The Lines

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Since Long time,i has a dram to frame Lion on a Railway track and thought to fulfill this wish During my Sasan Trip in May 2017.Mostly it depends on luck coz lion mostly not cross its territory or if they try to do,their tracker not to do them.<br /> we Started our Morning safari at its time and searching birds as well as leopard and lion.it was lil foggy morning and we sighted Spotted owlet,Tickell's blue Flycatcher,Yellow-crowned Woodpecker.Then we moved inside and clicked Male Spotted Deer and later Sambar Deer. while we moved further inside on our root,we sighted groups of Sub Adult Lion and Liones,clicked some shots and moved towards railway line for my desire shot.Before we reach ther,i sighted Jungle Nightjar and clicked good shots.<br /> After giving 2min,we rushed at railway crossing and dont know what our sixth sense worked but one of gypsy covered whole road and we missed my dream shot.so we forced our gypsy driver to drive and that narrow minded driver,driven his gypsy lil aside.while we reach over track,Lion crossed and walking beside the track.i missed shot.most worst thing was in that gypsy,no one had camera...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDyoWDXSZPum7e8iwB9E65T41lRcQuPRcmkLRAl0L9dG2kqx5auwuYFn-Q1bfpEfxLS5p9NH3v0ZYUdp9EgTJfbGL-rrRzd_RCfuVSTymXI_rJYr_DqHV6VbWkFHkEC4mw4ieAPbQEs9R/s1600/The+Lines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDyoWDXSZPum7e8iwB9E65T41lRcQuPRcmkLRAl0L9dG2kqx5auwuYFn-Q1bfpEfxLS5p9NH3v0ZYUdp9EgTJfbGL-rrRzd_RCfuVSTymXI_rJYr_DqHV6VbWkFHkEC4mw4ieAPbQEs9R/s640/The+Lines.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Manual Mode<br /> f /5.6 || Shutter speed 1/2000 || ISO 1600 || 600mm || White Balance : Daylight<br /> Gir Forest National Park,Junagadh, Gujarat</div>

The Lines

Since Long time,i has a dram to frame Lion on a Railway track and thought to fulfill this wish During my Sasan Trip in May 2017.Mostly it d...

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Lesser Flamingo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> It was a Long awaited trip for Breeding Plumage at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary on 14/04/16,story posted at <a href="http://www.yugworld.net/2016/04/black-tailed-godwit-breeding-plumage.html#.V48Kb0c9IqJ"> Black-tailed Godwit</a>.we reached there around 6.30am and entered in the lake with our all time guide Akbar and Latif.it was pleasant feeling in the early morning to see sunrise and birds all around with their chirping..<br /> We had started clicking birds since starting of our journey,but i was clicking only breeding plumages.we had target to finish our morning session at 11am as sun goes up and temperature raised upto 42 degree Celsius.Pankaj told to look in groups of Tern to find White-winged Tern but we didnt find it and decided to go towards area of Pratincoles sighted.<br /> While we were going there,we saw groups of Flamingos with red-pinkish color.at 1st i had avoided to click them as i had clicked those in Surat and image got published in Divya Bhaskar. but thought that Pankaj is in wildlife before i entered and he had also clicks,even though he is clicking than why i can't so clicked few images.here is one of best from them.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1FT1_ToHW8oE6inRfskVuIEkkVE5aLMEZMoI_QT5evQvhjIbMwkJDA-mA3u_BvUsJDQNuc6tDHqzrgRwvlzygcDJv13bZIcAt9Y1IeEnYz0BPMl72UTARnZKp4C8wtvqLyv9D7cBfTOH/s1600/Lesser+Flamingo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1FT1_ToHW8oE6inRfskVuIEkkVE5aLMEZMoI_QT5evQvhjIbMwkJDA-mA3u_BvUsJDQNuc6tDHqzrgRwvlzygcDJv13bZIcAt9Y1IeEnYz0BPMl72UTARnZKp4C8wtvqLyv9D7cBfTOH/s640/Lesser+Flamingo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Manual Mode<br /> f /13 || Shutter speed 1/1000 || ISO 1000 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k<br /> Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Ahmadabad,Gujarat </div>

Lesser Flamingo

It was a Long awaited trip for Breeding Plumage at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary on 14/04/16,story posted at Black-tailed Godwit .we reached...

