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One of the 15-20 pigeon / doves found in India, this one is a more colorful variant. They are often found in lush forests and in thick canopy, always on the top branches. They are the size of a Rock Pigeon and always seen in groups.

The birds could be seen in many of the forest areas around the state, but they are a bit hard to get a decent shot. Over the weekend, we visited a forest over looking a hill and we sighted two of these birds on a tall tree on the slopes enjoying the berries. The area had a large population of monkeys - so the birds were quite alert, cautious, and flew away after a while.

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A resident bird of the jungles and forests at higher altitude found in our neighbouring state. They were everywhere and unlike their common cousins, the common Myna, these birds are relatively quiet and mostly minding their own business.

We saw several in the forest we visited last week. Almost all of them were busy carrying food several times to their chicks. The nests were inside tree burrows - which we could see - but we could not see the chicks. The birds were quite wary as the area had lots of predators. We sighted several Malabar Pied Hornbills, Rufous Bellied Eagles, Hobby, Falcons etc... The Mynas were landing on multiple perches before going on to their nests so as to deter the predators.

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A common bird in the countryside mostly found near trees and some water body (including water logged fields) where there is some grass or grass blades. They use those blades for making nests.

On this day, they were hiding in the paddy fields which was around 2-2.5 feet tall. We captured several shots while they were plucking blades for their nests.

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It was a terribly cloudy morning and we had little hopes of seeing anything interesting when we spotted 3 of these Grey Wolves.

This is an endangered species of the grasslands which are fast disappearing across the country. It is active at night and best seen early morning or late evenings. The Wolves hunt the animals and birds of the grasslands which include Blackbucks, Hares, sometimes cattle like Goats or sheep.

We weren't expecting this at all, and then they crossed the road right in front of us. There were a pack of 3 that were trying to hunt - and we could sight them all. They were howling and interacting with each other.

The area it frequents is dotted with poultry farms, fields, plots for sale and even some constructions - sadly! The grasslands are not even protected which is quite bad!

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Found it at its roosting spot. The bird was still lethargic, so it spent quite a bit of time on a tall pole preening, yawning and stretching. Finally it flew away to a far off tree away from the prying photographer!

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One of the lucky days when I could see several birds in my wish list. These old world flycatchers are not uncommon in the forests of South India. The males are quite colorful and make for good photographs. The females are also interesting and I had lots of luck photographing, sighting females before.

These birds are seen in the mid level canopy near wet forest areas where lots of flies and insects are available. The habitat is common to several flycatchers like Red Breasted, Taiga, Paradise Flycatcher, Thrush etc.. And if one is sighted, others can be expected to be sighted.

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A beautiful barbet endemic to the Malabar region of India. This is a vast global biodiversity hotspot from the tip of South India and spans most of the western coast.

The barbet is spectacularly rich in colors and absolutely amazing to look at. These are endemic to the Malabar region. They are small birds, maybe about 11-13 cms and just like Coppersmith Barbets - another common barbet found much of India.

Shot this picture in a forest camp situated right in the middle of a very active area. This tree was right above our room and the nest is exactly on the underside of the branch below the birds tail (a small inverted hollow). The birds have nested almost a month in advance as per the highly experienced bird guide in that place. The chicks are out and the bird was actively getting food every 30 mins. Just like other birds, it would check the surroundings for prey before it gets into the nest.

This was shot around noon when the bird was most active, so the light was a bit harsh.

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A common nuthatch found in the Himalayan belt and are not difficult to sight. The birds are busy bodies and always sighted scurrying along with the tree trunk or branches picking up insects on the tree. Few times we sighted them catching some caterpillars and it was quite an interesting scene - the birds shook the caterpillar vigorously killing them before flying away.

This one is a female as noted by the pale chestnut color whereas the male sports a much brighter chestnut colored belly.

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A large family of finches were basking in the morning sun on the dry bushes. They were probably 2-3 dozens of them. Different types of finches.

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A rather common migratory bird found in the countryside during winters. They converge in large numbers on areas with lots of Black Soil - agricultural fields, lake beds, banks of rivers / ponds / lakes etc... And would look to consume insects in the soil. They help the farmers immensely by getting rid of the those small insects that can hurt the next crop.

There were around 40-50 of them in the field busy looking for small insects in the field which is kind of prepared for the next crop.

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Not sure what I was thinking when I framed this shot, not to happy with the framing.

I think if I had moved back approx 3 to 4 feet would have had a better foreground.

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A Common woodpecker found in thick wooded areas and forests in much of the country. They are always seen in pairs - mostly a couple.

Both the male and female have reddish crowns for these species unlike others where the female often has no crown or a yellowish crown. In these species, the female is half bald and the reddish crown starts from the middle like the female above.

They are very beautiful birds and always enjoy watching them. I think this is the breeding season and hence the birds are more active and visible than usual due to the need for feeding their young.

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Another shot from yesterday morning's visit to the Studland Coast. This is looking towards The Pinnacles, two chalk formations located near Handfast Point.

The pastel colours at sunrise were gorgeous and setting a long exposure of 90 Seconds I've given this shot a nice smooth look to the water.

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A pretty rare bird in our country and the males are especially prized by birdwatchers. The Lesser Kestrel is migrant from Mediterranean, Afghanistan and Central Asia and winters in Africa / Pakistan. Few birds - literally a handful that can be counted with the fingers - winter in India.

