tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58635730766134458152024-03-05T13:14:17.397-08:00Wildlife photographyTrip Reports | Wildlife PhotographyAngad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-62771155357797365302015-04-11T21:13:00.000-07:002015-04-15T20:01:00.853-07:00The Bandipur Tales<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A big hello to my readers, its been long, really long since I posted here. This post is all about a three day stay followed by a one day round in Bandipur and Kabini respectively. I had the privilege of accompanying and guiding Alex who was visiting India purely for wildlife photography.<br />
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I wont be writing a lot here, but a few words here and there shouldn't do anyone harm.<br />
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I had just picked up my Nikon D4S and was dying to try it out in the field. Alex and I were both carrying similar equipment in terms of the main equipment. While he was using a Canon 1Dx and a Canon 600mm F4L IS II as his main camera, I was using the Nikon D4s with the Nikkor 600mm F4 VRII, as for secondary camera bodies, he was using a Canon 5D MkIII with a Canon 70-200mm F2.8L IS II, I was using my faithful D3s along with a Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 VR. The Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 was rented out from <a href="http://www.bookmylens.com/" target="_blank">BookMyLens</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thats Alex in the middle with his big gun, Rantel and Myself behind and some of the other guests.</td></tr>
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Anyway here goes, after the drive from Bangalore, we checked in at the <a href="http://www.junglelodges.com/bandipur-safari-lodge/" target="_blank">Bandipur Safari Lodge</a> and since we had an hour before lunch, we decided to drive down to the reception area in Bandipur in hope of a little birding. In fact we spent a couple of hours everyday here in between the safaris.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex photographing a Bonnet Macaque</td></tr>
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After lunch, we headed for our first where we spotted a few birds and spotted deer all over. As the light began to fade we were left with 15-20 min more in the forest. It was in those last few minutes that we came across this handsome male tiger cooling of in a water body. Locally know as Prince, this guy is huge and does not shy away from the tourist vehicles. Anyway he did give us some good photography opportunity and Alex was really happy to have come across and photograph a tiger on his very first safari.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bengal Tiger<i> panthera tigris</i> , yawning in waterhole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bengal Tiger <i>Panthera tigris</i> , shaking of water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male Bengal Tiger <i>Panther tigris</i> walking towards us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bengal Tiger <i>Panthera tigris</i> sniffing the air</td></tr>
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On the way back we came across the Forest Dept doing a great job with burning and creating fire lines to reduce damage due to forest fires.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Controlled Forest Fire</td></tr>
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After a quick meal we called it a day.<br />
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The next day started with me waking up late, and the last i think!! Anyway the morning safari was good in terms of spotting a leopard, we did miss getting a good photo of it, but nonetheless it was a good sighting. Here is a photo of it crossing in between the two safari vehicles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an Indian Leopard <i>Panthera pardus fusca</i>, crossing a forest path</td></tr>
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Suddenly we heard some frantic spotted deer alarm calls and headed towards the water body from where it was coming, no luck, the predator must have just been passing by, but I did manage to make a quick video showing the alarm calling behavior of the spotted deer. (Video at the end)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Deer <i>Axis axis</i> at a water body</td></tr>
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Alarm Call by Spotted Deer</div>
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The evening safari was good in terms of spotting a small heard of elephants and also a leopard, and yes we missed a great photo opportunity again, as we realized its presence on a tree only when we were right under it, having seen us it shied away from us dissapearing into the thick bushes. We did also see and photograph the Brown Shrike multiple times.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bull Indian Elephant <i>Elephas maximus indicus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Shrike <i>Lanius cristatus</i> on a <i>Butea monosperma</i> tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Oriental Magpie Robin <i>Copsychus saularis</i></td></tr>
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The next day we again had a mainly birding safari except for a wild boar sighting and pair of mongoose foraging for food.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rmZO5DsQU0yV6XqFr-QgpSKLzo5VstPRggTbJv-nsil5lXr48zNxpJwpnEq16PgjCr8ofGRReCaNmNLmSS1kzrtBAP_G_EqvuNrdxVMYenNrWoOPKAmNGLt1i4jvfE0-xGSLkifJ5jKo/s1600/WildBoar_ANG1235_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="wild boar, wild pig, pig,Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rmZO5DsQU0yV6XqFr-QgpSKLzo5VstPRggTbJv-nsil5lXr48zNxpJwpnEq16PgjCr8ofGRReCaNmNLmSS1kzrtBAP_G_EqvuNrdxVMYenNrWoOPKAmNGLt1i4jvfE0-xGSLkifJ5jKo/s1600/WildBoar_ANG1235_1000px.jpg" height="266" title="Wild Boar or Wild Pig" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Boar <i>Sus scrofa</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Male Oriental Magpie Robin </span><i style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Copsychus saularis</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Brown Shrike </span><i style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Lanius cristatus</i><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> strikes a pose</span></td></tr>
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After returning to the lodge and finishing our breakfast we headed to a nearby lake in search of the Bar-headed Geese that we had heard of, they had stopped over during their migration to the south. This time Rantel who was present during our safaris and staying at the same lodge also joined us. We thrilled when we reached the lake, there were easily more than 100 bar-headed geese there along with some Rudy-shellducks and Northern Pintails. A few distant shots of them were all i could manage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-headed Goose <i>Anser indicus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-headed Goose <i>Anser indicus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwhdmxU1uUprQxt_E4tMHiNJmKm9v4Rz-jSrgT8OVTq5SWw6CuVzHR7YiD8l0AsygWdLCuW7bTxZYdJ6WPKXpp35qQOXJ4f3nqgsRro_a1Xwx0yrVvVhnuaTFlDaGHYxgP_gCB0Xje2rg/s1600/Bar-headedGoose_ANG1322_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="bar headed geese, bar headed goose, birding, indian birds, ducks, birds of india, bird photography, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwhdmxU1uUprQxt_E4tMHiNJmKm9v4Rz-jSrgT8OVTq5SWw6CuVzHR7YiD8l0AsygWdLCuW7bTxZYdJ6WPKXpp35qQOXJ4f3nqgsRro_a1Xwx0yrVvVhnuaTFlDaGHYxgP_gCB0Xje2rg/s1600/Bar-headedGoose_ANG1322_1000px.jpg" height="266" title="Bar-headed Geese and Northern Pintails" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-headed Geese <i>Anser indicus</i> along with a few Northern Pintails <i>Anas acuta</i> in flight</td></tr>
