KAJAL PATY(Black Drongo)

Single Male Black Drongo.Watch the forked tail.Both husband and wife take care of the eggs and feed in rotation.Difficult to differentiate a male from a female Drongo.

In Odiya It's called Kajal Paty,English name is BlackDrongo(DicrurusMacrocercus)spotted at my brother's garden, Champa tree,Baleswar.A fearless bird attack much bigger birds hence some call it as King-Crow,In Hindi it's called police-bird.They lay 3 to 4 eggs if destroyed again the female lay eggs.Sings beautifully in early hours of the morning.Mostly live on insects.Olympus-VG-120 camera used for this photo.(20-02-2014)In Odiya it's called Kajalpaty because the shape of the tail resemble that of a container made of steel where ladies keep their Kajal(eye liner).