Indiawilds: Land of the Tiger. Conservation, Wildlife Photography, Communities http://indiawilds.com/forums/ This is a discussion forum for Wildlife conservation, photography, trip reports. For more details logon to http://www.indiawilds.com/forums en Sat, 19 May 2012 06:36:43 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Indiawilds: Land of the Tiger. Conservation, Wildlife Photography, Communities http://indiawilds.com/forums/ Brown fish owl http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9757&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 03:49:21 GMT Shot in Hampi, alongside the Daroji canal. The place is a dream for any bird lover looking to observe owls closely. Brown fish owl, Eurasian eagle... Shot in Hampi, alongside the Daroji canal. The place is a dream for any bird lover looking to observe owls closely. Brown fish owl, Eurasian eagle owl, Spotted owlets were sighted in plenty along with several species of larks, Painted sandgrouses, Chestnut bellied sandgrouses.

canon EOS 7D, canon EF 300 f/2.8 L IS II USM + 2x extender III
f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/250sec, EV +0.3, full-frame, evaluative metering.
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]]> Birds Bhargava Srivari http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9757 Leopard | Kabini http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9756&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 03:38:09 GMT Though a leopard on a tree has been on my wish list for long, I would have been happier with this if the out of focus tree trunk just behind the cat... Though a leopard on a tree has been on my wish list for long, I would have been happier with this if the out of focus tree trunk just behind the cat wasn't there or if we had a chance to move forward or backward to avoid it. However, sometimes in the wild, things have to loved the way they come :)

Processed this image while awaiting my flight back home to Hyderabad.

f/4, 1/160sec, ISO 400, EV +0.3, evaluative metering, full frame.
canon EOS 7D, canon EF 300 f/2.8 L IS II USM + 1.4x extender III, May 2012.
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]]> Mammals Bhargava Srivari http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9756 Tiger in Pieces http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9755&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 03:18:26 GMT In a shocking incident, a tiger was found hacked into pieces and dumped in the Borda jungle near the Chichpalli-Borda road on friday - 18th may 2012.... In a shocking incident, a tiger was found hacked into pieces and dumped in the Borda jungle near the Chichpalli-Borda road on friday - 18th may 2012. The poachers had taken away the head and the paws of the tiger.

The forest department team has opined that the tiger was probably electrocuted some distance away and then they hacked away the head and paws and threw away the body to make a mockery of the forest departments efforts and demoralise them. The forest department also believes that members of the baheliya tribes from the neighbouring Madhya Pradesh are the make actors engaged in murdering the tigers.

The forest department has declared a reward of a lakh of rupees to anyone who can provide information about this poaching incident. The way the forest department is still grappling with the previous incidents like the poaching in the Palasgaon range in last month. So I am not sure whether they can really catch the culprits.
Sabyasachi
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]]> Conservation Sabyasachi Patra http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9755 Collared Scop Owl http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9754&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 00:15:19 GMT The highlight of the second day at the Birding camp (IIT Chennai) was the spotting of this elusive bird. However, light was very low (6:15 AM) and I... The highlight of the second day at the Birding camp (IIT Chennai) was the spotting of this elusive bird. However, light was very low (6:15 AM) and I did not find place to mount a tripod.

Canon 400 D, Canon 70-300, F5.6, 1/125, ISO 400, +0.7, Hand Held

Please critique and advice

Vaishnavi
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]]> Birds Vaishnavi Rajan http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9754 White-throated Kingfisher-Halcyon smyrnensis http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9753&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 15:52:15 GMT A White-throated Kingfisher with a young Skink caught as prey. Canon SX10IS Location: Mysore A White-throated Kingfisher with a young Skink caught as prey.

Canon SX10IS
Location: Mysore
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]]> Birds Ragoo Rao http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9753 Jackal with a kill (Hare) in Gir http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9752&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 12:18:48 GMT This is at Sasan Gir in March,'12.
A jackal with a hare in it's mouth.

Canon 5D Mark-II-- f/5.7--1/3165 sec.--+.3 stop
400 mm--Ap.Priority ]]> Mammals Sarma Vemuri http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9752 An offer for the lady http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9751&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 11:51:11 GMT A juv paradise flycatcher tries to impress the lady who just doesn't seem to be impressed. Result - heartbreak

Specs:
Canon 7d, 300 f4, 1.4x tc
1/640, 5.6, +1/3, 1600:001_cool:
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]]> Birds Supreet Sahoo http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9751 Tigeress http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9750&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 11:03:42 GMT Dear All, Apologies for the inordinate hiatus. Just returned from a short Trip to Tadoba, Maharashtra.Thankyou Bhargava Srivari for the Pre Trip... Dear All,
Apologies for the inordinate hiatus.