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We drove down yet again to the Bandipur Reception area where I met a friend who told us a few birding locations, after driving for about 20 minutes, I spotted none other than our target bird hovering quite low, it was the majestic Black Eagle, a raptor not so easy to photograph, anyway all we could manage were a few shots of this bird in flight.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAHi0XgjcbgHDO18rxY0EMD8LklFRCvF-aU2jdH2rsKhErLe6wFWIlI6S4KN8L5j89c7kk7CRp8J5yVorq_eiYtZ1bqzD8okcO0TAd3MvZWhInurhDbV6ejNXmbSLuz9fqrgJ8O1JJgsL/s1600/BlackEagle_ANG1510_VM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="black eagle, eagle in flight, birds in flight, birding, indian birds, ducks, birds of india, bird photography, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAHi0XgjcbgHDO18rxY0EMD8LklFRCvF-aU2jdH2rsKhErLe6wFWIlI6S4KN8L5j89c7kk7CRp8J5yVorq_eiYtZ1bqzD8okcO0TAd3MvZWhInurhDbV6ejNXmbSLuz9fqrgJ8O1JJgsL/s1600/BlackEagle_ANG1510_VM.jpg" height="266" title="Black Eagle in flight" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Eagle <i>Ictinaetus malaiensis</i> in flight</td></tr>
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As the evening safari began, we were exited as we had found two sets of fresh pug marks, one of a female and the other of a male. We drove around quite a bit, but in vain, no cats were to be seen. We did find a few Crested Serpent Eagles and a beautiful Peacock on a nice open branch of which I made some photos.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkQXa1ndbWdidTMnBl4ZBHKyKLYploK6sULa-SSEDmcocmOP19NlEBN-Kp5VBpNe547KvuiEfuRQLnCbq9MTd6AwtBxTIzjfyYvJmuZEdGBQSWA4mecAWp2Vo2ZvjWefYDiBGZ4VAzFNV/s1600/Peacock_ANG1626_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="peacock, male peacock, common peafowl, peafowl, birding, indian birds, birds of india, bird photography, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkQXa1ndbWdidTMnBl4ZBHKyKLYploK6sULa-SSEDmcocmOP19NlEBN-Kp5VBpNe547KvuiEfuRQLnCbq9MTd6AwtBxTIzjfyYvJmuZEdGBQSWA4mecAWp2Vo2ZvjWefYDiBGZ4VAzFNV/s1600/Peacock_ANG1626_1000px.jpg" height="400" title="Indian Peafowl" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Peafowl <i>Pavo cristatus</i> in Bandipur</td></tr>
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After an early dinner we retired to our room and were deciding on where to head the next day after the Safari and checking out.<br />
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The last and final morning with only the leopard in our mind, yes the leopard, since we hadnt yet got a good photo of it from this trip, we headed into the forest for our final Bandipur drive. The safari turned out to be quite dry with a sighting of a White-eyed Buzzard in the distance. Returned to the lodge, packed our bags and checked out. We had had a great four day stay in Bandipur with some great sightings. The staff at the lodge was very helpful and friendly as ever and I cannot thank them more for their hospitality.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSzR6MzdANxq_Dr0Wf70RbIbozcWtvCdrWfWEmSI4mQKyD9McUufyE9Fs5n3c-FzEeVY8gR3cnCE7nrXtjei7VvxtGQQXleELTN-ew_d7NF0fuFhEJ73Be8T_7DIcJuQgKsw-QbL779Qk/s1600/RedJungleFowl_ANG1864_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="jungle fowl, grey jungle fowl, fowl, grey junglefowl, junglefowl, wild chicken, birding, indian birds, birds of india, bird photography, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSzR6MzdANxq_Dr0Wf70RbIbozcWtvCdrWfWEmSI4mQKyD9McUufyE9Fs5n3c-FzEeVY8gR3cnCE7nrXtjei7VvxtGQQXleELTN-ew_d7NF0fuFhEJ73Be8T_7DIcJuQgKsw-QbL779Qk/s1600/RedJungleFowl_ANG1864_1000px.jpg" height="266" title="Grey Junglefowl" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a male Grey Junglefowl <i>Gallus sonneratii</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfC_9hPy2rW4hpKXr__QBtjvO3anBpmuEfx5AGdJRHV6U8BODX4UJu-3xnR8NWBKzrjGj9ZBuonANUq8kLRf_Pa5ESwvsiZVTzHMT7hz9vuKgDHi3q1cCnqMW7HT_sD5zyGgMN5i-RPL-/s1600/White-eyedBuzzard_ANG1972_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="buzzard, white eyed buzzard, birding, indian birds, birds of india, bird photography, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfC_9hPy2rW4hpKXr__QBtjvO3anBpmuEfx5AGdJRHV6U8BODX4UJu-3xnR8NWBKzrjGj9ZBuonANUq8kLRf_Pa5ESwvsiZVTzHMT7hz9vuKgDHi3q1cCnqMW7HT_sD5zyGgMN5i-RPL-/s1600/White-eyedBuzzard_ANG1972_1000px.jpg" height="266" title="White-eyed Buzzard" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-eyed Buzzard <i>Butastur teesa</i> in the distance</td></tr>
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We decided to head to Kabini from Bandipur. We had already spotted the tiger and the leopard in Bandipur, but had missed out on the other carnivore from there, the Dhole, also known as the Indian Wild Dog. The Kabini evening safari gave some lovely opportunity to spend almost 20 minutes and photograph a pack of Dholes.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4PbzxGaOal6iOeZzKGqLurgN70XVLGyGcSQ6fg1UjPg-3rlS_YszuLn0nU9M8Qt0UJTYFQzBkDTyKA8iPsgy-hW14BI2aV2hvviGpiN-6JmxI78Lteo3GXlbm3sj8GMgDiAtJTryjnpx/s1600/Dhole_ANG2022_1024px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dhole, indian wild dog, wild dog, canid, carnivore, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4PbzxGaOal6iOeZzKGqLurgN70XVLGyGcSQ6fg1UjPg-3rlS_YszuLn0nU9M8Qt0UJTYFQzBkDTyKA8iPsgy-hW14BI2aV2hvviGpiN-6JmxI78Lteo3GXlbm3sj8GMgDiAtJTryjnpx/s1600/Dhole_ANG2022_1024px.jpg" height="266" title="Dhole striking a pose" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Dhole <i>Cuon alpinus strikes a pose</i> </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZyts3cOCDnS3lYZIjR-iTP_7_WS3I0AyeZNu6cwWEZUF-SJNPcqJjNObECZuOTJAJBcBYAJGaY1J7iiBT_BXExz9peqIlALKUYwWE_7_RN-VdBOujAxvDmrCwJrYz7isJPaxgNQ4oQVv/s1600/Dhole_ANG2131_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dhole, indian wild dog, wild dog, canid, carnivore, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZyts3cOCDnS3lYZIjR-iTP_7_WS3I0AyeZNu6cwWEZUF-SJNPcqJjNObECZuOTJAJBcBYAJGaY1J7iiBT_BXExz9peqIlALKUYwWE_7_RN-VdBOujAxvDmrCwJrYz7isJPaxgNQ4oQVv/s1600/Dhole_ANG2131_1000px.jpg" height="266" title="male dhole scent marking" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A male Dhole <i>Cuon alpinus</i> scent marks his territory</td></tr>
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I must also mention that whenever we got a lot of opportunity to click baby Bonnet Macaques and Langurs, and below is one of my favorite photos ever, it shows the strong bond between the mother and the baby.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQrDL9vAfEUkwYCSB9pYw_j6lqPQjxJJZc0iQZxF5z-asMZ-LWOCciMszcHmY9RkCMzhXvZAygg67sYA3clW1m33B7agDxqfZ6eENIeTsgoxZvKbZZkH1qTs0tMquaVzARjkbEICOrcMQ/s1600/BonnetMacaque_ANG1617_1024px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="bonnet macaque, monkey, monkeys, baby animals, baby monkey, Bandipur, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India, Wildlife Photography, Indian Wildlife, top indian wildlife photographers, top indian photographers, top indian bird photographer" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQrDL9vAfEUkwYCSB9pYw_j6lqPQjxJJZc0iQZxF5z-asMZ-LWOCciMszcHmY9RkCMzhXvZAygg67sYA3clW1m33B7agDxqfZ6eENIeTsgoxZvKbZZkH1qTs0tMquaVzARjkbEICOrcMQ/s1600/BonnetMacaque_ANG1617_1024px.jpg" height="400" title="The bond between a mother Bonnet Macaque and her baby" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bond, Bonnet Macaque <i>Macaca radiata</i></td></tr>
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After this nice journey into the wild it was time to say bye to Alex as we was heading to Orissa for some birding with another friend of ours. I do have a lot many more photos from this trip which I will share in the days to come, I hope you enjoyed your visit here. For suggestions and feed back do use the comment form bellow.<br />
