Wednesday, February 21, 2018

White-naped Woodpecker Female Feeding

i was ready for flycatchers at Shoolpaneshwar even though my camera badly needs service.date was fixed as 27/01/18 and reach Viren's House for night stay around at 12.30am,where Pragnesh was already there.he came from silvasa.we had plan to sleep early to get up early in the morning but we were talking till 2.30am.
Although we get ready at 5am and all set,even Abhay came from his home n waiting for us.reached Netrang around at 6.30am and took tea break then started our journey towards sanctuary.i as searching for sunrise photo from hill area and little bit succeed.we reached at checkpost around at 7.30am and paid for car n camera fee.now we were in the wildlife sanctuary and searching was begins.we had sighted pair of grey wolf,buzzard in our journey before we stopped at our favorite spot where we always stop.
we were searching for flycatchers,sighted but not wish list bird so walked inside and sudden Pragnesh saw Woodpeckers ,all were there except me so i also reached there but it fly away.i just walk further away and sighted this beauty in pair.they were digging holes in tree to feed parasites.i was lucky to frame it.



Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 800 || 600mm || White Balance : Auto
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary,Narmada District, Gujarat

Monday, February 5, 2018

Black-winged Stilt Pair

Bilimora- Valsad Coastal highway is(now was coz acquired by prawn farm) heaven for birders during winter coz so many waders and other birds came there.
That time Bhavesh Shah was new joins in wildlife and he contacted me to go somewhere and post processing tips so i told him,i was at bilimora on 9th to 10th November'16 so if came there,i can guide.He came from Surat and reach by 7am and we reached there aprx 7.15am.
it was pleasant morning with chill and taken few morning shots of road and wetland,sudden see a Black-winged Stilt matting and cudn't resist myself to frame it.
low light shot but managed it with good lighting condition.


Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/250 || ISO 200 || 600mm || White Balance :Daylight
Bilimora-Valsad Coastal Highway, Gujarat

Friday, February 2, 2018

Happy Wetland Day

Happy Wetland Day

After servicing my lens,it lost sharpness and m worried so went at Tena wetland on 01/02/18 in noon.parked my car and took my tripod and mount camera.waiting for good shots for birds.clicked many birds with some water splash.
Around 4.45pm 10-15 Gull-billed Tern came and started flying over water then splash to drink it,ignored at 1st and watched the moment but cudnt resist myslef when they came again and clicked 5-10shots with trying make frame.
Here is one of them.


Exifs :
Canon 7D Mark2
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
f /8 || Shutter speed 1/3200 || ISO 800 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200K
Tena Wetland, Surat, Gujarat