Rufous-tailed Lark

When we feel season of winter started,we avoid to wake up early.where as birders thought for winter birds and do early morning birding.it was morning of 28 September 2015.i was ready to explore new area in Surat outskirt and went there at 7am after drive of 20km.
i saw everywhere green and yellow flowers.i had clicked European Roller, Black-winged Kite,Eurasain Marsh Harrier and Rufous-tailed Lark.i'm sharing photo of Rufous-tailed Lark coz it has a pleasant and original background.

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Canon 600D
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/320 || ISO 400 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Surat,Gujarat.

Shikra with a Crest

On 27/11/17 my best friend Viren came to Surat for birding and we went with Prof.P C Patel at a place where Amur Falcon sighted by him.we were there till 10am and sighted Common Kestrel,Indian Roller,Pallid Harrier,Black Kite etc bird and we left from there towards my favorite birding spot.
Before we reached there,i told Viru go another place where Amur Falcon cud be sighted so Viru told to go and sighted Short-toed Snake Eagle,Greater Spotted Eagle etc.its 10.45am and light going harsh n harsh so thought to return.but i told him,why not we go till road end and i driven till dead end.
Before we reach end dead end,told to return so turn my cheetah.while i press my leg on accelerator,viru told ...stop stop.something is on my right side.so turn my cheetah towards it.it gave lots time to frame and got succeed with totally blurred background.

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Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 640 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Surat,Gujarat.

Ruddy Turnstone (Breeding Plumage) with Video

As a story posted White-rumped Vulture(Juvenile) we reached at Bhuj and did some shopping then took dinner there n went our destination,reached around at 11pm.did check in,get fresh n then thought for sleep as we have to wake up at 5am but did chitchat and finally sleep around at 1am.
Even though we wake up around at 5am n get ready to go,waiting for our friend Dilipsinh as he was coming from Mundra.he came around at 6.30am n we were on the way for Mission Waders of Mandvi beach.
within 30min we reached there,virenbhai parked car n all ready for go inside the beach.we had walked 1+km for our mission n seen many beauties there,it was pleasant feeling to see breeding plumages with greater flamingos.we walked further inside n after reaching the sea, Dilipsinh started crawl,so Pankaj n Hiren also did same.i feel lil awkward as didn't do crawl in sand plus sea water, even fear to enter dust n water inside the lens but for good photos i have to do.so even started same.at first clicked sand plover and grey plover,the result was extraordinary and unbelievable.
my self n Hiren was crawling at lil away from Pankaj n Dilipsinh and sudden seen Ruddy Turnstone.i had started crawl towards it n result is here.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/6000 || ISO 1600 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight
Mandvi Beach, Kutch,Gujarat.

Video of Ruddy Turnstone (Breeding Plumage)

Indian Roller

Many friends from my birding group had visited Khajod, near Surat,Gujarat.we called them LRK of Surat coz many raptors sighted there due to dumping site of solid waste from surat city. i had a wish to go there but didn't get chance since long time.one day my friend Parag Kuberkar told me to go there and a day finalized for 26/2/16.
Around 7am,wake up and got ready to go but it was very foggy morning so i called Paragbhai and told for delay.Around 8am i had Started driving in foggy morning at speed of 5-10km,finally i had reached at our meeting point around at 8.40am,Parked my car and went on Activa of Paragbhai.he told me to go for just see location as too much fog,so we went there but didn't sighted any bird.even if we sighted then photo must be not up to my mark.
after 30-40min of driving we returned and went to Paragbhai's home,we have a coffee and talked regarding photoshop,camera setting which i know.
Around 10.30am i left from there to return my home coz Paragbhai have to go office,while i reached at my car, thought to go again at dumping site but at first i went at Khajod water tank area,during driving there was lil fog but when i reached there the visibility increased to 60%. clicked some photos near ground area for testing n time pass. at 11am as sunlight was enough so entered in dumping site.after drive of 2km inside the area,i saw an indian Roller sitting just close to road n cudn't stop myself to click it.here is result

you can see my car in indian Roller's eye.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /11 || Shutter speed 1/320 || ISO 100 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k
Surat outskirt, Gujarat.

Greater Flamingos

i had a wishlist of bird since many times and Sirkeer Malkoha is one of them.got news of it and easily photographed at Nal Sarovar outskirt so made a plan to go there on 28/06/17.
Successfully got good shots and then went to another wetland for other birds but didn't got any new n good shot so we were returning from there in noon.sudden we saw,folks of  Greater Flamingos were playing with each other and cudn't resist myself so clicked few shots in hurry n from far.here is one of them.

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Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /11 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 1000 || 600mm
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat

Lesser Flamingos' Matting Dance

On 12th April'15 i got news from one of friend that Lesser Flamingos had arrived in our city so made a plan to go there at 8am.
So everything was ready but didn't know the exact location so i reached 8.30am and seen Lesser Flamingos first time in my life.they were flying here n there and then they fly away to another location but thought to come again.
Parked my car n walked towards these pink beauties.after walking of 50+mtr,i realized the mud as its river bank area and just 5-6km away from sea and sea water of high tide was still there in some parts.so very carefully managed to get closure to them and reached at a point from there i cant go inside so stopped and sit there.
after a wait of 40min they comes again one by one.watching them this happening was mind blowing.as they were far away from me.After 10min i saw a 10+ flamingo made a group and doing like catwalk.it was hilarious moment coz that was a matting display.
photo was not of good quality due to clouds and dirty water behind of it.

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Canon 600D
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /18 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 800 || 600mm
Surat, Gujarat

Love and Affection

i was at Sasan Gir, Gujarat with my friends on a 4days trip and on 7th May,it was a 3rd day.we did morning safari of 6am to 9am and did birding.
we returned at our resort around at 10am and we have time till 3pm so thought what to do.Pankaj told for to go Devaliya Park and went there.
we were there specially for Vulture but cudn't get good shot even after sighting of it.we stopped at a point where group of sub adult lion, lioness were sitting and lucky to click mind blowing frame.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Manual Mode
f /5.6 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 1600 || 150mm || White Balance : Daylight
Devaliya,Junagadh, Gujarat

Malabar Trogon (male)

Malabar Trogon(male) is my all time favorite bird and during summer they sighted in Vansda National Park so Again i was there at Vansda National Park on 13/05/16 with my friend Hiren Joshi for Malabar Trogon as last year seen this beauty there.we decided to go in evening session so entered after 2.30pm,clicked some rhesus monkey and then went directly towards  new watch tower for woodpeckers but it was very hot and humid so we found no bird activity.
we sit there n were talking with guard who was there n waited for call but till 5pm we didn't hear any sound except Vigor's Sunbird near us.we clicked some shots & in between i'm suffering from severe headache as i forget to take painkiller,surrounding temperature was aprox 40 degree with 60+% humidity, i was wet due to perspiration.so removed my shirt,even my vest was wet but feeling lil chil when wind came.around 5pm we hear a calling of Grey Junglefawl so we went in our car towards call cause i'm much exhausted and need AC.
After a drive of 700+mtr sudden i sighted this beauty and we stopped.clicked a record shot,i came out for my shot but they fly away,they were 2 male n 2 female.with headache,i walked 500+mtr to click my 1st sexiest encounter with Malabar Trogon (Male).lil bit succeed but due to handheld image was not upto my mark.still i'm so much happy to frame clean shot of Malabar Trogon (Male) at Vansda National Park.

Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperuture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/350 || ISO 800 || 600mm || White Balance :Daylight
Vansda National Park, Navsari, Gujarat