Black Drongo

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).

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! :)

Black Drongo - closeup
Canon EOS 20D + Canon EF 600mm F4L IS USM

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2009 ends on a good note! :)

Firstly Happy New year to you and your family! :) hope you all had a blast.

In this post i will combine two trips made on the 25th & the 30th of December, 2009. Both were to Hessarghatta lake. Again a lot of common species.

25th December, 2009
Headed to Hessarghatta pretty late with my friend Rahul, who's in town for a short visit. Was testing my friends Sigma 170-500mm on the 1-D MkII. The AF was pretty good, but nowhere close to a L-lens. I did however prefer the Manual Focus on a few occasions, where in AF mode, the lens began to hunt a lot.

Pariah Kite

Pied Bushchat - female


Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark

Pied Bushchat - female

Indian Roller

Indian Roller

30th December, 2009
Made my third trip to this place with Piyush on a two-wheeler. Take my word, 2-wheelers arent the best option for birding, they tend to scare away a lot of birds! :P
All images shot with Sigma 135-400mm DG APO (hand-held & manually focused)

Black Drongo

Pariah Kite

Paddyfield Pipit

Brahminy Kite

Hopefully this year, i manage to add many more species to my list. Hope you all enjoyed the pics. :)
Do leave feedback as to which pics you liked, and what you didn't.

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A few birds from Hessarghatta

Made a visit to a local water body last weekend, now have a few more species to add to my list. Love a few pics... :) Hope you like them too.

All images shot hand held and manually focused with Canon EOS-1D MkII & Sigma 135-400mm DG APO

Pariah Kite


Pariah Kite


Brahminy Kite (juvenile)


Tawny Eagle


Tawny Eagles in action


Grey Francolin


Black Drongo

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