SPOT-BILLED PELICAN...!!

Spotbilled Pelican in flight....seen here is its pouch in the lower beak...

SCAVENGING..BHARATHPUR..!!

Winter visit to Bharathpur, Rajastan yields a flurry of activities of the birds coupled with Cold weather & some amazing twilight.

MONOCHROME..CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF A STRIPE...KANHA...!!

Closing on an alarm call of the Cheetals ( spotted deer) we were waiting for the tiger to be sighted. But nothing like this ...when she emerged right in front of us. I could not believe my eyes...I took a second to recompose myself and put my eyes in the viewfinder of my camera.

I just cannot forget this sighting & keep admiring this beautiful Mammal to have seen from such close quarters in wild.

BLACK NEAPED HARE...YALA, SRILANKA...!!

Very beautiful & the name derives from a Black Neap behind the head. Highly sensitive and jumps off even you aim you camera...Here is the image I could manage after many attempts.

TIGER IN THE BUSH, KANHA, MADHYA PRADESH...!!

Tiger spotting can be difficult specially among the tall grass in the forest...This one emerged out of no where as was a surprise.

TUSKER WATER SPLASH...KABINI..!!

Water is an integral part of Mammals & more so for Elephants because of its size.. During summer the body temperature rises and these huge Mammals need to cool off. They move in search of water and once found, they will spend lot of time time quenching thirst and cooling off. They also mud-splash their body which acts as antiseptic.

GOLDEN JACKAL...GREATER RANN OF KUTCH, GUJARATH...!!

Golden Jackal was imaged in Greater Rann of Kutch. Shy and tends to hide...difficult to spot.

SMALL BLUE KINGFIRSHER...ENVIRONMENT SHOT...YALA, SRILANKA..!!

This SMALL BLUE KINGFISHER had a vantage point chosen on the banks of a water hole for all its fishing activities... Image take at YALA, SRILANKA...!!