Red Avadavat - Red Munia

The Red Avadavat, Red Munia or Strawberry Finch (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Estrildidae family. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the Indian Subcontinent in the Monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times.

I got to click it in Nagpur at the Ambazari lake backwaters. This bird is constantly moving and notices even a small movement made by us and flies way... so at the end a good catch... till then...

"Happy Photography"