Pied Kingfisher Diving

On 29/06/16 Again i went to my Favorite birding place as water level was low and seen birds little closure yesterday.thinking for good Sunlight but sun was not clear as clouds were coming.
Clicked Comb Duck,Egret,Pheasant-tailed Jacana.sudden i seen Pied Kingfisher,even though i had clicked good,clear n close shot,cudnt stop myself to focus as it was on hunting.tried to focus while it was diving but all shots were out of focus.even it failed to catch fish 2 times n fly away.after 5min again it came n same i did but now i am succeed.this shot was not a crisp but love this shot as its my 1st shot of Pied Kingfisher Diving.
i have 3 shots of diving then flash in water and coming out of water with fish,4shots of it.will upload within 2-3 days and make a movie of these shots n upload.so stay tuned.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/3000 || ISO 1000 || 600mm || Exposure Compansaion : +2 || White Balance : 5200k
Surat Outskirt, Gujarat.

Comb Duck (Male)

Monsoon is a magical season.green n green every where.if sunlight come then u get a best frame for photography.
i went my favorite place for birding as usual n got this beauty as in flying.this shot is taking in low light,iso was 1000 and Exposure Compansaion was +1 ½ though it was not good shot so increased light n magic was came in color.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1500 || ISO 1000 || 600mm || Exposure Compansaion : +1 ½ || White Balance : 5200k
Surat Outskirt, Gujarat.

Bar-headed Goose

The story-line posted at Common Pochard. it was a great day, where birders came from many places from gujarat.its our 1st meet,we gave intro to each other n took breakfast sponsored by our frnd Anand Varde.then we make small groups 0f 5person in each group n went inside for photography.
sighted n clicked many birds but my target was darter and Bar-headed Goose.
Around 10am group of Bar-headed Goose came n landed far away from us.i thought they will come to us so i had been busy in clicking of darter.after 45min again thought if they fly away then i will not get a record shot too so moved lil closure and walked on bank-side of thol.at a good angle clicked 4-5shots,happy to have coz then we have presentation so moved back to our meeting point.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /10 || Shutter speed 1/640 || ISO 400 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Thol,Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Breeding Plumage)

Birding with close friend gives memories.on 14/04/16 i was at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary with Dr.Pankaj and Hiren for Breeding Plumage of waders.we did birding since morning to evening. story was posted at Black-tailed Godwit.
i was so exhausted due to too much hot weather till evening but we went there specially for Baillon's Crake so entered in the lake again around at 5pm. we saw a Pheasant-tailed Jacana in a starting of breeding plumage and we were close to it so we asked our boatman cum friend Akbarbhai n Latifbhai. we took great photos with purple color of background of boat which makes frame so beautiful.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 600 || 450mm || White Balance : 5200k
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Ahmadabad,Gujarat

Brown-backed Needletail

Around 5.30am came out from my hotel room and went towards beach to click birds.after walking of 1+km i saw 3-4 birds flying high above me n innocently clicked 4shots.i knew shots were not good coz they are much higher n moved ahead.got nothing n retured around at 8am as we have to check out.
after returning home transferred pics to desktop,i was looking new species n shocked coz i am lucky to frame this bird coz i think it is sighted only during flying http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?keyword=Brown-backed+Needletail. Obi has only 35 images of this bird and i am 36th all over and 10th from india.
Brown-backed Needletail is a large swift.
These birds have very short legs which they use only mainly for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground and spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks.
These swifts are resident breeders in hill forests in southern Asia from India east to Indonesia and the Philippines.
They build their nests in rock crevices in cliffs, laying 3-5 eggs. The flight is impressively fast, even compared to other swifts.
The Brown-backed Needletail is a very large swift, and at 23-25 cm,123–167 g.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/3000 || ISO 2000 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Neil island, Andaman Islands, India.

Red-breasted Parakeet (Female)

Going on air for Family outing is big achievement for me.i went Andaman with my co doctors in January'16.i think i did not balanced birding with enjoyment at Andaman.Anyway it was great vacation.
Before we end our outing,we went our last spot of Chidiya Tapu on 24/01/16.it was specially changed for me for birding.as we reached there,enjoyed the traveling.we reached there around at 2.30pm.as i went inside the jungle at one point known as suicide point. it was very lonely place n i went alone there.lil bit fear n return after walking of 3-4km coz didn't sighted any single bird there.
before i meet with my frnds i had seen some birds were flying over me n sit on top of branch.quickly i went below that tree n focused.while i clicked the shutter button the moment captured was superb,male n female Red-breasted Parakeet were kissing each other.it was handheld n lil exhausted so take a break of 10 sec n again focused these beauty.after well focused the bird,clicked the shutter button n Red-breasted Parakeet (Female) fly down towards me n feel wow coz taken well n flight shot.it was very far away n in aperture-priority mode the shutter set 1/3000 sec,even wings came lil blurred but happy to click this beauty.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/3000 || ISO 2000 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Chidiya Tapu, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India.

