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Thursday, December 30, 2010

GREEN BEE-EATER....!! with kill....!! GREATER RANN OF KUTCH, GUJRATH,


I was observing this Bird for some time and it was around evening...there was a feeding frenzy. This Green Bee-eater managed to catch a Butterfy in mid-air and had it devoured in 2 seconds...I managed to get almost 20 frames of the entire sequence of action...Thanks to my 1d Mk 4...and its Fps...

YELLOW WATTLE LAPWING...GREATER RANN OF KUTCH, GUJRATH....!!


Yellow wattle lapwing Photographed at Greater Rann of Kutch...On the way to Naliya Grass lands..

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2011...!!


Looking ahead to a wonderful 2011...It was a hectic 2010 for me covering distances do quality wildlife photography. I also succeeded in adding a professional line of equipment in CANON 300 F 2.8 & CANON 1D Mark 4 Body.
Looking forward to make steady stride in bringing to you all quality pictures on to your desktops.

Keep checking out the updates.

Regards
Prakash Subbanna.

Monday, December 27, 2010

RANN OF KUTCH ...!!


WILD ASS...Mammal found only in LRK....they roam the vast expanse of dried salt-bed desert. It is difficult to approach them as they are very shy and can run at great speeds. They can be seen as white moving spots in vast expanse of the plains. Photographing them is a challenge due to Thermal currents of  the terrain . Achieving focus can be a concern...Mirrage or false waster presence is another challenge. Here in this pic. its not water but, Mirage seen the background. All in all its a beautiful animal to watch.


NEEL GHAI... This part of the desert also has some greenpatch. Where these mammals thrive by eating grass. As usual they maintain a very large distance of at least 100mts..



SHORT EARED OWL...This Owl is beautifully adapted to the terrain...It hides in bushes to take shelter from heat and cold nights. It preys on small bush birds like Larks and Warblers. Very difficult to spot as they are almost the same color of the terrain. Very shy as they are not used to human presence.


MERLIN...This is a rear find...and difficult to get it on a perch....I found it with a Kill and I took some time to approach cautiously approach to get as close as possible...this time it was 50mts before it flew off....


All in all photographing these birds and mammals is a difficult proposition... Thye pose a great challenge by having amost the same color of the terrain, they are very shy and does not allow you any way near to you longest focal length lens...Getting proper focus due to thermals from ground is a challenge...

LRK, GRK, JAMNAGAR...BIRDING AND WILDLIFE TRIP...!!!

 Just returned from a wildlife centric trip to LESSER RANN OF KUTCH (LRK), GREATER RANN OF KUTCH (GRK), AND JAMNAGAR...Had many memorable wildlife moments...to be remembered for my lifetime...!!!!!

I shall be sharing the pictures and my experience shortly...Keep checking the Blog and look out for updates.

Regards.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

JUNGLE FOWL....YALA, SRILANKA...!!


JUNGLE FOWL.. in Srilanka is unique and different from one found in our country...This picture was made on of our our early morning stint at the Yala Wildlife Reserve...Just after the Sunrise...they were pecking for food...Generally shy and they run-away and difficult to get in open... Notable difference is on the CROWN...its got a yellow middle patch..

Friday, December 10, 2010

BLUE TAILED BEE-EATER...PAIR...YALA, SRILANKA....!!


Very beautiful Bird...The name derives from a prominent blue tail it has. Found in shrub forest. It was nice to watch them in action catching insects in mid-air.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

BROWN FISHOWL...YALA, SRILANKA...!!!


Little difficult to spot among the woods in the forest...Beautifully adapted with large eyes for Nocturnal activities.

MONITOR LIZARD....!! YALA, SRILANKA...!!


Yala Srilanka is known for monitor lizards....I did see then as small as 6inches and as large as 6 foot in length. Scavenging the forest floors for food and they laze on rocks soaking up Sunshine for hours on end.

GREEN BEE-EATER....!! YALA SRILANKA...!!

Monday, December 6, 2010

CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE....SRILANKA...!!


CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE...fiery eyes...and a sharp, strong beak is a very beautiful bird. It is identified by the the crest feather on its head. This picture was shot at YALA , SRILANKA...They feel on small Monitor lizards which are found plenty in Srilanka.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

LEOPARD....YALA, SRILANKA.....!!


In continuation of my trip to YALA WILDLIFE RESERVE, SRILANKA...Here is one of my favorite Cat Pic.
As we were driving up in a safari jeep early morning...near a tankbund we came across this majestic female walking right in front of us...I just grabbed my camera to shoot the entire sequence of her CAT-WALK... it lasted for about 30 sec and she disappeared into the bushes. She was on a fast trot...looks like she was hungry.

It took some time for me to sink in that we were the only guys to have seen this CAT..and captured the moment in its entirety...

More pictures to follow with more stories.