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Alex's Photos @ <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexantal/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexantal/</a><br />
Rantel's Photos @ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rantelphotography?fref=ts" target="_blank">Rantel Pereira Photography</a><br />
Anupam's (my dear friend through whom I met Alex) Photos @ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anupam-Dashs-Photography/204617659609649?fref=ts" target="_blank">Anupam Dash's Photography</a><br />
Sverker's website @ Tigressa.com<br />
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For me all the days were a great learning experience thanks to Alex, especially the use of this simple to use software for sorting and filtering out raw files on the move FastPictureViewer, you can download a trial of the software from their website <a href="http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">EQUIPMENT USED:<br />Nikon D4S</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Nikon D3S</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Nikon 600mm F4 VR II</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Some usefull links:</b></span><br />
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Its been so long, that I almost forgot what was supposed to be the third species in this list. :)<br />
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Well, here it is, the Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, another commonly found and photographed bird in this region.<br />
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The Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, <i>Columba elphinstonii</i> , is a large pigeon found mainly in the Western Ghats and Nilgiri region of Southern India. They are mainly frugivorous, i.e, their diet mainly consists of fruits. They have a distinctive checkerboard pattern on the nape. They are closely related to the Ceylon Wood pigeon and the Ashy Wood Pigeon. They forage singly or in groups usually up in the fruit trees, but are seen foraging on the ground for fallen fruits as well. They play a vital role in dispersing seeds of the fruits they consume.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, <i>Columba elphinstonii</i></td></tr>
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Part - 1 of this series: <a href="http://indianwildlifephotography.blogspot.in/2014/03/birding-at-nandi-hills-part-1.html" target="_blank">Tickell's Blue Flycatcher</a><br />
Part - 2 of this series: <a href="http://indianwildlifephotography.blogspot.com/2014/03/birding-at-nandi-hills-part-2-blue.html" target="_blank">Blue-capped Rock Thrush</a>
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This is the second post in the three part series. The first post can be viewed at the link specified at the end of the post.The Blue-capped Rock Thrush is another species quite commonly spotted at Nandi Hills.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-capped Rock Thrush (male), <i>Monticola cinclorhynchus</i></td></tr>
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The Blue-capped Rock Thrush winters mainly in Western Ghats and is a summer visitor in the Himalayas. It is 15-17cm in length and feeds mainly on insects.
The male has a blue crown or cap and throat with the
remaining underpart orange in color, while the female has an olive-brown with barred and whitish underparts which are heavily scaled. They are usually found in moist forests an well wooded areas during the winters and in open dry forests during the summers.<br />
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Part - 1 of this series: <a href="http://indianwildlifephotography.blogspot.in/2014/03/birding-at-nandi-hills-part-1.html" target="_blank">Tickell's Blue Flycatcher</a><br />
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As usual, its been a while since my last post, in this four part post, i will put up images of three species commonly found at our local birding hotspot Nandi Hills.<br />
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Nandi Hills is an old hill fortress in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka. It is approximately 60 Km from Bangalore City. Nandi Hills has typical high hill vegetation. Every morning the trees of the forest are covered with water as the forest acts as a substrate for cloud condensation. The patch of forest on the top of the hill is evergreen and makes for a favored wintering location of many winter migrant species such as flycatchers, warblers and thrushes.<br />
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I will start of with the most common and easy to photograph species here, the Tickell's Blue Flycatcher.<br />
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The tickell's blue flycacther is a small passerine bird of the flycatcher family. It is 11-12cm in length and feeds mainly on insects. The male is bright blue with a deep orange/reddish throat with the remaining underpart whitish in color, while the female is a duller shade of blue. They are usually found in thick cover and shade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, <i>Cyornis tickelliae</i></td></tr>
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Part - II of this series will be on the Blue-capped Rock Thrush<br />
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When id decided to go photographing in the Sharavathi region of the Western Ghats, the Blue-eyed Bush Frog <i>Philautus neelanethrus</i> now known as the Coorg Yellow Bush Frog Raorchestes luteolus was amongst the top of my species list.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-eyed Bush Frog <i>Philautus Neelanethrus</i></td></tr>
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This species features under the 'endangered' category in the IUCN list of endangered species and is endemic to India. The bright blue ring running around its protruding eyes is what gives the frog its common name, its scientific name <i>neelanthrus</i> mean 'blue eyes' in Sanskrit. This species is considered a 'new' species as it was discovered only in 2007.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-eyed Bush Frog <i>Philautus Neelanethrus</i> on a leaf</td></tr>
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The blue-eyed bush frog avoids barren lands and areas involving human activity such as agricultural fields or urbanisation.<br />The main threats to this species are loss of habitat due to building of dams and conversation of forests to agricultural land.<br />
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<b>EQUIPMENT USED:</b><br />
Nikon D3S<br />
AF-S Micro NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8<br />
Nikon SB-700 speedlight<br />
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Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com3Jog Falls, Karnataka14.2292076 74.81196390000002314.2138161 74.79179390000003 14.2445991 74.832133900000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-28949703847305969432013-11-20T18:46:00.000-08:002013-11-20T18:46:20.410-08:00In search of frogs and snakes - Herping expeditions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its been a while since I posted here, actually a long time. The last
few months have changed my photography a tad bit, I have developed a new
love for macro photography and photographing snakes and frogs, yes
SNAKES and FROGS.<br />
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There is so little known about these
species that one hardly notices that beautiful little frog, not more
than 1.5-2 cm in length sitting right beside the path one is walking.