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Sri Lankan Junglefowl

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> As Sri Lankan Junglefowl was wish list and long story posted in my article <a href="http://www.yugworld.net/2018/05/sri-lankan-junglefowl-mobile-click.html#.WxjNNyC-mM8">Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Mobile Click)</a> . we entered in Sinharaja.After Trekking 1+km and we were walking on plain area and sudden hear a call of wish list bird,i asked our guide and he told us,we have to cross river.we told no problem.<br /> at 1st we reached near lil river type body and small stones were in there.1st thought to shoot video in mobile but left idea coz have step carefully on stone.after crossing,we have to climb and it was 6ft + but we managed it by climb with holding the roots of large tree,we were wet by perspiration.This small River is a border of Rain Forest.We were on the walk way toward lodge and its Martin's Lodge  and we saw Junglefowl but didn't got good shot.guide told to walk ahead and you must take a good shot at one farmer's backyard.<br /> We walked for more and i was so happy to see it very closely,then took many photos but as i was very close and limitation of my lens,unable to frame whole Junglefowl.sharing extreme close up.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBMSvDTViwB3aAK4hc8CyABbLzj1P1G0WS4sxTvFvelz64oCauVVSSdUtjVJIiNMUAVwDEZb05r-S0Y7GzjKv9z5sqNwwBT9GcJZHe9Gf3Zx6ia8f5o0j6I7pxgXt5Zn56sta1ZPphAxn/s1600/SriLankan+Junglefowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBMSvDTViwB3aAK4hc8CyABbLzj1P1G0WS4sxTvFvelz64oCauVVSSdUtjVJIiNMUAVwDEZb05r-S0Y7GzjKv9z5sqNwwBT9GcJZHe9Gf3Zx6ia8f5o0j6I7pxgXt5Zn56sta1ZPphAxn/s640/SriLankan+Junglefowl.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2 with Canon 100-400 is2<br /> Manual Mode<br /> f /7.1 || Shutter speed 1/640 || ISO 2000 || 400mm || <br /> Sinharaja Rain Forest, Sri Lanka</div>

Sri Lankan Junglefowl

As Sri Lankan Junglefowl was wish list and long story posted in my article Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Mobile Click) . we entered in Sinharaja....

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Happy World Environment Day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Happy World Environment Day is celebrated on every 5th June with yearly new Theme since 1974. Due to dirty politics in India, these all days' celebrations are useless till mass and forceful involvement and implementation not happen.<br /> Government spends lots money to makes advertisement for tree plantation and they cut large amount of old trees for sake of development.where will it goes.<br /> everyone know the importance of tree,no one mean.for example 10yrs before there were so many trees on each side of road but due to over population,there must be wider road and also require new houses so government cut the trees.its ok but make road with dividers and plants new tree which grows in large size after 4-5years but government beautify roads and cut for good shapes and plants flowers.so over all temperature raised due to break in ozone layer.<br /> There is a cycle and followed by each year by environment and this cycle main element are humans,birds,animals,insects,trees,water and air but humans played major role and imbalance comes in other elements.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8D8YIocyJe84y34ti8I2TKIC1nVKPhV_hSveRsJHuBXDGC_Ps7BS7i-ZYAHJTMUXVReGHQmZqEQ-EL8Nm10Ql3DEF6PcpqKZoAf-G6E8ZXm_M1Bj8j6q1fBq4qqluNahG_zEkeFfKT6x/s1600/Urbanization.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8D8YIocyJe84y34ti8I2TKIC1nVKPhV_hSveRsJHuBXDGC_Ps7BS7i-ZYAHJTMUXVReGHQmZqEQ-EL8Nm10Ql3DEF6PcpqKZoAf-G6E8ZXm_M1Bj8j6q1fBq4qqluNahG_zEkeFfKT6x/s640/Urbanization.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Aperture-Priority AE Mode<br /> f /6.3 || Shutter speed 1/320 Sec || ISO 200 || 250mm || <br /> Tena, Surat,Gujarat </div>

Happy World Environment Day

Happy World Environment Day is celebrated on every 5th June with yearly new Theme since 1974. Due to dirty politics in India, these all day...

