Where do i land? - Blue-tailed Bee-eaters

Another wonderful trip it was to the riverbed close to Mysore on our way to Bandipur.

Blue-tailed Bee-eaters

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.

Equipment used:
Nikon D3S
Nikkor 600mm F4 VR
Gitzo 1325 tripod
Gitzo GH5380SQR ball head

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The bug knows where to HIDE! - Indian Roller

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'.

You will find more info about Indian Rollers in my OLDER POST.

Indian Roller in golden light

Nikon D3S + Nikkor 600mm F4 VR

1/1000sec, F4, ISO-1000

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The Surprised Tiger

Heya!!

Earlier this month I wisited my favourite place, Bandipur yet again. This time we were really lucky spotting this guy, who looked solidly built for his age(young).

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 make. Nonetheless a fantastic sighting it was!

Bengal Tiger, Karnataka, India, May-2013

Nikon D3S + Nikkor 600mm F4 VR

1/320sec, F4, ISO-1600 @ 600mm Handheld

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Indian Grey Mongoose

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. :)

Here are two photographs from that day.

 Indian Grey Mongoose

Bangalore, Karnataka

Indian Grey Mongoose with baby

Bangalore, Karnataka

Both the images were shot with a Canon EOS 20D and a Canon 600mm F4 L IS USM resting on the car window.

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Indian Elephant - a portrait in monochrome

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.

Indian Elephant

Canon EOS 20D + Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS USM

1/250sec, F4, ISO-800 @ 600mm

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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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Eagle with attitude - Changeable Hawk Eagle

Firstly HAPPY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY, although i think everyday should be one. :D

Eagle with ATTITUDE!!

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.

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.

Take-off just before the attempted hunt

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