Crested Hawk Eagle

it was 12/05/17 and i came from night shift and around 12pm i called my friend Hiren Joshi.i had told him some issue happened in Vansda Natinal Park in last week so we have to talk with RFO sir.Hiru replied me," doc currently where are you?", i told him, just came to Bilimora.then he asked me, he is free and he is at Anaval which is 20-30km away from Bilimora so we planned to go in noon to meet RFO Vansda National Park.
so i packed my camera,water then started drive at 2.30pn and reached Anaval at 3pm. Before we reach Vansda National Park, we stopped at one hotel coz we have to finalized that hotel for our event and discussed there till 4pm but still some issues remeain pending so i told,we should talk in evening after returning from Vansda National Park.
i had called RFO of Vansda National Park to meet and he give permission to meet in evening so we went at Vansda National Park but RFO sir was still in meeting Ahva.now what to do....so we both decided to enter in for birding,we paid fee and looking here n there for birds but nothing found till 1st watch tower.
while we reach 1st watch tower,Hiru show a Antelope n i saw a pair of junglefowl now we both confused...what to frame.i had decided to focus Antelope and Hiru decided to focus junglefowl but we both failed to frame it.Then we moved ahead in my cheetah and sudden we both saw some big bird close to road. i drive at a speed of 5-10km/h and we both tried to focus but failed then i reverse the car then focus n much excited coz it's a Crested Hawk Eagle.
Hiren asked to drive little ahead of it and opened sunroof,Hiren was looking from sunroof to set a angle and at a point he told to stop and we both clicked 5-10shots.then he fly just above us and went other side of road.same thing we did and clicked so many photos of it n a video.
here is best shot from them.

Exifs :
Manual Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1000Sec || ISO 640 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Vansda National Park, Navsari, Gujarat

Indian Golden Jackal

it was end of our 2nd day's evening safari and we were returning,but still we were looking for leopards for sighting.we told our gypsy driver to drive fast to go near by to ground level water tank coz wild animals mostly came there before sun set.
while we reach at one of ground level water tank,we had sighted Indian Golden Jackal and it was drinking water.it was great moment to watch such activity,we had clicked some shots.after drinking water,sudden it jump down to ground and started running towards us,might be it ignored us or whatever but we were lucky to frame straight body pose.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /5.6 || Shutter speed 1/1600 || ISO 2000 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary,Junagadh, Gujarat

Peacock with Golden Feather

As long story posted in Brown Fish Owl , we had clicked it then went to Amber farm, sasan for stay.then we had did 6am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm safari in sasan for 2 consecutive day.all day we sighted lions and birds but we were expecting leopard but bad luck for us.
on 08/05/17 we decided to go early and though we reach there at 6am and started safari at 6.20am.while we entered,faced fog and unable to see beyond 25mtr so thought for bad luck again coz fog was every where.we can see sun clear but looks like a moon.
After drive of 30+min,sudden i asked to our gypsy driver to stop and reverse it very slowly then asked to stop.i told my friends to focus and click a Indian peafowl.it was sitting on a dried and broken tree with spreading of its feather.due to fog and against light,clicked 2 shot in hurry then i took vertical shot.while i go to change the direction of camera,feather went in original position.i thought,i was lucky to frame my dream shot.when i see in my camera's display,it was over exposed but tried hard to recover details.even frame was full of surrounding dried tree branches and distracting whole frame so blurred at some level to looks better.whole procedure took approx 2hour.
here is the result

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /5.6 || Shutter speed 1/750 || ISO 2000 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary,Junagadh, Gujarat

