BC (Before COVID) : Before corona (COVID) birding was limited to specific hotspots like water bodies (Lakes, Rivers Sea etc..) reason being these are the places birds find more safe and secured. And due to heavy vehicular traffic, human movement and noise & air pollution etc. these places were the best options for birds (My […]
Indian Bird – Black Kite: Birds of prey are always a subject of interest for photographers. The Indian Black kite is one such bird that I always wanted to capture but it is extremely difficult for to as they are always flying high in the sky. I use a point and shoot camera (Nikon B500 […]
Indian Bird – Black-winged kite: The black-winged kite, also known as the black-shouldered kite, is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels. It was always hard for me to take shots of this beautiful […]
Indian Bird – Bronze Winged Jacana: When I first saw this Bronze-winged Jacana, I thought it to be a water hen. There were 3-4 of them fighting with each other. During the fight, they were making extremely loud noises. These are extremely shy lake birds and I always struggled to get a clear picture of […]
Indian Birds – Sunbirds: The sunbirds and spiderhunters make up a family, Nectariniidae, of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly colored, often with iridescent feathers, particularly in the males. Many species also have especially long tail feathers. They usually are found in flocks […]
Indian Bird – White-Throated Kingfisher: The white-throated kingfisher also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree bird, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short-distance movements. The White-Throated kingfisher is a […]
