NORTHERN SHOVELER IN FLIGHT...!!! JAMNAGAR, GUJRATH.

Northern Shovelers are Waders. Very colorful and has yellow eyes and a typical shovel type beak. Beautiful in flight and graceful in landing. It is a shy bird and difficult to get in close.

BLACK WINGED STILT...LRK..GUJRATH....!!

Black winged Stilt as the name suggests the wing parts are black.. They are waders and are found near water bodies, seen doing extensive fishing...The long and slender beak allow then to fish little deep.

SPOONBILL IN FLIGHT...JAMNAGAR..GUJRATH...!!

The name of the bird gets derived from the long flat bill it has shaping like a spoon at the end. Bird has a large wingspan and looks majestic in flight...Here is a picture which shows its full aerodynamic position in flight...

BLACK SHOULDERED KITE.....LRK, GUJRATH....!!

This Raptor is about 12inches in height. Beautiful bird, its white body and cherry red eyes are simply beautiful. Perfect exposure against blue BG is a challenge due to extreme contrasts.

WHITE WAGTAIL....GRK..GUJRATH...!!

White Wagtail Male. This bird was photographed at Naliya grasslands in Greater Rann of Kutch. I was waiting near a water hole for the Sand grouse which I heard comes to drink water at a particular time. This white wagtail came flying and settled on the banks of the water hold...I managed to take some good ground-level shots.

SPOTTEL OWL...LRK, GUJRATH...!!

A pair of them were sitting in the shade at a distance. It was difficult to approach and get a right angle to shoot. By the time I managed to get an eye level shot..The other one managed to hide. None the less worth the effort.

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER....JAMNAGAR...GUJRATH...!!

This cute little bird was photographed at Jamnagar, Gujrath. It is not more than 5 inches in length and a very swift mover. I was lying on the ground for a long time to get this shot at eye-level. At the end of which I had a stiff back.....But it was worth doing it to capture this little beauty.

PIED KINGFISHER IN FLIGHT...LRK, GUJRATH..!!

Pied Kingfishers are very good in howering in mid-air to air and dive to catch the fish...They take into account the refractive index of water to precisely target the fish.

The Run @ RANN....!!

Asiatic Wild Ass found only at Little Rann Of Kutch. They are shy of intruders and move away or simply start to run on end...They run fast and for a long distance...They are easily spooked. I was informed if they feel threatened they run till they get exhausted and breath their last...So they are followed just for few min and are give their distance for them to relax.

WESTERN REEF EGRET....JAMNAGAR...GUJRATH...!!

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A beautiful bird found in and around Jamnagar water bodies. Grayish in color...Shy bird and maintains its distance.

THE CAT (DESERT) OF OUT THE BAG...WITH KITTENS...GRK...GUJRATH..!!

Surely my best wildlife moment. Almost 2 hours sighting of this elusive cat with her little ones was truly exhilarating experience. I still cant forget how, slowly and cautiously the mother emerged out the den with just the ears popping out to make sure all's well outside for her little kids to come out and enjoy the beautiful evening light till the Sunset in the west. This is jut one of the picture of the many I made.....Oh boy, did I jump in joy after this....The answer is Yes....!!!!

The latest report says ....A pair of Desert Fox has occupied this den Displacing  the Cat and her Kittens...!!

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..