Brown Fish Owl

Me and my close friends went so many places in Gujarat and don't know why many people are telling indirectly that, we are running for bird count.yes we run behind every new species,its not for us but its for Gujarat coz in past there were on paper record but no one have photos of all species, our moto is to make large photographic bird database for birds sighted only in Gujarat and nearby Union Territory in Gujarat.
i had seen Brown Fish Owl in our website http://www.birdsofgujarat.co.in/ , uploaded by Dr.Gaurang Bagda, who is a Physician and tried to contact him on Facebook but his friend list was 5k so i cant send fb request.(even i too reached at this 5k fb friend list but realize that many had sent fb request to obtain "likes" so now removing them and reache at 2.2k...lol)
we had made a trip to Sasan Gir wildlife sanctuary for birds and lion.one day i messaged in my group for wish list birds and one of my friend Abhay wrote for "Brown Fish Owl".so i replied, i will try for you.
Again i tried to sent FB Request to Dr.Gaurang and luckily it sent....then he accepted it.while i got message of it,i sent a long message for "Brown Fish Owl" as he know me coz me and Pankaj had uploaded many birds of his as he is much busy person.so he replied that he will try to fulfill our wish list.i called Pankaj and told that talk with Dr.Gaurang regarding Brown Fish Owl as he told.
Pankaj talked with Dr.Gaurang and asked to come aprx at 3pm so we can find this beauty.now we have to plan for reach timely at Junagadh around at 3pm.so made a plan to drive from Surat around at 5am and reach at ahmedabad at 10am then we reach junagadh at 3pm,and everyone was ready.
On 3/5/17 i came from night shift and think for good sleep on 4/5/17 but dont know what happened,didnt took a sleep of 1minut so at 1am,i wrote a message in our whatsapp group for sasan trip...come as early... Abhay was also awake so told to go at Viren's home to start journey early as they had decided to drive at 3.30am.Abhay went at Viru's Home and Viru was also waiting of Abhay and Hiren.Viru called Hiren and surprisingly, Hiren was also awake we all were like owl,might be due to excitement of our trip.
They went to DK(Dharmesh kadiwal)'s home to pick him and 4.30am at my home.we were on the way to Ahmedabad to pick Pankaj.we reached at 9.45 am and Pankaj came at Ringroad of ahmedbad,now e were on the way to Junagadh.we had took our lunch at limdi and started our journey again.due to traffic we reach junagadh at 3.30am.Gaurangbhai wa waiting for us at entrance of sanctuary since 3pm and we reached at 4pm,we all met him face to face 1st time then we were on the way to hill for "Brown Fish Owl".
As Gaurangbhai knew the place,we parked the car after drive of 20min and now we have to walk aprx 1+km in between small to large stones with careful walk.temperature was about 42+c and humidity was high so everyone were soaked in perspiration was it was for wish list so we all ignored(except Pankaj and Gaurangbhai have clicks)
After walking of 20+min Gaurangbhai told us to walk very carefully as we were in the area of "Brown Fish Owl" but our bad luck,it was not there so we walk ahead for 200+mtr and it fly away.now we had divided in group of 3 and walk for 300+mtr but we unable to locate this beauty.Abhay was with me and we see on each other with sad face coz we have to return.Gaurangbhai didnt lose hope for sighting and luckily he sighted with Pankaj,he waved his hand to walk fast and we had clicked this beauty for 10minutes.i saw towards Abahy and he was smiling coz it was his desired wish list,he had clicked only 5+ shot coz he just wanna see live and enjoyed it live.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1600 || ISO 2000 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary,Junagadh, Gujarat

Little Stint Fight

Pariyej/Pariej Lake is a good place for waders so i was again there with my friend Dr.Pragnesh, story posted in White Stork & Painted Stork.
As we were waiting for Small Particole as my friend Dr.Bhavesh Mengar told us since 1pm.we sit at a little dry area just beside the lake.we had waited n waited but got only flying shot of me.Mengi told us,group of small pratincole came this place and we will get closure shots.
around at 2.10pm i saw 2 Little Stint were flying near by me and focus for time pass and clicked in burst mode.all 11 pics were in focus and when i saw in my camera's display and realize that one Little Stint was attacking another Little Stint.
here is one of best shot from those pics.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Exposure Mode
f /11 || Shutter speed 1/1250 || ISO 800 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Pariej Lake outskirt, Anand, Gujarat

Red-necked Falcon with Kill

Tring-Tring...
it was a call from my friend Pragnesh,picked a phone."m coming to Surat on midnight of 12/03/17 and get ready for this Sunday as we had went last year of Holi",i replied...yaar i have to go hospital in noon so not possible for long distance and our near by wetland was also dry so...where to go???
He replied find place nearby and we.i called my close friend Viren and he told me to come Surat for Pragnesh.
i messaged this to Pragnesh but he told "you have to come with me,we shud return till 12pm"so i replied "yes"
i was ready around at 6.30am and went to pick Pragnesh.Viru was coming from Bardoli and he reached our desured Destination around at 7.20am but we are on the way so asked him to go inside n do birding.
we reached there around at 7.35am nd going slowly at speed of 5-10kmph and sudden break my cheetah.i had sighted Red-necked Falcon with kill and asked Pragnesh to click.my camera was in the bag coz thought for Red Munia only and didn't want to click them.
After clicking 3-4 shots by Pragnesh,i told him to hold on for ready my camera from my backpack.i also clicked 3-4shots and Viren came from our front side,i waved my hand and he stopped his elantra and showed this beauty.
we were must be at a distance of  50+mtr and decided to go near without disturbing falcon so make a distance of  40-50mtr and enjoyed watching it and also click again some moments.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/500 || ISO 100 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Surat outskirt, Gujarat

indian Peafowl

While we were returning from our trip to Nal Sarovar - LRK - Nal Sarovar,we were so happy coz we had clicked so many species and rarity too.sudden seen groups of indian Peafowl just beside the road n we reverse the car but not at they were.we stopped little bit ahead of them,thought to come by walking.we were right.
Clicked 5-6 photos in golden light of sunset.here is one of them.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /16 || Shutter speed 1/250 || ISO 2000 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat.