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Baby Black Francolin Partridges, Karo Titer
Black Francolin partridges
Black Francolin / Partridge Local Name: Sindhi: Karo Tittar Urdu: Kala Titer
Common Bird
Baby Black Francolin Partridges, Karo Titer Black Francolin / Partridge Local Name: Sindhi: Karo Tittar Urdu: Kala Titer
Common Bird
Spider
Generally spiders eat a variety of things like flies, bees, wasps, ants, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, bugs and even other spiders. Some large species eat small birds and lizards. However a non predator species of jumping spider feed on the nubs produced by acacia trees. Baby spiders also feed on nectar and pollen caught in the webs.
Indian Myna Bird
Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis) also called Common Myna or Mynah, is a member of the starling family. It is a species of bird native to Asia. It is also known as talking Myna for its ability of learning human speech and is kept as a pet. It has dark brown body with shiny black head and wing plumage, with white wing patches. The beak, bare skin around the eyes and legs are of yellow color. Both sexes are similar, however male has a smaller and more shiny head as compared to female. They generally build their nest in a tree cavity or hole in a wall, however they also build nest in trees. Their nest looks like very similar to house sparrow nest i.e. a jumble of straw, twigs, leaves and grasses. The female lays 4 to 6 bluish-green eggs and raise two broods in one year. The brooding season is from May to August.They feed on a variety of insects, grains and fruits. Some time they also feed on the young ones of other birds. These pictures are of our pet myna.
Maize Weevil
Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) is a common pest that damage stored maize grains. The maize weevil is a small snout beetle (about 4mm long). It's dull red-brown, with four reddish spots on the back.
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