Snakes on the other hand seem to scare the hell out of people. Even
non-venomous snakes are often mercilessly killed. I think a little
knowledge, even basics, can save the<span style="font-size: small;"> lives</span> of a number of snakes.<br />
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To
start of with, I shall post a couple of images from my earlier trips to
Shimoga District and Uttara Kannada(North Canara) both in the state of
Karnataka.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Vine Snake <span class="st"><i>Ahaetulla nasuta</i> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closeup of a green vine snake to show it camouflage in it surroundings</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFUpMXMyeCcjPqWMKAISXLVm2O46OpEFEODfCSC-wFevHh3c3e1XA1T4Yli3u7e8VuNyWGRSp1s-Ws3q2JHZ5fKzE4izXRzIvZscaWfgd1II5gCeIEjGnaCS0Xk_8cD-iKLW4FuOXg5Ks/s1600/MalabarPitViper_AngadAchappa_ANG9303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Trimeresurus malabaricus, snakes of india, indian snakes, reptiles, indian wildlife, wildlife photography, photographing snakes, top indian willdife photographer, best indian wildlife photographer, wildlife stock images, angad achappa" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFUpMXMyeCcjPqWMKAISXLVm2O46OpEFEODfCSC-wFevHh3c3e1XA1T4Yli3u7e8VuNyWGRSp1s-Ws3q2JHZ5fKzE4izXRzIvZscaWfgd1II5gCeIEjGnaCS0Xk_8cD-iKLW4FuOXg5Ks/s400/MalabarPitViper_AngadAchappa_ANG9303.jpg" title="Malabar Pit Viper" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malabar Pit Viper <i>Trimeresurus malabaricus</i> flicking its tongue</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVRXRPcNGeO_rlPMRXrVdd9d_i82Qgc2-wsSEOKQaeCOSxGHOwNWJIuWSOws1RQUk22X80kEzQQQ_ZcB9RHXA48Egni-nYVRK0xxkHfWMFBcpEHvTA80fJJKD81jPjTXuHvM8QfIvuHvy/s1600/IndianBullFrog_adult_AngadAchappa_ANG9647.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, indian bull frog, asian bullfrog, frogs of india, indian frogs, amphibians, wildlife photography, top wildlife images, best indian wildlife photographer, top indian wildlife photographer, bangalore wildlife photographer" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVRXRPcNGeO_rlPMRXrVdd9d_i82Qgc2-wsSEOKQaeCOSxGHOwNWJIuWSOws1RQUk22X80kEzQQQ_ZcB9RHXA48Egni-nYVRK0xxkHfWMFBcpEHvTA80fJJKD81jPjTXuHvM8QfIvuHvy/s400/IndianBullFrog_adult_AngadAchappa_ANG9647.jpg" title="Indian bullfrog" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of an Indian Bullfrog <span class="st"><i>Hoplobatrachus tigerinus</i> </span></td></tr>
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Stay tuned for more detailed posts on individual species!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">EQUIPMENT USED:<br />Nikon D3S</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">AF-S Micro NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">Nikon SB-700 speedlight </span></span><br />
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Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-14596726706433580432013-08-01T04:54:00.000-07:002013-08-01T04:54:25.387-07:00Dhole - Indian Wild Dog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Dhole, also know as the Indian Wild Dog is one of the most successful hunters from the Indian Forests. They have been placed under the 'endangered' category by IUCN due to loss of habitat and possible transfer of diseases from domestic and ferral dogs.<br />
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They are highly social animals, and hunt in packs, often chasing their prey to exhaustion. They often start tearing into their prey even before it is dead. Since they often travel in numbers, they are bold enough to take on much larger animals, like gaurs, sambhars and often chase tigers and leopards away.<br />
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Here, after finishing an evening safari at Bandipur National Park, while returning to our lodge around 6:30 PM, we came across two dholes sitting right next to the highway. The light was quite low, and I was thrilled at trying out a few High ISO shots with the D3S. Here is one of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dhole, Bandipur National Park, May 2013</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Equipment used:</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Nikon D3S</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Nikkor 600mm F4 VR</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">For info on wildlife photography in India, feel free to drop in a mail, or leave a message on my Facebook page mentioned below.</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /></span><br />
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Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com16Bandipur National Park, Karnataka 571126, India11.664444 76.627222000000074-13.8575905 35.318628000000075 37.1864785 117.93581600000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-17302069805623598582013-07-23T02:15:00.000-07:002013-07-23T02:15:56.938-07:00Tickell's Blue Flycatcher - A dream setting!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A beautiful setting is what all of us photographers crave for, and here I happened to get just that, an image of a beautiful Tickell's Blue Flycatcher at Nandi Hills, Bangalore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Bangalore, April 2013</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Equipment used:</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Nikon D3S</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Nikkor 600mm F4 VR</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Gitzo 1325 tripod</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Gitzo GH5380SQR ball head</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">For info on birding in Bangalore, feel free to drop in a mail, or leave a message on my Facebook page mentioned below.</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">
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Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com5Nandhi Hills Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India13.3246001 77.69277439999996213.2009916 77.531412899999964 13.4482086 77.85413589999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-22887309507728959682013-07-21T04:43:00.000-07:002013-07-21T04:43:33.136-07:00The Takeoff - Blue-tailed Bee-eater<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
An image of a blue-tailed bee-eater, just before it takes off.<br />
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The friendliest bird i have 'EVER' worked with. :) So friendly was this specimen, that as time went by, foot after foot it hopped and came closer till it was sitting on my shoe. Never have I experienced something like this before.<br />
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Another wonderful trip it was to the riverbed close to Mysore on our way to Bandipur.<br />
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After waiting for quite a bit, these birds arrived one by one. I was thrilled when three were perched, never expecting a fourth one to appear. I really liked this moment where it almost looks like the fourth bird is pondering as to where to land.<br />
