View allAll Photos Tagged GreaterNoida

The festival of lights!

& a Very Happy New Year 2020 to all :)

winter bird in Delhi NCR /Greater Noida

_________

Taken on 20 Nov 2016

Surajpur Bird Sanctuary, Dadri Main Rd, Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, 50- 60 kms from New Delhi Central

 

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#surajpur

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

700.0 mm

1/2500

1000

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

Upupa epops a common bird around Delhi, but difficult to get with the crest open.

The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.

As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.

 

The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.

 

Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.

 

The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.

 

But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.

 

“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.

 

Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.

 

Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.

 

The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.

 

“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

 

www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/uttar-pradesh-forest-de...

  

_________

 

Taken on 27 Nov 2016

  

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#Saruscrane

#Dhanauri

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

500.0 mm

1/1000

560

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida

_________

 

Taken on 20 Nov 2016

Surajpur Bird Sanctuary, Dadri Main Rd, Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, 50- 60 kms from New Delhi Central

 

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#surajpur

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

280.0 mm

1/800

360

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

a long-billed wading bird with predominantly black and white plumage and very long slender reddish legs.

Sarus Crane Couple -

 

# #sarus #crane #couple #bird #Delhi #Delhigram #sarus #saruscrane #nature #wild #wildlife #bigbird #Asia #India #Dhanauri #GreaterNoida

_____

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

500.0 mm

1/2000

900

  

_____________

Location/Date

__________________

 

Taken on November 27, 2016

Dhanauri, Greater Noida , Uttar Pradesh

 

________________

 

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

This dude visits my balcony every morning at 7:30 and creates a serious racket, chirping very loudly; great set of lungs on this little one! Only about 2.5 inches or so in length as you can see from the diameter of the handrail. Tried clicking him on three previous occasions without success, so had to hide myself this time, lens set to the right measures and clicked away. Success! :) Hope you like it!

Noida Expressway, Delhi. This shot taken slightly later than the previous one.

Thank you for your encouragement & support. I sincerely appreciate it!!

This one is for an automobile magazine. The Ducati Multistrada & the Aprilia RSV4.....

 

Image Owned by - www.facebook.com/SGPS2312

 

NOTE - All images are copyright protected (WORLDWIDE).

High Resolution Watermark Free images for commercial use ONLY.

 

In Case you're visitng my Page,please LIKE my Page as well.It matters... Thanks..

Hand-held shot. :) Wedged between the crossbars of the flyover advertising board.

The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.

As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.

 

The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.

 

Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.

 

The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.

 

But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.

 

“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.

 

Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.

 

Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.

 

The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.

 

“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

 

www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/uttar-pradesh-forest-de...

  

_________

 

Taken on 27 Nov 2016

  

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#Saruscrane

#Dhanauri

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

500.0 mm

1/2000

1100

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.

As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.

 

The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.

 

Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.

 

The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.

 

But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.

 

“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.

 

Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.

 

Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.

 

The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.

 

“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

 

www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/uttar-pradesh-forest-de...

  

_________

 

Taken on 27 Nov 2016

  

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#Saruscrane

#Dhanauri

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

450.0 mm

1/1000

560

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

Taken similar shots before but today's sunset was the most dramatic yet after some rains in the morning! :) Please click on the photo to view on black! Thanks!

 

The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.

As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.

 

The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.

 

Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.

 

The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.

 

But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.

 

“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.

 

Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.

 

Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.

 

The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.

 

“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

 

www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/uttar-pradesh-forest-de...

  

_________

 

Taken on 27 Nov 2016

  

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#Saruscrane

#Dhanauri

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

 

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

500.0 mm

1/2500

1250

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida

_________

Taken on 20 Nov 2016

Surajpur Bird Sanctuary, Dadri Main Rd, Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, 50- 60 kms from New Delhi Central

 

_________

 

#birdsofinstagram

#birdphotography

#birdlovers

#noida

#DelhiNCR

#Weekend

#uttarpradesh

#surajpur

#positivevibes

#delhigram

#greaternoida

#Bird

#Birds

#India

#nature

#NaturePhotography

#Nikon

#D750

#NikonD750

#Nikon200500

#Nikondxfx

@Nikonasia @NikonUsa

  

__________

  

Nikon D750

200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6

ƒ/8.0

700.0 mm

1/1000

400

____________

Check the Bird Folder

_______________

| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px

 

1 3 4 5 6 7 ••• 79 80