Thanks Paramvir. Yes , luck indeed favoured that day. Saving the habitat as well as removing the threat for the chicks and young ones are prime priority.
Thank you Samrat.
I hope you and...
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Thanks Paramvir. Yes , luck indeed favoured that day. Saving the habitat as well as removing the threat for the chicks and young ones are prime priority.
Thank you Samrat.
I hope you and...
A male Northern Shoveller takes off at Manglajodi marshlands. Jan 2017.
Exif : f5, 1/2500, ISO- 400, Exp +1 stop. Canon 70D + 100-400 II handheld.
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No crop, to make it vertical frame I omitted the empty space on front and back in the horizontal frame. What could be the better frame , please guide.
EXIF : f9, 1/800 , ISO-400, focal length 300.
Thank a lot Mrudul for your encouraging comment. Photographed on 2nd Nov 2016.
Absolutely !! Could not agree more. Thanks for your words.
Sorry if my words led to confusion about Darwin's interpretation. What I meant is ,from the behaviour & nature this species (being a bigger in avifauna)it is evident that it needs greater help from...
Thank you so much for the words. It's conservation is not a successful story. I personally felt that this particular species needs a lot more help from human to survive. This cruel world is not kind...
Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard ( in short GIB , popular within birding community) or Godavan/Godawan in local language. Rajasthan. Nov 2016. A memorable 100th post in this forum.
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Thank you so much for your words.
I consider myself lucky to spot 10 individual Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard in its prime habitat on a single day. ~ Rajasthan.
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Spotted this beautiful hunter Osprey at Purbasthali Oxbow Lake, Bardhhaman Distt. WB.
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Abhishek , perhaps you were looking something similar to this? A non-flight swimming shot though and am not that skillful :-).
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In my Dec 2016 trip I found 4 male & 4 female. While in Jan 2017 I found 12 females in a group and surprisingly no male.
Agreed , it needs greater patience , skill , cooperation of fellow...
Earlier Sandipan Ghosh has posted same species from the same location Gajoldoba, Teesta Barrage. I took the boat ride on 7th & 8th Jan 2017 and posted Bean Goose photograph before.
Here is a take...
Update: I was contacted by eminent naturalist Mr Sujan Chatterjee, to correct the taxonomy. It appears more to be like Anser serrirostris or the "Tundra" variety of Bean Goose.
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A flight shot of the Bean Goose
This year , winter migrants have made their entry into the Country like every year. In North Bengal , a reservoir created due to Teesta Barrage (inaugurated in 1987) has seen lots of winter migrants...
Just came across this news :
NAINITAL: Wildlife officials in the Terai East region of Kumaon have claimed to have created one of the largest man-made grasslands in the country, spread over 115...
Thank you Saktipada for your nice words.
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A high degree crop to have a closer look, though the picture quality is very poor. Felt the need of better glass bitterly then :-(
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The Critically Endangered Bengal Florican [[I]Houbaropsis bengalensis ] in its habitat. Manas continues to be last stronghold but still numbers are dwindling. I consider myself lucky to...
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Dust bath..
Thank you so much Saktipada, Mrudul & Samrat for your words. Here I am adding some more snaps in subsequent posts.
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Great Hornbill (Male)
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Black Giant Squirrel