Just returned from a short Trip to Tadoba, Maharashtra.Thankyou Bhargava Srivari for the Pre Trip Tips and Tricks..!!

This was our (me and Anu) first trip to Tadoba and we enjoyed ourselves a lot. Anu was in great form with his 1D mark IV + 300 2.8 Mark II combo, but since it takes a lot to make him post, I am commencing with a Tiger image I made in the Teliya region of the Park.

This is the Telia lake Tigeress, Growling in annoyance with the elephants disturbing it and her 4 cubs from the cool waterbody she was lounging in.

She was above my eye level as she came down a hillock and crossed the road in front us ,barely fitted into my 7D +300 F4 combination.

EOS 7D + 300f4 IS L @ f8, 1/500 ISO 400.

Look forward to Comments
Cheers

Dipankar
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]]> Mammals Dipankar Mazumdar http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9750 Corbett on Sale???? http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9749&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 10:34:11 GMT Corbett under Sale.... Tahelka.com... Pl see this link. http://tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ne120512CORBETT.asp If this is true, can we... Corbett under Sale.... Tahelka.com...

Pl see this link. http://tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?...512CORBETT.asp
If this is true, can we do somthing to stop it? ]]> Conservation Prasad Dingankar http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9749 Yoga or Kungfu...???? http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9748&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:20:35 GMT Painted Stork at Annamalaicheri Camera Model Canon EOS 60D Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500 Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0 ISO... Painted Stork at Annamalaicheri

Camera Model Canon EOS 60D
Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
ISO Speed 100
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]]> Birds Hymakar Valluru http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9748 Great Greater Greatest.. Flamingos http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9747&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 07:15:46 GMT Greater Flamingo @ Annamalaicheri.. Cloudy summer morning taking a stroll.. feeling lazy & sleepy..

Camera Model Canon EOS 60D
Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
ISO Speed 100
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]]> Birds Hymakar Valluru http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9747 kingfisher hunting on land http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9746&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 06:36:30 GMT This bird was sitting on a tree suddenly flew and impaled its beak on a leaf on the ground the it shook off the leaf and i saw a lizard impaled... This bird was sitting on a tree suddenly flew and impaled its beak on a leaf on the ground the it shook off the leaf and i saw a lizard impaled through the leaf:ohmy: 550 d @ 250mm 100-400 1/500 f 5.6 iso 2000
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]]> Birds Rajeev Khanna http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9746 Storks http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9745&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 02:48:34 GMT There were a group of about 6-7 storks that made us stop and notice. They were teasing a python (my guide says) to death. We watched the spectacle of... There were a group of about 6-7 storks that made us stop and notice. They were teasing a python (my guide says) to death. We watched the spectacle of the storks approaching the reptile one by one. I made a six minute movie clip with 7D.
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]]> Birds Anand Madabhushi http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9745 Id Please http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9744&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 02:29:38 GMT 1/400; TV mode; f 5.6; ISO250; 1/400; TV mode; f 5.6; ISO250;
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]]> Birds Anand Madabhushi http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9744 Jumbos in Peril in Similipal http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9743&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 11:33:29 GMT Elephants are in trouble in Similipal National Park, Odisha. Recently another batch of charred bones, skeletons of elephants were found decaying in... Elephants are in trouble in Similipal National Park, Odisha. Recently another batch of charred bones, skeletons of elephants were found decaying in Similipal National Park in the balikhala beat of Nawana South range. It is estimated that these elephants were killed about a month back.

It is surprising that the forest department senior officials were unaware about the mass killing of elephants in Similipal. Odisha's Chief Wildlife Warden Shri JD Sharma has ordered the suspension of the range officer of Nawana South range. The Chief Wildlife warden has said that now Wildlife Institute of India has been assigned the task of carrying out an enquiry. The samples will be sent to WII so that DNA testing can be done to find out the age, sex and number of elephants dead.

A massive animal like an elephant weighing 3-4 tons is not easy to dispose off. So this suggests the complicity of the forest department officials.

However, sceptics also say that the move to send the remains to WII is to kind of wash off its hands. As the Forest department now can hide under the plea that the enquiry is on. Public memory is short as they say. Incidentally a similar mass murder of elephants had happened in 2010 and no action has been taken till date.

Jumbos are in serious danger of being extirpated from Similipal. The Odisha elphants have good physical characteristics including bigger tusks. Unfortunately, poachers/mankind is winning its war against the elephants.

Sabyasachi

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) would now step in to investigate the recent mass poaching of elephants in Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. ]]> Wilderness Updates Sabyasachi Patra http://indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9743