Vulture at Orchha I know the picture is tilted but I also had to twist and turn to get a closer look at the magnificent vulture who was perched right at the very top of one of the domes at the Jahangir Palace. I like this picture!
Category: Birds
Which Bird is This?
Asian Pied Starling at Orchha (found the name via Indiamike) Clicked at Orchha, No Clue What is the Name (when posted originally) Uploaded the picture so that the good folks at Indiamike, who are having fun at my expanse as of now, could identify it. Somehow I have not been able to load it there.
Another Nest with an Egg
Another Nest with an Egg in the Backyard
Himalayan Bulbul at Barog
Himalayan Bulbul at Barog- It has got such beautiful eyes!
Lazy Sunday Photo- Taking a Closer Look
Taking a Closer Look- Geese at Thames, Oxford UK
Birds at Barog, Himachal Pradesh
Crimson Sunbird The Crimson Sunbird is a regular at the Barog Station and I could always spot it among these flowers. Makes for a very pretty picture and it is such a pleasure to watch. However, it won’t sit still at all and hence very difficult to photograph. Long Tailed Himalayan Bird (Red Billed Blue…
The Kahna National Park/Taj Safari Article at Gonomad
Dancing Peacock at Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India My full article about the Kanha National Park/Taj Safari Lodge (in collaboration with the African firm & Beyond) is now up at Gonomad- I saw Gaurs (resembles a bison), cheetals (a type of deer), peacocks andeven wild boars but there was no sign of the elusive…
Canada Geese at Thames Walk, Oxford, UK
Canada Geese at Thames Walk, Oxford, UK The geese along the Thames Walk are so used to tourists that they can chase you for bread crumbs. They also let you come quite close to them. This picture was taken with my wide angle lens but with cropping the image and using the sharpen feature in…
The Joys of a Zoom Lens- Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove It rained four drops on Sunday but even that brought out quit a few birds. This Laughing Dove was sitting on the ledge of the house behind ours. Oh! The joys of having a zoom lens finally. I wonder why it took me too years to buy a zoom lens after buying my…
Very Happy with a Zoom Lens
Kingfisher at Kanha National Park I have clicked photographs for 2 years without a zoom lens. And I would often wonder why can’t I take good pictures when it comes to taking close ups! I mean this Kingfisher was sitting really far away and yet I managed a decent picture. Squirrel at Christ Church College,…