A rather colorful resident thrush found in the foothills of the Himalayas that winters in South India.

This male, quite a colorful beauty, prefers the dense canopy around waterbodies and wet areas like the edges of lakes or ponds. This one though was shot in a forest on the edge of a hill. We were at a considerable elevation and hence had a fantastic vantage point. We just sat there and waited 2 hours and just about 7-8 species showed up, but we left with some spectacular shots! The birds would fly from a distance to the water drip on the hillside. Enroute, the birds often land on this tall bare tree for a brief while checking out the predators and other activity around prior to flying to the water source.

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One of the more uncommon Mynas that is found in woody, forest areas and not found in my resident state. This one is a lifer for me and we sighted plenty in the large forest area we visited.

The birds are social in nature and often found in numbers of 2 and more. The behavior is similar to Common Myna, but these birds are less vocal and noisy than its common cousin. We sighted them trying to build nests and carrying nesting materials I suppose. They had small pieces of leaves / twigs in their beaks.

This was part of the 3 day birding trip to a remote forest area that is very vast, but lacked wild animals. There is no mobile network in the entire region which was a blessing in many ways. The heat was scorching, but the place was amazing and I had around 25 lifers few of which are incredibly rare. Unfortunately, the place was incredibly tough for photograph and managed to get few decent shots. But nevertheless, I was absolutely delighted at seeing so many new amazing birds.

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Brown Shrikes are migratory birds and sighted in winters across the country. I suppose they migrate from Northern Asia / China. They are not common as compared to their other cousins, the Long Tailed Shrike and the Bay Backed Shrike which are seen lot more. This year, we have seen several Brown Shrikes during the summer too much to my surprise.

This kind of surveying from a tall perch is a typical behavior demonstrated by Shrikes. This bird family prefers to perch on dry branches around 2-3 meters high and survey the nearby area, often within 10 meters for any insects or small larvae etc... Once it identifies the prey, it quickly dives, catches and gets back to the perch. On this occasion, this juvenile was excited, fluttered its wings several times, but think it lost sight, so it didn't make the jump.

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A beautiful sandgrouse species resident in the country around grasslands - they are rare in our city but common in some areas of the state!

The males are spectacular with a very beautiful ring around their necks. The pattern too is quite interesting and is well suited for camouflage in their habitat. They prefer the small rocky / areas in the grasslands and it is so easy to miss them. And we did miss them, luckily another bunch of birders who sighted them shared the location - which was the place where we were a few minutes ago.

The bird didn't move despite our vehicle getting around 8 feet close to them. The nature guide informed us that these species don't fly away unlike their more common cousins - the chestnut bellied sandgrouse - which fly away almost 50-100 feet away from people.

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The bird that started my wildlife passion.

House Sparrow - Passer Domesticus

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A colorful medium sized raptor found pretty much across the country - though in varying frequency. In Goa and Karnataka, I sighted 1000's literally. The sky was full of them everywhere within 4-5 kms of a water body - and there were water bodies everywhere.

This is a male based on the colorful plumage and it was sitting atop this coconut tree and preening itself. This was shot in some mudflats and there were 1000's of waders. The bird would dive and scare the birds making the large flock of waders move up and around several times. I suppose it was tiring them out before making a capture.

Interestingly, on the tree behind the bird were two rare White Bellied Sea Eagles - think there was a nest there. That large eagle was a lifer for me, but couldn't manage anything more than a record shot.

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A beautiful and colorful Swallow resident in the country, but migratory in our city and the birding spots around us.

The bird is easy to spot due to the metallic blue plumage while the other swallows we have here sport a dark brown blackish plumage. These are social birds like other swallows and always seen in a small flock.

There were several juveniles in this flock of around 8 birds. They can be discerned by their brownish crowns - unlike the reddish crown that adults sport - and paler wings. The adults were keeping an eye on them watching for potential predators and other birds that were flying around them.

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These winter visitors have left Singapore in March or early April They fatten themselves up with dragonflies, insects, butterflies etc.before making their journey back home. Safe journey and they will return in Oct/Nov 2023.

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View from the dock of Lake Mahinapua on New Zealand's south island.

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A Common resident duck found throughout the year in the subcontinent. They are large ducks and make for wonderful target practice for shooting birds in flight.

I think this is the breeding season and hence we could hear their calls quite often. Due to rains, there are few shallow lakes in our region now. Most of them are filled up / overflowing which makes them unsuitable for ducks or waders. I wonder how these ducks will manage their chicks when food becomes a problem in these deeper lakes.

This one is a male as noted by the bright red patch on the forehead above its beak. The females lack this red patch.

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Was out after a long time and was fun, especially since my friend had lent me his D3 along with the Nikon 16-35, it sure is an amazing piece of gear, I would have purchased one if the price was not so expensive :)

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Eurasian Coot (Bläßhuhn) still smiling amidst a rain storm.

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Taken in the village of Thini in north central Nepal, an empty street with lined with traditional houses. Dhaulagiri, the 7th highest mountain in the world is shrouded by clouds at the end of the street.

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A powerful migratory Falcon from Central Europe / Mongolia to the Western parts of India. This is a partial migrant - meaning some part of the population is migrant. They are irregular and extremely rare visitors to India and per our guide, the last sighting was 2 years ago. This is much bigger than a peregrine Falcon and bulkier too.

This is the second fastest bird in level flight and we saw it hunting in the scrubalnds and even fighting with another falcon (Laggar Falcon). The bird hunts smaller insects, birds and mostly the desert rodents known as Jird locally or Jerbill in English - these rodents are present in good numbers in the desert.

The IUCN status of this bird is sadly endangered and ebird lists the status as sensitive. The bird is quite popular in wild life trade especially in Middle East.