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Here is an image that i made sometime ago of an Indian Roller, since I was using my 600mm I was quite far away from the bird and did not notice anything unusual. Only on getting back home and reviewing the image on my monitor did I realize that there was a tiny bug under the rollers beak, hence making me give the post its name 'The bug knows where to HIDE'.<br />
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You will find more info about Indian Rollers in my <a href="http://indianwildlifephotography.blogspot.in/2012/04/state-bird-of-karnataka-indian-roller.html" target="_blank">OLDER POST</a>.<br />
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<b>Indian Roller in golden light</b></div>
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Earlier this month I <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="1e57f496-54f0-40c7-8ac0-721638da2053" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="abe34d2a-b08a-4f35-b602-0d334f6aef02" grcontextid="wisited:0">wisited</span> my <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="7a2b6702-4026-4a2b-91f1-be88bde3cacc" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="abe34d2a-b08a-4f35-b602-0d334f6aef02" grcontextid="favourite:1">favourite</span> place, Bandipur yet again. This time we were really lucky spotting this guy, who looked solidly built for his age<span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="859c76a8-64af-4f56-9b0c-714c79e2aac2" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="4113114e-da2f-45be-9a68-2baa350be444" grcontextid="(:0">(</span>young).</div>
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This guy actually was as surprised to see us as we were to see him. At a distance of 10m, tight portraits were all I could <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="34551af5-e937-411b-a3a0-4fdebc66b77d" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="139c79fb-c3df-4c58-9e19-1c1fec1799af" grcontextid="make:0">make</span>. Nonetheless a fantastic sighting it was!</div>
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One evening we(Mahesh, Vinay & I) decided to head out to our favourite photographing spot in Bangalore, Hessarghatta. Thankfully this day there weren't any other vehicles & photographers, after traveling some distance I spotted a mongoose sitting on a mound at quite some distance. We decided to slowly approach it and get nearer. As we went closer i noticed another tiny body next to the mongoose, it turned out the mother was sitting with not only with one but two babies. :)<br />
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Here are two photographs from that day.<br />
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Indian Grey Mongoose</div>
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Indian Grey Mongoose with baby</div>
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Here is a portrait id made last year of an Indian Elephant in Kabini, Karnataka. The image was originally shot in color and later converted to Black and White in Photoshop CS3.<br />
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Here is an image I made in low light last evening, while my friends were photographing this bird, i was limited to taking close-ups at their range. Just about within my MFD (minimum focusing distance).<br />
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I was quite happy with the outcome in terms of sharpness(1/40sec) and exposure on the bird and the background. Hope you like the image! :)<br />
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Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-67609628758125468252012-08-19T03:12:00.000-07:002012-08-19T03:12:50.080-07:00Eagle with attitude - Changeable Hawk Eagle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Firstly HAPPY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY, although i think everyday should be one. :D<br />
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So this was i think way back in Jan-Feb when we decided to drive down to Bandipur. While images of Changeable Hawk Eagles or Crested Hawk Eagles are common, I just loved the attitude shown here by this bird.<br />
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What is also very interesting about this bird is the variety of prey it feeds on, from frogs, snakes and birds all the way up to langurs!! On this occasion we witnessed it attempting to catch a tiny bush, what surprised me was that as soon as the prey flew into a bush this huge raptor skillfully followed and tried to take it down. The agility with which it maneuvered inside the bush was a real treat. Sadly the hunt wasn't successful.<br />
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So here is another post of this beautiful bird, the Indian Roller <span class="st"><i>Coracias benghalensis</i> </span>which also happens to be the state bird of Karnataka.<br />
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I will not be writing a lot of text in this post, for that you can view the previous post <a href="http://indianwildlifephotography.blogspot.in/2011/12/indian-roller.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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</div>Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-7369653092663211092012-07-30T09:11:00.006-07:002012-07-30T09:35:32.555-07:00Blue-tailed Bee-eaters in action<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fJgJtc7wOQLn1iafDm4DMJ6TWslwafSJ76R5be2aBXXJv2ZwI3ivbZftfh-J99ZJ9Ry3LBubXvT6Yv3Q0C-OQTRa-EpqRQtdYsKc6sQkUIeeSFGst59kk8SEt8OxapehU_bQZ-9uRrqk/s1600/Blue-tailed+Bee-eater_GL_IMG_1276.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fJgJtc7wOQLn1iafDm4DMJ6TWslwafSJ76R5be2aBXXJv2ZwI3ivbZftfh-J99ZJ9Ry3LBubXvT6Yv3Q0C-OQTRa-EpqRQtdYsKc6sQkUIeeSFGst59kk8SEt8OxapehU_bQZ-9uRrqk/s400/Blue-tailed+Bee-eater_GL_IMG_1276.jpg" alt="blue-tailed bee eater" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770997055926524882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue-tailed Bee-eater </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" class="st">Merops philippinus</span><br /></div><br /><br />So here are a few images of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters i made in the month of May. Hope you enjoy them.<br /><br />All the images were shot on a Canon EOS 20D with a Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM lens using rear-focus AF.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAP-pxd9W-ZpkuygIX5Wo8iEPQ99EPiGwgKWPOhSx2aElIywb6SHiMCbVM0MAM5lKNxxvDLG1HijsHrugyV7s_1CMySsM8Zp5wi3OFSqnR0WhkRajGJRhmBk-BlFIZjUprt2TAgl7WshY/s1600/Blue-tailedBee-eaters_pair_1024px_IMG_0898.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAP-pxd9W-ZpkuygIX5Wo8iEPQ99EPiGwgKWPOhSx2aElIywb6SHiMCbVM0MAM5lKNxxvDLG1HijsHrugyV7s_1CMySsM8Zp5wi3OFSqnR0WhkRajGJRhmBk-BlFIZjUprt2TAgl7WshY/s400/Blue-tailedBee-eaters_pair_1024px_IMG_0898.jpg" alt="blue-tailed bee-eater" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770997062183381618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A pair of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters on the ground.