female at Satragachi

Male at Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary

The Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) is a small passerine bird distributed in many parts of tropical South and Southeast Asia, they are common birds in urban gardens as well as forests.They are distinctive black and white birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground or perch conspicuously.They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds.Their common bengali name is "Doel".

 

Common Lime Butterfly

Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) is a common and most widely distributed Swallowtail butterfly in the world.Unlike most swallowtail butterflies it does not have a prominent tail.

Grey Pansy

The Gray Pansy (Junonia atlites) is another common butterfly normally found in south asia.

Peacock Pansy

The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It exists in two distinct adult forms, which differ chiefly in the patterns on the underside of the wings; the dry-season form has few markings, while the wet-season form has additional eyes pots and lines.

Common Rose

The Common Rose (Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) aristolochiae) is a swallowtail butterfly.It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across South and South East Asia.It is extremely abundant during and after the monsoon.

Common Indian Crow (Mating)

Picture taken at Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary (Narendrapur).

Common Indian Crow

The Common Crow (Euploea core) is a common butterfly found in South Asia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the Common Indian Crow.
Description
The Common Crow (Euploea core) is a glossy black butterfly with brown underside with white marks along the outer margins of the wing. The wingspan is about 8-9 cm and the body also has prominent white spots.
Habitat 
It is found everywhere in India right up into the mountains till 8000 feet. Occasionally it swarms in the low, wet, jungles of South India due to the abundance of its foodplants which are spread over three orders of plants. 

Great Eggfly (Female)

Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) is a common species of butterfly around our neighborhood, also known as Common Eggfly.  Above species is a female one.

Description

It is a black-bodied butterfly with a wingspan of about 70–85 millimeters (2.8–3.3 in).

Habitat

H. bolina is a fairly common butterfly found in lightly wooded country, deciduous forests, thick and moist scrub and the greener parts of human habitation.

Victoria Memorial in Diffrent Moods

Lesser Whistling Duck (সরাল)

Above pics were taken at Satragachi Lake. This place is located just beside Satragachi Railway Station (10 mins from Howrah Station)

Chestnut-tailed Starling (দেশী পবাই)

Above photos were taken at Satragachi Lake. This is a popular birding site near Kolkata. Usually winter migratory birds (e.g Lesser Whistling Duck, Common Koot etc) are populating this lake and best time to visit this lake is from November to March. 

দেশী পবাই

Grey Backed Shrike (ছোট কিলাতরা)

ছোট কিলাতরা

Imperial Green Pegion (সবুজ পায়রা)

সবুজ পায়রা

Photo was taken at Gorumara National Forest from Yatraprasad Watch Tower.

Indian Peafowl (ময়ুর)

Crested Serpent Eagle (তিলাজ বাজ)

তিলাজ বাজ

This photo has been taken at Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary  during Elephant ride. 

Common Tailorbird (টুনটুনি পাখি)

টুনটুনি পাখি

Bokeh

Greater Flameback Woodpecker (Male) বড় সোনালী কাঠঠোকরা

Photo taken at Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary, Narendrapur, Westbengal.

Victoria Memorial after dusk

Evening Light at Vidyasagar Setu

This picture was taken from Princep Ghat at Kolkata