Brahminy Kite Flying

i was on spiritual tour with family in November 2015.on 21/11/15 we check out from Dwarka n on the way to Beyt Dwarka.before we reach there our guide take us a small temple related to gopis around at 10am.it was beautiful place with small temple beside small lake.
As i was with my bazooka,we were just reach near lake n one raptor was flying toward us.i was ready to focus but due to tree failed to focus.most of shots were out of focus n lost the close n good shot.i was still waiting for it n luckily it came again n clicked but got only one shot.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/5000 || ISO 1000 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Gopi Lake, Dwarka, Gujarat.

Western Reef Egret (White Morph) With Fish

Since i had started my wild life photography,i think,i was giving less time to my family for outing.so decided to go at beach with family on 31/05/16 at udvada beach.we reached there around at 5.30pm,did some family portrait.i was not expecting birds but started searching n luckily found Western Reef Egret White Morph and intermediate Morph.clicked some good shots.
Sun was near to set so return where my family was playing in sand n water.while i was just near to my family,seen Western Reef Egret were like playing n clicked some shots around at 6.19pm.enjoyed sunset moments there.
Transferred my photos on 02/06/16 when i reached my home Surat in night.i was looking all photos as n shocked coz it was Western Reef Egret (White Morph) With Fish,its not a sharp photo but i liked much.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/2000 || ISO 1600 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Udvada Beach,Valsad, Gujarat.

Belly Dancer - Indian Robin

After entering in Photography,my biological clocks wakes me up as early as possible for photography otherwise mostly i wake up around 9am.
i was on family vacation since 30/5/16 to 02/06/16 at my birth town udvada.mostly i spent more than 7days in vacation time.we reached there at 4.30pm n as usual pick my camera tripod n water bottle went there till good sunlight came.
it was a cordoned area of 1 acre where i have planned to make a birding spot.credit to my father who give permission for it.everyday morning and evening i spent time there.i had observed Coppersmith Barbet, Drongo,Large-billed Crow, Common Woodshrike, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Small Minivet,Pale-billed Flowerpecker,Thick-billed Flowepecker, Shikra, Cattle Egret, Indian Golden Oriole, White-breasted Kingfisher, Water Hen, Scaly-breasted Munia, Purple Sunbird, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Jungle Babbler, Indian Paradise Flycatcher etc
My target was taking flying shot from front of Indian Paradise Flycatcher so as usual i wake up around 6.45am on 01/06/16 and reached around at 7.05am my regular spot where i sit.taken good shot of Indian Paradise Flycatcher waiting for him to again as it came back again after 1hour. i was looking here n there where i had planted some fruit plants for birds,my camera was on tripod.after 1hour one Indian robin male came n give superb shot with beautiful background.even i had captured a video of it.i think these pair was fearless so coming close to me.within 10-15min one male came just 20ft away from me on ground as i ha avoided 1st as bird was down from angle of camera but sudden it started like belly dancing n without taking delay sudden moved my tripod towards this dancer n started clicking,captured best moment till now.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1500 || ISO 800 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Udvada,Valsad, Gujarat.

Short-eared Owl

A long story posted in Saker Falcon Flying Shot , we had clicked Saker falcon,Peregrine Falcon and other birds in Little Rann of Kutch.we were in the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary around at 3.30pm.our guide Becharbhai have good experience of more than 6yrs in this field so he knew the locations.so search begins since entrance but we cudnt find anything.So Becharbhai increased the speed upto 50kmph.
After drive of 2-5km,he slow down the jeep n entered at a speed of 5kmph in bushes.very slowly he told us to see right side n u see the Short-eared Owl.even he told that he drives very slowly n stop n drive again.at a point he stopped the jeep n we were looking in bushes but cudnt sight the Short-eared Owl.finally we had seen it,it look very terrible.clicked some shots but it was sitting in shadow so increased iso upto 3200 then get good shot n clicked video too.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 3200 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

Find the owl if u can