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rescued partially injured bird

About 50 cms in length.Glossy scales.Two dark lateral streaks extending throughout the body.Belly slightly purple in color.Slightly thicker than the thumb of an average adult.

ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/india/checklist/S41301094

Female

A pair was seen on a tree close to a flooded marsh.

First photo documentatuion from Kerala

Mating pair

Life stage: Froglet

There were two of them fighting and chasing one another and actively preying on small flying ants and bees. Found on the terrace floor of my 8th floor apartment where I grow some vegetables.

Ant queen starting a new colony.

Cobra butterfly. The largest moth in the world.

Found it from the well.

Found a pair