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The Lighthouse island

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> After partially wet during Madu River Safari due to rain,we returned to our Hotel Earl's Reef,Beruwala.we get fresh and in our room and enjoyed delicious dinner.i sleep early due to i have to Sinharaja Rain Forest in mid night(3.30am).<br /> Got many new and endemic species from Sinharaja till noon,as i had decided to do whole day birding but much exhausted and there been 100% chances of rain in afternoon so returned from there to our hotel and reached around at 4pm.get fresh and decided to go at beach side withought DSLR but took it and enjoying beautiful scenery of evening from wooden bench.The orange-red-yellow colors are making painting over sky and purple colors started to appear.<br /> i saw a small boat going towards one small island where lighthouse was there and my mind thought for a frame of lighthouse.set dslr on bench and started experimenting and after 2 shot got desired shot. it was around 6.30pm<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfR1jX0VjYJCRtmggO7SZVsATBWXkfg1PgU4MhslG1gIbKn7pSwnwucbljzCcqXdNCb3rBLPLjQ9unH3rDOJJwJ9CEKZ91UyuhlSM5G-quPtO0m8Pa2tLtRKMtgbZVFnoJkC-BH7AbOkV_/s1600/LightHouse+island.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfR1jX0VjYJCRtmggO7SZVsATBWXkfg1PgU4MhslG1gIbKn7pSwnwucbljzCcqXdNCb3rBLPLjQ9unH3rDOJJwJ9CEKZ91UyuhlSM5G-quPtO0m8Pa2tLtRKMtgbZVFnoJkC-BH7AbOkV_/s640/LightHouse+island.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Aperture-Priority AE Mode<br /> f /20 || Shutter speed 4 Sec || ISO 100 || 110mm || <br /> Beruwala, Sri Lanka</div>

The Lighthouse island

After partially wet during Madu River Safari due to rain,we returned to our Hotel Earl's Reef,Beruwala.we get fresh and in our room and...

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Purple-faced Langur

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Black Monkey also known as The Purple-faced Langur is a monkey that is endemic to Sri Lanka. Living now predominantly in the hill country, numbers have become critically low, and they are listed among the 25 most endangered primates in the world. Purple-faced Langurs live in harems of 5 to 10 monkeys with one male, several females, and their offspring. Other animals trying to invade their territory will get an earful of loud barking calls.<br /> During Family trip of Sri Lanka,Madu river ride in boat was planned trip and have target to click it.even i asked to our boatman to give time for click,so boatman told that Black Monkey are very shy and usually hide themselves in leaf so bit difficult to sight but luckily we sighted alone and with baby too.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgFmhAT5aEMnXIl025mkA6xwyaIkvEN-S956w-SWfrkoHQ1PBKPm7OyXELUJKEXzA4hirP1tcP3MNf35Ld0IMZm4cMapwZiKcqJ6yQ2WaG-sozysNeR3Xrj8xnXOXhYuapN4M97fw2Efa/s1600/Black+Monkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgFmhAT5aEMnXIl025mkA6xwyaIkvEN-S956w-SWfrkoHQ1PBKPm7OyXELUJKEXzA4hirP1tcP3MNf35Ld0IMZm4cMapwZiKcqJ6yQ2WaG-sozysNeR3Xrj8xnXOXhYuapN4M97fw2Efa/s640/Black+Monkey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Aperture-Priority AE Mode<br /> f /8 || Shutter speed 1/500 || ISO 2000 || 255mm || <br /> Madu River,Southern Province  SriLanka<br /> <br /> Will Post video later</div>

Purple-faced Langur

Black Monkey also known as The Purple-faced Langur is a monkey that is endemic to Sri Lanka. Living now predominantly in the hill country...

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