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So as I expected, working with shelter dogs to set up a flash and having a dog stay in a good position relative to the flash is a challenge. In the time it takes to get one or two good shots using the flash, I can bang off a number of dogs without the flash and using a fast lens.

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During our regular holidays in Kühlungsborn, a very beautiful place to be, we had really sad weather. Cloudy and rainy the whole days. Only Sunday after sunset (which we couldn't see due to the clouds) there was a chance for a picture ! This is the result taken with my Nikon 810 and the 14-24 and a LEE 0.9 grey filter soft. After all i am happy to provide this result and i am looking forward receiving your feedback.

A common species of cuckoo found throughout the year in the country. This one is not very colorful, but has an incredibly loud call that is easy to recognize.

We found it in the countryside perched quietly like this. It moved to many perches, but didn't show much action till the day was quite bright.

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A common resident kingfisher found throughout the country and apparently the most commonly found kingfisher in the world. Shot this picture on the banks of a nearly dry lake and there wasn't much bird activity. There were two of these, male and female which were actively hunting in the water - they made maybe around 5-6 dives each, and one of them had a bit of luck catching a fish.

The birds were at the beginning of nesting season and the birds had clearly coupled - they were together much of the time. The female was clearly dominating and setting the tone, while the male was hunting. I don't think the nest is ready yet - the birds tend to set up a nest on the mud walls of the banks. And that area had plenty of them.

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One of the largest bird of prey in the world, with a 1.2 m body length, around 8-10 feet wing span and a maximum weight of around 14 kg (average around 9.2 kg) - these are large raptors found much of Eurasia. We found more than a dozen of them in the desert in various places much to my delight! This is a lifer and one of the 3 birds I was looking to sighting the most and it didn't disappoint.

The bird is also known as Monk Vulture, Asian King Vulture or Eurasian Black Vulture and is the largest bird in the Accipitridae family. They are a very important part of the ecosystem in these desert regions and play a huge role by eating caracasses that are littered across the desert.

These birds are so easy to identify due to their huge size and wing span - they dwarf pretty much every other bird in the sky.

The birds nest around hilly areas / cliff-faces / meadows or on top of tree-lines on ridges - all of which are not found in the desert, but maybe in the himalayan regions within India.

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A large falcon that is endemic to South Asia including parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. This is as large as a Peregine Falcon and taller than Saker Falcon, but more leaner unlike the bulky build of Saker Falcon or Peregrine Falcon. We sighted them on two days in action - they were hunting in the area and one of them was fighting with the Saker Falcon. They seem to be quite common in the desert regions and as a fan of falcons was delighted to be sighting them and seeing them in action.

This was sighted in Pokhran, again a desert region. The bird was hunting in the area possibly targeting the many small birds like Pipits, Larks, Crested Larks, Wheatears etc.. There was no dearth of prey. Unfortunately, we didn't see it with any catch though and we were in a rush to see the Indian Bustards, so had to move along.

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As always, thank you for your feedback. I photograph all in southeastern Ct.

Since their founding, the Marble Sisters had only one task: to watch the archives. They spent every day caring for the scrolls; returning borrowed texts, replacing fragments too torn or faded to understand, and, every once in a while, creating new manuscripts to join the ranks of the endless rows in their vast library. Although the sisters were able to achieve great knowledge and wisdom thanks to the scrolls, they received a curse as well: a hunger, a never-ceasing addiction for more knowledge. This drove most of the sisters to madness, however, those who managed to control their urge gained more than anyone could possibly imagine...

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Built for Brickscalibur in the 12x12 vignette category.

I decided to build this as my entry for the 12x12 category after I was inspired by some concept art for the wheel of time Amazon show. I figured I'd venture beyond libraries and books and take my chances with some scrolls instead. Let me know what you think!

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My FOY Warbler here in SW Ontario.

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This is a view of Dartmoor taken on Sunday, in the distance you can see Sheepstor which I've climbed up a couple of times now.

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By the comments and feedback I get, a lot of people enjoy seeing laundry out in towns and cities.

In much of North America you can't do it because some folks deem it just does not 'look right'!

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Yesterday was a fabulous day. I received feedback on my first uni assignment (I passed, with better marks than I wished for) and I spent the evening Ice Skating, taking photographs and having a lovely time at the Birmingham Christmas Market.

Outside Birmingham market there is this beautiful giant ferris wheel and obviously I had to take a photograph of it. I needed to capture the amazing colours being lit on it and reflected from all the surfaces I walked past. The spirit of Christmas was high in Birmingham last night and the Christmas spirit is continuing to stay with me!

This photo was captured at Lake Panic in the Kruger National Park on 1 October 2010.

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This moth has been hanging around for a few days. I’ve taken many shots of this moth and chose this one here. I’m trying to look it up with several ID references and I guess I haven’t searched enough.

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A short hike to this remarkable vantage point of Bridalveil Falls and the Valley did not let us down. Matt Granz, Jean Day, Ellie Stone and I waited through a beautiful cloudless sunset for the full moon to rise over the Falls. We were all like little children when the moon peeked out from behind the valley rim, rising gently into the summer sky.

It took a little bit of planning to nail this composite image of three separate exposures, one for the falls and valley walls, which also consisted of the trees on the rim. Then one for the moonless sky and a final one for the moon. The real bear was blending the trees with the sky. I've blended exposures before, but nothing quite as ambitious as this, so I welcome any feedback offered.

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A continuation of my documentary project. Incorporating enviromental portraiture and the influence of feminine beauty within my life. Hope you all enjoy, please feel free to leave feedback. Other information about the project and work can be found on my blog: samgovephotography.blogspot.com/