The males are easier to distinguish from the Common Kestrel due to the easy to spot differences. But the female is hard to spot in the field. The behaviour and flying is similar to the Common Kestrel and in the are we visited, there were half a dozen Kestrels and couple of these males.

This was shot couple of years ago when I just started birding - the biggest lake on the outskirts of the city went dry and the lake bed become a magnet for raptors such as Peregrine Falcon, Bonelli's and Booted Eagle, many Common Kestrels and 1 of this are Lesser Kestrel. We had't had a situation like that again till date and the bird also wasn't sighted again.

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This is the nesting season for these little creatures and they are quite busy carrying little blades of grass for their nest. They fly like 40-50 meters with the grass blade, then perch for a short while, recover their strength and again carry it with them. I suppose the weight is a lot for these little birds which are less than 10 cms tall.

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Not sure why its Yellow-Eyed, should have been called Orange-Eyed babbler.

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A migratory raptor from Central Asia, Eastern Europe that winters in India. They are quite similar to the Pallid Harriers and both these birds are often seen together and even hunt in the same habitat - grasslands. The prey base is also quite similar.

The numbers were quite low this season so far - I sighted around 10 in the grasslands compared to the 30-40 last season. The birds tend to alternate their locations so this seems natural. If there is any impact due to other reasons, I am not sure yet, we will know in a month when the numbers normally go higher.

There were few males when I went there over the weekend and many females. The birds were gently gliding across the grasslands hunting. It was evening and they also started sitting on the ground or on rocks - we had a good time, but the low light meant not many action shots.

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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.

The 2nd day, we sighted 3 of them - most likely a family and this one is the immature one judging by the size and plumage. The adult - likely a female was teaching the bird how to hunt and they both stuck together for almost an hour or more after which they disappeared together.

This immature one tried to hunt on its own, but wasn't successful, so it landed back on this perch briefly. The fog was so thick and heavy that it was challenging to shoot. We enjoyed the experience of watching them in action though.

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Sighted this beautiful bird sunbathing in the sun in lake surrounded by a small forest. The lake had several islands some too far for the camera. But this being a large bird, I managed to get a decent shot.

This is a target bird of mine for flight photography, and it is pretty common here in water bodies. But It is hard to get it in flight as the neck and face are quite thin and AF doesn't catch them, so have to focus on the body which often doesn't produce good results.

It was there for about 15 mins preening itself, drying the wings and finally flew away to the far side of the lake. The bird is known for diving into the water, swimming under and catching fish. It is also known as Snake bird as sometimes, the long neck is often mistaken for a snake while it is underwater.

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Yellowstone National Park, WY. We luckily came upon this wolf (and its traveling companion in the hills), as it made use of the road in the very early morning. A thrilling encounter. Thanks for looking and any comments or feedback. Enjoy the weekend.

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This is another winter image from the small town of Oakesdale outside the Palouse. I liked the way the warm and cool tones mixed as well as the shadow patterns.

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Here are some more of the images from this recent trip

Winter Palouse Images

Just messing around a bit with some extreme HDR shots! Still kinda learning the ropes with these type of images so any feedback would be appreciated! Thank you

These days things are too quiet. Much of the city is in near lockdown - as is our gated community. The weather in the mornings is quite hot and from noon light is quite poor and often rains unpredictably.

But I still stepped out to shoot something - found some spotted owlets way too far. And this Red-Vented Bulbul is the only thing I found exciting during the evening that I managed to get a shot of!

As always, too many of them around and some consider them as pest in our region.

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The most common resident shrike found throughout the year in our region. They are aggressive birds and we often sight them chasing the pesky drongoes which spare no effort to trouble other birds including the raptors.

The birds prefer to perch on dry trees with thorns or fence posts around 3 m high and survey the area around for insects. Usually beetles, crickets, small lizards, skinks, dragonflies etc... Once the prey is sighted they dive and get back to the perch for eating - maybe about 50% of the time. If the perch is a thorny perch, the chances of them coming back are much higher since they pierce the prey onto the thorn and then tear them to consume it. This is a behaviour to compensate for the weak legs that cannot hold the prey to tear.

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A lake on the outskirts of the city was teeming with waders! I had a fantastic time shooting in that place. Many different waders and the light was fantastic with little fog. There were over 1500 birds but many were on the far side.

These migratory barn swallows were in full active mode and flying continuously and occasionally taking breaks on the rocks. I lay myself on the ground to get some shots of the Stints, but then some of them flew close and I managed to grab some flight shots. These are really tough on the hand to shoot in flight!

One thing I learned is that the birds glide over the lake and suddenly dip their head into the water and then fly away. Through my shots, I learnt that they are actually catching insects - water striders - through that action. Previously I thought it was to take a sip of water, but now I have several shots showing they catch these insects that can walk over water.

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I debated on pruning the dried Queen Anne's lace seed heads from this scene before taking the photo. But then decided I liked the texture and color they added to the composition.

Would appreciate any thoughts or feedback on the image. I posted a second photo I took later with the dried stalk removed just for comparison, if that will help.

It's the time when these flowers really start making their presence in the redwood groves throughout Northern California.

Redwood National Park, California.

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

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Boca Grande, FLA. Thanks for looking and any comments or feedback.

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An uncommon sighting, I found the bird on the roadside fields in the countryside. It along with several plovers and a partner, were simply making the best of the waterlogging. Looking for small insects that frequent the fields, they were having a merry day in the good light.

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