Natural Exposures

Oriental White Eye

2007-10-29T22:01:00.001-07:00

This was a quick capture of one of the most active birds- Oriental White Eye during my last trip to Ooty.

Black Kite

2007-10-11T22:04:00.000-07:00

Spotted this powerful well fed Raptor at Bandipur Jungles on my way back to Bangalore, at first I was surprised at its size. It was huge for a normal Black Kite, probably was fed well in the jungles. Without even turning off the engine started to shoot. This being the best of my Black Kite images, wanting to go back to Bandipur again :-)

Scaly Breasted Munia

2007-09-20T07:19:00.000-07:00

Scaly Breasted Munia

It fled and landed in front of me making call, totally unprepared swung into action to capture the above frame(first). As I made the image it was unseen as it flew on to the twig of a plant, was able to get its back posture in the form of second frame.

Triplets

2007-09-17T02:05:00.001-07:00

Spot Billed Ducks

Watching these 3 ducks together was such a bliss at Karanji Mysore; as they squashed, waddled and swam to glory. Weren't they enjoying the time, truly!!

Green Bee Eater - A Portrait

2007-09-12T03:45:00.001-07:00

Green Bee Eater - Portrait

Green Bee Eater is one amongst the colorful birds I always wished to capture, as I was walking down the woods suddenly spotted it out of camouflagers. It was right in front of me, immediately positioned myself to get this portrayal.

Weaver Birds

2007-09-10T04:38:00.001-07:00

Baya Weaver Bird (Male)

Baya Weaver Bird (Female)

Picking, stitching and preening its nest with utmost care is a Weaver Bird, the way it picks up the right straw/paddy-leaves/coarse-grass and stitches each one with its beak is impeccable and absolute delight to watch. As observed the chief architect of the bottle-jar shape nests are male Weaver Birds, while the female weaver bird usually feeds the young ones.

As I stood beside the nests, the mother bird fetched the food for the younger ones and with whisking fast enters the tunnel of the bottle-jar shape nest to reach the young ones.

Chinese Fan

2007-09-10T02:45:00.000-07:00

Green Bee Eater - Fanning Out

I have always enjoyed the quirk-fly of a Bee Eater to catch its prey, the outcome a beautiful fan-out of the wings so pleasant and attractive. Always feel like watching it again and again. I was so desperately looking forward to capture such a fan-outing action since my last outing at field. This not so long-lasting-wish was accomplished on Saturday with this beauty fanning out and pushing in air, but this time was fast enough to anticipate its move :D.

Free Fall

2007-09-06T00:18:00.000-07:00

Baya Weaver Bird

Its always great to see bird in action, this weaver bird was so reckless was flying from one branch of a tree to the other. Managed to capture in one such course of action.