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSWhoGu8SoevuwnZFGw5wu5reVY1Q0FvqaVSwpxd8-ByVSqkCDuJWrNVKBtXiGdybSksSxr9CNGsX51lRrUypoyilXzA7ywvLXi4ykhOc_KLSKWVn22tazrrxMpsRyHLY7_4X5RLGjk-Y/s1600/Blue-tailed+Bee-eaters_twins_IMG_0655.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSWhoGu8SoevuwnZFGw5wu5reVY1Q0FvqaVSwpxd8-ByVSqkCDuJWrNVKBtXiGdybSksSxr9CNGsX51lRrUypoyilXzA7ywvLXi4ykhOc_KLSKWVn22tazrrxMpsRyHLY7_4X5RLGjk-Y/s400/Blue-tailed+Bee-eaters_twins_IMG_0655.jpg" alt="blue-tailed bee-eater" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770996563024561506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A pair of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters with their catch!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Blue-tailed Bee-eaters are near passerine birds from the Bee-eater family. They breed in South-eastern Asia, and are seen during the season in most places in peninsular India.<br /><br />It is a richly-colored slender bird that can reach lengths of 23-26cms. The body is mainly green with a blue tail, from which it gets its name.<br /><br />Blue-tailed Bee-eaters feed on insects, especially bees, hornets and wasps. They also feed on dragonflies (as seen above) in equal numbers. Quite often they are seen beating the insects cought in their beaks against twigs or branches, this is done to break the insects exoskeleton.<br /><br />They nest in colonys in sandy banks or open flat areas, with the birds laying five-seven eggs each. Both the parents take care of the eggs and chicks.<br /><br />A note to photographers: Please avoid going too close to the nest as this prevent the parents from taking food to the chicks inside the nest.<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Join me on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AngadAchappaPhotography" style="color: blue;">Angad Achappa Photography</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>All Images are Copyrighted Angad Achappa and may not be used in</b><b> any form, website or print/online media without written permission of the Photographer. For any inquiry for the photographs please contact: angadachappaphotography@hotmail.com</b></span></div>Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-86284698827097415322012-07-05T10:14:00.001-07:002012-07-05T10:14:54.581-07:00Leopard on rock -Bandipur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another trip to Bandipur!! :)<br />
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It started of with Mahesh Reddy, Vinay S Kumar and I heading for Bandipur late night. Our destination was Jungle Lodges. It had been raining tigers over the past few days in Bandipur, with sightings of them for over an hour. For some strange reason i just knew it, what we were going to see was a Leopard, and that too one on a rock, an image i'd only dreamt of making.<br />
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Just before we headed for the morning i remember telling Mahesh 'dude, we'l change the sightings at Bandipur from tigers to leopards, and hopefully will get to see one on a rock.'<br />
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It was just two minutes into the safari, when i spotted a thin stripe of something golden-ish on one of the rocks and decided to wait for a few seconds to confirm that it was a leopard before shouting 'LEOPARD LEOPARD LEOPARD'. This was the very same rocky area that i had seen way back in 2008 and had dreamt of seeing a cat on it from that very first safari.<br />
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I cannot explain the feeling of seeing a cat at the very same spot id dreamt of for four years. Hopefully you like the images of this sighting as well!!<br />
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Both the images were shot using a <i>Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM</i> mounted on a <i>Canon EOS 20D</i>.<br />
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Both Mahesh's & Vinay's images can be viewed at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MaheshReddyFotography" target="_blank">Mahesh Reddy Fotografy</a> & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/VinaySKumarPhotography" target="_blank">Vinay S Kumar Photography</a>.<br />
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During one of our trips to Kabini, we decided to take a small diversion to look for the Indian Eagle-Owl (formerly known as the Rock Eagle-Owl).<br />
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<b>Indian Eagle-Owl, Bangalore Rural, Karnataka</b><br />
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The Indian Eagle-Owl, <i>Bubo bengalensis, </i>is considered a sub-species of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl <i>Bubo bubo.</i> They are found in hilly and rocky scrub forests and often among abandoned stone quarries. Their diet mainly consists of rodents and other small mammals. During winters they tend to prey on other smaller birds.</div>
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They breed during the months of November to April, often using the same nest year after year. They lay 3-4 eggs, which hatch after about 30 days. The chicks are dependent on their parent for close to six months. </div>
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The main threat to this species is due to various superstitions among villagers, which often lead to them being captured and killed.</div>
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<br /></div>Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com17Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12.811801316582619 77.43164062512.316344816582619 76.799926625 13.307257816582618 78.063354625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-42744669027561465132012-04-06T10:06:00.006-07:002012-04-06T18:46:22.951-07:00State Bird of Karnataka - Indian Roller<span style="font-weight: bold;">Indian Roller </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="st">Coracias benghalensis</span><br />This lovely bird below is the Indian Roller. It also happens to be the state bird of Karnataka. The Indian Roller gets its name because of the 'rolling' display of the male during breeding season. They have a huge variety when it comes to prey ranging from small insects such as crickets , grasshoppers, bees, etc and larger prey such as lizards, scorpions, mice, etc.