Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Wrote a long long story of my 1st day trip and 1st encounter with Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher but i think more precious photographs so sharing lil words with this Photo.<br /> i wake up around 5.30am and Saswat knocked the door for wake up call,then Viren also wake up and we both ready till 6am coz Nandu told us to reach by 7am.around 6.15am we were on the way to Nandu's Sanctuary,it was 4-5km away from hotel.we saw a Yellow-wattled Lapwing and with morning light in rain drops looks beautiful and click few shots.500-700 mtr before Nandu's home,we saw groups of quail and thought for Yellow-legged Button quail so stop but they noticed us and run inside.finally we reached at 6.40am.<br /> After having tasty hot coffee made by his mother,we sit there at our place but today this beauty didn't come till 9.14am.enjoyed its 20sec presence.then we went for breakfast.during breakfast i asked for how many species, he sighted and Nandu told "more then 215 species" i was shocked and told you have to declared your property as <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nandu's+Sanctuary/@17.4456054,73.4198389,292m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3be9fd9ea2cd92ff:0xd949d74effb3a9a2!8m2!3d17.4459258!4d73.4213643">Nandu's Sanctuary</a>.we laughed...he told that he made but somehow deleted so i told that we again recreate it and dropped a pin on google map and created a location as Nandu's Sanctury<br /> Sudden in between we hear a noise of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher and rushed towards call come and i sighted so started clicking it with Viren,in between Pragnesh and Saswat were far away from us but i walked a little and called them.it was best photo of my trip coz i had clicked it in its habitat, not at hide.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM8ZwUS9pFDmpBCAuFxmF7XdTReW9Fl5W2WmEosYCvw7v8zzPA6pjWaGDtGlaHciHjc3Q4vyvnkZfjfKg5XqJktuN6JOSgNF1xyjfiK1fLVsjqpOViP_H3G8tiFpPrhmHdT23-3n_TCLD/s1600/Oriental+Dwarf+Kingfisher1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1228" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM8ZwUS9pFDmpBCAuFxmF7XdTReW9Fl5W2WmEosYCvw7v8zzPA6pjWaGDtGlaHciHjc3Q4vyvnkZfjfKg5XqJktuN6JOSgNF1xyjfiK1fLVsjqpOViP_H3G8tiFpPrhmHdT23-3n_TCLD/s640/Oriental+Dwarf+Kingfisher1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Manual Mode<br /> f /6.3 || Shutter speed 1/800 || ISO 3200 || 600mm || White Balance : Auto<br /> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nandu's+Sanctuary/@17.4456054,73.4198389,292m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3be9fd9ea2cd92ff:0xd949d74effb3a9a2!8m2!3d17.4459258!4d73.4213643">Nandu's Sanctuary</a> Chiplun,Maharstra </div>

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

Wrote a long long story of my 1st day trip and 1st encounter with Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher but i think more precious photographs so sharin...

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