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This is the smallest bird in India, just around 8 cms and tough to shoot due to its really small size. I found an area where they are found easily and in the right season, they are easy to shoot at the fruiting plants.
There was a wild berry tree - the berries are dark red and maybe 0.5 cm in diameter. The Flowerpecker consumed several of these late in the evening and hence gave me an opportunity to get close. The pink juice from the berry colored its beak as it slowly crushed the berry to force it into its mouth. A nice memorable scene.
These birds are insectivores preferring the small tree based insects and spiders. They have many predators like the Orioles, Kingfishers, Crows, Shrikes etc.. which are abundant here and easily kill these birds by shaking them vigorously and then consuming them.
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"Luck and Hyderabad."
Lipthima and Shashi, February 2011.
Lipthima and Shashi, met each other in Hyderabad, by sheer luck. Here's the kicker - neither of them are from India.
So a bit of Hyderabad - in the form of an Auto and the omnipresent Buddha at Tank Bund with a little bit of luck for me, an ephemeral moment captured forever in the frame.
The Qutub Shahi Tombs are the tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutub Shahi dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the centre of each tomb is a sarcophagus which overlies the actual burial vault in a crypt below. The domes were originally overlaid with blue and green tiles, of which only a few pieces now remain.
The Qutub Shahi Tombs are the tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutub Shahi dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the centre of each tomb is a sarcophagus which overlies the actual burial vault in a crypt below. The domes were originally overlaid with blue and green tiles, of which only a few pieces now remain.
Paan wallah (and young intruder) in a Hyderabad bazar, Telengana State, India. 2007
Paan is a mixture of betel nut, lime paste and spices. It can be sweet (mitha) or saadha (with tobacco). The whole thing is wrapped in the leaf and used as a digestive and mouth freshener, although some people are litterally addicted to it and chew it all the time.
Captured a fragment of time at the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, where the minar gracefully ascends into the boundless blue embrace of the sky. Each intricately crafted detail echoes the tales of a bygone era, while the open sky above whispers secrets of timeless beauty. A convergence of heritage and heavens, frozen in pixels.