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIKdUzAgLT98vYwgFqlrhwGTUmqk6Z8QsGzASuyGCgTl2IHYP_2UwU2ERBtchF51UOrTyIVz5V5H9g5JK8I-vsFRUpad_wkuuSU-aZo7WjikQmMTctE8gy2gs704ZY10BvNtCKqAvKZMS/s1600/IndianRoller_Portrait_IMG_0172_INW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIKdUzAgLT98vYwgFqlrhwGTUmqk6Z8QsGzASuyGCgTl2IHYP_2UwU2ERBtchF51UOrTyIVz5V5H9g5JK8I-vsFRUpad_wkuuSU-aZo7WjikQmMTctE8gy2gs704ZY10BvNtCKqAvKZMS/s400/IndianRoller_Portrait_IMG_0172_INW.jpg" alt="indian roller portrait" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728336845398307730" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Portrait of an Indian Roller</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXh5Co3tGQMc-wjxf40No2I7DAFreSVZ0SIYVRkAEWWcTTXNyyF7XthuxKnzlIKxORD4XtSHeIMfqmKmUlbJQOldu3lgqoFOPVKEdzEnel-w8dNd6RwPSyy3nDG-2rJky-V5Rtn3ulxZk/s1600/Roller_IMG_0139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXh5Co3tGQMc-wjxf40No2I7DAFreSVZ0SIYVRkAEWWcTTXNyyF7XthuxKnzlIKxORD4XtSHeIMfqmKmUlbJQOldu3lgqoFOPVKEdzEnel-w8dNd6RwPSyy3nDG-2rJky-V5Rtn3ulxZk/s400/Roller_IMG_0139.jpg" alt="indian roller on mound" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728337223678511090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">An Indian Roller perched on a termite mound</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There has been a recent development at the grassland where these images have been photographed and if action is not taken, we may see the end of this particular habitat of theirs!! At first, the government planted saplings over here(half of which have already died), did they not realize the meaning of the term 'grassland', who plants a huge number of tree saplings in a grassland, and now the great minds at work here want to build a theme park or a film city at this very grassland. It is time THE SYSTEM changes, let us take a stand against this stupidity!!<br /><br />Click <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.change.org/petitions/the-chief-minister-vidhana-soudha-bangalore-stop-the-development-of-a-theme-park-on-the-grassland-near-hesaraghatta?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=friends_wall">HERE</a></span> to sign the online petition agains this nonsense!!<br /><br />Join me on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AngadAchappaPhotography">Angad Achappa Photography</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>All Images are Copyrighted Angad Achappa and may not be used in</b><b> any form, website or print/online media without written permission of the Photographer. For any inquiry for the photographs please contact: angadachappaphotography@hotmail.com</b></span></div><br /></div></div>Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-76469657675230487052012-03-31T06:04:00.003-07:002012-03-31T06:11:18.781-07:00Save a grassland!!Hessarghatta has been one of the favourite photography spots for most Bangalore photographers, so wast is the number of Migratory birds here, especially raptors that photographers from nearby states visit this place.<br />This is where i have photographed all those lovely raptor images and the on below that you have liked.<br />Sadly this place is under threat from our government. They want to set up a Theme Park or a Film City here.<br /><br />Please sign the online petition below to save this wonderful habitat!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAAmC2NmIIyg-qNVQUWlahoGcVrpRhyphenhyphenIbFw6S8HTR2Y9pw_4bqmSfxWGonfdC2JYZStNKeMAIZCyTBk7OFAo4Lk1Gfffa6aQl9hWfhhEsxZ4RZxSSXwydCGyq_QfuLE7xNeUHY-ZNx6JB/s1600/MarshHarrier_Portrait_IMG_9946.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAAmC2NmIIyg-qNVQUWlahoGcVrpRhyphenhyphenIbFw6S8HTR2Y9pw_4bqmSfxWGonfdC2JYZStNKeMAIZCyTBk7OFAo4Lk1Gfffa6aQl9hWfhhEsxZ4RZxSSXwydCGyq_QfuLE7xNeUHY-ZNx6JB/s400/MarshHarrier_Portrait_IMG_9946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726047538640246498" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Marsh Harrier</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Please sign this online petition to save this wonderful grassland!!<br /><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/the-chief-minister-vidhana-soudha-bangalore-stop-the-development-of-a-theme-park-on-the-grassland-near-hesaraghatta?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=friends_wall" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow"><span>http://www.change.org/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>petitions/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>the-chief-minister-vidhana-soud</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>ha-bangalore-stop-the-developm</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>ent-of-a-theme-park-on-the-gra</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>ssland-near-hesaraghatta?utm_m</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>edium=facebook&utm_source=shar</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>e_petition&utm_term=friends_wa</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ll</a></span></h6>Join me on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AngadAchappaPhotography">Angad Achappa Photography</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>All Images are Copyrighted Angad Achappa and may not be used in</b><b> any form, website or print/online media without written permission of the Photographer. For any inquiry for the photographs please contact: angadachappaphotography@hotmail.com</b></span></div><br /><br /></div></div>Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-41240582517466767522012-03-09T05:28:00.011-08:002012-03-09T05:59:48.443-08:00Birding at Nandi HillsA place where id previously gone and struggled turned out to be a heaven for birding this Feb.<br /><br />Nandi Hills is situated approximately 60kms from Bangalore, a little beyond the International Airport. Nandi Hills is very rich in bird-life, making it a very popular birdwatching spot.<br /><br />The images from the first day are:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxLnPi9VOjs9cpmiFQuPzTFgPYRGTwW_F2mXNNP_Qd6EejU2JCPjx7IHmxOEBDxjKehjDZolxqnzAlTTJI9KVKN2-5nTfV0P600FGIHdB_dUT78RBgx0OzgSn29bGOgXVVZmmzrnDu6Nj/s1600/IndianPitta_IMG_9639_800_INW_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxLnPi9VOjs9cpmiFQuPzTFgPYRGTwW_F2mXNNP_Qd6EejU2JCPjx7IHmxOEBDxjKehjDZolxqnzAlTTJI9KVKN2-5nTfV0P600FGIHdB_dUT78RBgx0OzgSn29bGOgXVVZmmzrnDu6Nj/s400/IndianPitta_IMG_9639_800_INW_1.jpg" alt="Indian Pitta at Nandi Hills" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717890407033974546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Indian Pitta</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM, Gitzo tripod with ball head</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSAkTKHY9gBDwvt0h2DUVV7w6GObT0bEYRtBMJDtrnFMQZIVO90QrR4ZljD3TcQ7ZGwHOJHW7OrliYUX78O7FabwzDJcJaLeMeZx-vv3fiNn7N8-EcXqr6xGLWB4xahJharEPOQVGDf_y/s1600/Eurasian_Blackbird_IMG_9498_800px.