flight chilika

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Chilika Feb 2012.
This was a tough one to click, as I was using a video head and handle to move the camera, so following the flight was not easy.

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII TC, ISO 800, f9, 1/2000, OConnor 1030 HDs fluid head with Hi-Hat on a boat.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely.The wingspan looks similar to that of transonic Boeing 787 Dreamliner.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Joshi Bhavya]

Wonderful shot.. Love the wings and Nice Details. TFS..

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely details. Sharp. The eye contact is nice. You can see some small particles of grass flying from the leg. Thanks for sharing.

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image Sabyasachi. The wing span is lovely.Its quite a feat with such heavy equipment you could photograph that too from a boat. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice flight pose, the subtle colours and the 'Pintail' looks nice.

TFS
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I forgot to mention that these pintails are susceptible to pesticide poisoning. I am not sure why. However, a few years back, I had seen many pintails dying due to pesticides placed on the lily leaves. The villagers could collect about 10% of the dead birds and sell them to the nearest eateries/dhabas. I was told that now the poaching has come down drastically. Didn't see evidence of such pesticide poisoning this time.