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Shot @ Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary,a Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya District,June 2010.
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A bird that prefers marshy land which it walks across in search of food, using a peculiarly shaped bill like a pair of forceps to probe into the soft mud. This ibis feeds in small groups often in the company of other birds. Nests during the mansoon season. Compare with Indian Black- and the White Ibis.
Photographs can only be captured from a row-boat at Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary.
Nikon D800E, 500mm F4 P manual focus lens (2), f/8, 1/1000, ISO 320
The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch. As they wade along they also stir the water with their feet to flush hiding fish.
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary is a Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is a very small sanctuary, being only 67 km². in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri River. Ranganthittu is located near the historic town of Srirangapatna.
Taken at Ranganthittu. Details of the nests, along with the funky reflections from the water's surface.
The Intermediate Egret, Median Egret, or Yellow-billed Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across tropical southern Asia to Australia. It often nests in colonies with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. Two to five eggs are laid, the clutch size varying with region. This species, as its scientific name implies, is intermediate in size between the Great Egret and smaller white egrets like the Little Egret and Cattle Egret, though nearer to Little than Great. It is about 90 cm tall with all-white plumage, generally dark legs and a thickish yellow bill. Breeding birds may have a reddish or black bill, greenish yellow gape skin, loose filamentous plumes on their breast and back, and dull yellow or pink on their upper legs (regional variations). The sexes are similar.
Some taxonomists put this species in the genus Egretta or Ardea.
The Intermediate Egret stalks its prey methodically in shallow coastal or fresh water, including flooded fields. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects.
~Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary~
All photographs taken with a Canon 400D with a Sigma 70-300 lens from a boat.
Minor editing on the iPad and uploaded via Flickstackr for the iPad and iPhone.
Shot @ Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary,a Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya District,June 2010.
More info about the place :-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranganthittu_Bird_Sanctuary
If you have a moment,let me capture it for you.
Contact:-
akash.bhattacharya17@gmail.com
Follow me in : FaceBook Page | Twitter
All Rights Reserved.2010 © Akash Bhattacharya Photography
Shot @ Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary,a Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya District,June 2010.
More info about the place :-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranganthittu_Bird_Sanctuary
If you have a moment,let me capture it for you.
Contact:-
akash.bhattacharya17@gmail.com
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All Rights Reserved.2010 © Akash Bhattacharya Photography
A bird of dry plains and scanty scrub, ploughed fields, dried river beds and light jungle, it is often found close to human habitation. Can be seen during the day standing motionless being a largely crepuscular and nocturnal bird. If disturbed during the day, it will squat on the ground with the neck extended. Easily camouflaged against probing eyes due to coloration. Lives on a diet of insects, worms and small reptiles, adding grit to them to aid in digestion.
Photographs can only be captured from a row-boat at Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary.
Compare with Indian Stone-curlew
Nikon D800E, 500mm F4 P manual focus lens (2), 1/500s, f/8, ISO 320
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) ... occurs in marshy wetlands inland and on the coast, where it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as on insects.
The Great Stone-curlew or Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka into South-east Asia.
This species prefers gravel banks along rivers or large lakes, and also beaches. A single egg is laid in a bare scrape on the open shingle.
It is mainly nocturnal or crepuscular like other stone-curlews, but can frequently be seen foraging during the day, moving slowly and deliberately, with occasional short runs. It tends to be wary and flies off into the distance ahead of the observer, employing powerful, rather stiff wingbeats.
The Great Thick-knee is a large wader at 49–55 cm, and has a massive 7 cm upturned bill. It has unstreaked grey-brown upperparts and breast, with rest of the underparts whitish. The face has a striking black and white pattern, and the bill is black with a yellow base. The eyes are bright yellow and the legs a duller greenish-yellow.
In flight, the Great Thick-knee shows black and white flight feathers on the upperwing, and a mainly white underwing. Sexes are similar, but young birds are slightly paler than adults.
The call is a wailing whistle, given mainly at night, as with other birds in this family. The Great Thick-knee eats crabs, large insects, and other animal prey.
The Black-headed Ibis or Oriental White Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Pakistan to India, Sri Lanka east up to Japan. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 2–4 eggs.
It occurs in marshy wetlands inland and on the coast, where it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as on insects. It walks about actively on marshy land probing with its bill into soft mud and often feeds in shallow water with its head momentarily submerged. Like storks and Spoonbills, it lacks a true voice-producing mechanism and is silent except for peculiar ventriloquial grunts uttered when nesting.
Adults are typically 75 cm long and white-plumaged, with some greyer areas on the wings. The bald head, the neck and legs are black. The thick down curved bill is dusky yellow.In breeding,plumage some slaty grey on scapulars and in wings and ornamental plumes at base of the neck. Sexes are similar, but juveniles have whiter necks and a black bill.
~Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary~
All photographs taken with a Canon 400D with a Sigma 70-300 lens from a boat.
Minor editing on the iPad and uploaded via Flickstackr for the iPad and iPhone.
This is a Palearctic species, breeding from the United Kingdom and Spain in the west through to Japan, and also in North Africa. In Europe, only The Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Hungary and Greece have sizeable populations.[1] Most birds migrate to the tropics in winter, with European breeders mainly going to Africa, but a few remaining in mild winter areas of western Europe south to the United Kingdom. It was extirpated from the United Kingdom but sporadic breeding attempts in the early 21st Century culminated with the formation of a colony at Holkham in Norfolk in 2010. In 2011, 8 breeding pairs nested, successfully fledging 14 young[2].
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An orchid, but I dont know which one. My last shot with the Sigma 400mm f5.6 before I sold that lens. Taken at Ranganthittu bird sanctuary, handheld. The black background is natural shade of some bushes.
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary,comprising of siz islets on the banks of the Cauvery river, is located near Srirangapatna in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India.
The Great Stone-curlew or Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka into South-east Asia.
This species prefers gravel banks along rivers or large lakes, and also beaches. A single egg is laid in a bare scrape on the open shingle.
It is mainly nocturnal or crepuscular like other stone-curlews, but can frequently be seen foraging during the day, moving slowly and deliberately, with occasional short runs. It tends to be wary and flies off into the distance ahead of the observer, employing powerful, rather stiff wingbeats.