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSAkTKHY9gBDwvt0h2DUVV7w6GObT0bEYRtBMJDtrnFMQZIVO90QrR4ZljD3TcQ7ZGwHOJHW7OrliYUX78O7FabwzDJcJaLeMeZx-vv3fiNn7N8-EcXqr6xGLWB4xahJharEPOQVGDf_y/s400/Eurasian_Blackbird_IMG_9498_800px.jpg" alt="Eurasian Blackbird at Nandi Hills" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717890957604857634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Blackbird</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM, Gitzo tripod with ball head<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4zhuNqqNVUDz1goihBJspWbQ6gKu76vNx8z_xxCsLygD4_vBzPlkfDkaVz7l3r1oruEWbC1YIo69MnYrAGtwkGKK8sPP3FsIxX1_RJ50Ws-V3Y1_5SKfYnm_oiNKTl3ffX4kyBEsgMSu/s1600/NilgiriWoodPigeon_IMG_9382_720px_INW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4zhuNqqNVUDz1goihBJspWbQ6gKu76vNx8z_xxCsLygD4_vBzPlkfDkaVz7l3r1oruEWbC1YIo69MnYrAGtwkGKK8sPP3FsIxX1_RJ50Ws-V3Y1_5SKfYnm_oiNKTl3ffX4kyBEsgMSu/s400/NilgiriWoodPigeon_IMG_9382_720px_INW.jpg" alt="Nilgiri Wood Pigeon at Nandi Hills" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717890962253090082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nilgiri Wood Pigeon</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHPNatl6zihShsLmSE0VRdST2YgsIEa7pY6_H7Gidl2Qod4PBJBrsc10QSinTBmqA5yBxDsUKVBmow_AW_maGRpGDQiGbQzVA-XgplCGAXoq1ZG7k4Te7RJd0jht-4GnaVTggx8ojJw2k/s1600/OrangeHeadedGroundThrush_IMG_9451_INW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHPNatl6zihShsLmSE0VRdST2YgsIEa7pY6_H7Gidl2Qod4PBJBrsc10QSinTBmqA5yBxDsUKVBmow_AW_maGRpGDQiGbQzVA-XgplCGAXoq1ZG7k4Te7RJd0jht-4GnaVTggx8ojJw2k/s400/OrangeHeadedGroundThrush_IMG_9451_INW.jpg" alt="Orange headed thrush at Nandi Hills" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717891564475902066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Orange-headed Thrush</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzo-31iSbI0NkrloI0DZWRarzVfOKpUVdL1k4rVEouAir4-lYmfXFhXp23qX8k-zZknmZ2IZGwtF_ouDZJmex0xCB_VIrvtLfW5q4E2hssVtZ-rQhvXAbzIelX18diGB3K6N5BBnyeJkq6/s1600/Tickell%2527sBlueFlycatcher_IMG_9365_High.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzo-31iSbI0NkrloI0DZWRarzVfOKpUVdL1k4rVEouAir4-lYmfXFhXp23qX8k-zZknmZ2IZGwtF_ouDZJmex0xCB_VIrvtLfW5q4E2hssVtZ-rQhvXAbzIelX18diGB3K6N5BBnyeJkq6/s400/Tickell%2527sBlueFlycatcher_IMG_9365_High.JPG" alt="Tickell's Blue Flycatcher at Nandi Hills" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717891571186604194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tickell's Blue Flycatcher</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz3EtssLlv43jn17Oy2ZiwUT9gIkE859POVlXG_0FEQMX5zGpGIOVkcfUIc0szA86Km8f56ZW1XdDihwx13R2L1OQf_ls1w2ZHuwDdvBPzljYLfcDLoxV_Dhpb8oZxc68d_5EtP05C1jW/s1600/Tickell%2527s_Blue_Flycatcher_IMG_9753_720.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz3EtssLlv43jn17Oy2ZiwUT9gIkE859POVlXG_0FEQMX5zGpGIOVkcfUIc0szA86Km8f56ZW1XdDihwx13R2L1OQf_ls1w2ZHuwDdvBPzljYLfcDLoxV_Dhpb8oZxc68d_5EtP05C1jW/s400/Tickell%2527s_Blue_Flycatcher_IMG_9753_720.jpg" alt="Tickell's Blue Flycatcher at Nandi Hills" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717893243582353826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tickell's Blue Flycatcher<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br />We also saw a pair of Common Kestrels and a pair of Peregrine Falcons towards the end of the trip.<br /><br />A note to photographers: Nandi Hills usually has very poor light, so be prepared to use a high ISO and a tripod if possible.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">All the above images were shot using <span style="font-style: italic;">a Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM, and a Gitzo tripod with ball head </span><span>for support</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>The second day was a day well spent with raptors. We saw a staggering 8-9 Tawny Eagles, a pair of Bonelli's Eagles, a lone Egyptian Vulture and a lone Black Eagle.<br /><br />It was just awesome watching the eagle fight amongst themselves. I have a lot more images of the eagles, but will upload the later.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LyRIC-088t_3j7ACQX8hUJhdFBKkURdecxDxc1aBbnHd2XvGReUhuR_QM8X5Yn0hZ7jWEwTn_NwX4lPcHUcZTU_A7tXH_PtW45EHee2kwN6MCzUatY6UbVqrGdYfXKElyRNcg_xwf1MA/s1600/TawnyEagle_1_IMG_7712_800_INW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LyRIC-088t_3j7ACQX8hUJhdFBKkURdecxDxc1aBbnHd2XvGReUhuR_QM8X5Yn0hZ7jWEwTn_NwX4lPcHUcZTU_A7tXH_PtW45EHee2kwN6MCzUatY6UbVqrGdYfXKElyRNcg_xwf1MA/s400/TawnyEagle_1_IMG_7712_800_INW.jpg" alt="Tawny Eagle in flight" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717894289767055026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tawny Eagle in flight</span><br />Canon EOS 500D, Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM, hand-held<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Since i had borrowed my friends Canon EOS 7 D on the first day, i decided to try out the HD video option on it. I short a very short clip of the Indian Pitta. Hope you guys like it!! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38154419?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/38154419">Indian Pitta</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/angadachappaphotography">Angad Achappa</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Join me on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AngadAchappaPhotography">Angad Achappa Photography</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>All Images are Copyrighted Angad Achappa and may not be used in</b><b> any form, website or print/online media without written permission of the Photographer. For any inquiry for the photographs please contact: angadachappaphotography@hotmail.com</b></span></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angad Achappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863573076613445815.post-80530911405632661082012-02-01T20:14:00.000-08:002012-02-01T20:24:20.828-08:00Spoonbill Image on National Geographic Magazines online page<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFySB7CmLPWQ3pQUKTGE3osSGQq2pE1tp4SVa-xeUcfG5lCALWUZDYnB5ZP-SCpcTFs8Iwa90hD5sAfBk8LaLXvC1lHhbibQMnSWFcK1zomUo-HPLDvFfrqGOGW1uaG2YsSIpJJjJGsI6/s1600/Eurasian+Spoonbill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFySB7CmLPWQ3pQUKTGE3osSGQq2pE1tp4SVa-xeUcfG5lCALWUZDYnB5ZP-SCpcTFs8Iwa90hD5sAfBk8LaLXvC1lHhbibQMnSWFcK1zomUo-HPLDvFfrqGOGW1uaG2YsSIpJJjJGsI6/s400/Eurasian+Spoonbill.jpg" alt="eurasian spoonbill ranganathittu" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704387839746929618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A Eurasian Spoonbill shakes of water after emerging from a bath</span><br /><br /></div>Finally an achievement worthy of mentioning. This Eurasian Spoonbill image of mine was selected for display on National Geographic Magazine's website!!<br /><br />Here is a screen capture from the website:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbdiqzR6tkAm-LtUOVS3Y4D4Eae8B9ZUSPGgzV-QtkugjxvZw4rK0fzLoYQDoCxa-oMjnQQMk0jwHv3P0ZMJUZq2SzyPQC5H_CO7eIH2l1loXLjFkeaOfHpJycEJBTBX3rH8j_ryOEtby/s1600/NGM_Spoonbill_720px.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbdiqzR6tkAm-LtUOVS3Y4D4Eae8B9ZUSPGgzV-QtkugjxvZw4rK0fzLoYQDoCxa-oMjnQQMk0jwHv3P0ZMJUZq2SzyPQC5H_CO7eIH2l1loXLjFkeaOfHpJycEJBTBX3rH8j_ryOEtby/s400/NGM_Spoonbill_720px.jpg" alt="image published on National Geographic Magazine website" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704388241083517202" border="0" /></a><br />Join me on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AngadAchappaPhotography">Angad Achappa Photography</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>All Images are Copyrighted Angad Achappa and may not be used in</b><b> any form, website or print/online media without written permission of the Photographer. 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