Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> As story posted in <a href="http://www.yugworld.net/2016/07/the-train.html#.V5-ENUc9IqI">The Train</a> i was at Vansda National Park for Virenbhai's wish to click Malabar Trogon on 13/06/16.after lunch we again gone for birding at the site where we had sighted common hawk cuckoo pair.<br /> we were searching them but unable to sight.so we decided to return home and on the way to exit to park.sudden we saw a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo beside the road n very carefully drive car near to it.before it noticed us,i had quickly focused n clicked few shots.here is the result.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFzSpcCdhSeTfdWiyMnaz8_nSw-V-SvrDffMXBZl1GafnWwGT7O0rSim12yy-dOsufCWHSPqIfVk4KQjbZmMTsxYPgjhCNU-TCb2BHdoRUUWMa3VdgHi6u8SJuiRcfw4gYKNxJck3P2UJ/s1600/Greater+Racket-tailed+Drongo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFzSpcCdhSeTfdWiyMnaz8_nSw-V-SvrDffMXBZl1GafnWwGT7O0rSim12yy-dOsufCWHSPqIfVk4KQjbZmMTsxYPgjhCNU-TCb2BHdoRUUWMa3VdgHi6u8SJuiRcfw4gYKNxJck3P2UJ/s640/Greater+Racket-tailed+Drongo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Aperture-Priority AE Mode<br /> f /8 || Shutter speed 1/250 || ISO 400 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k<br /> Vansda Natioanl Park, Navsari,Gujarat<br /> <br /> <span style="color: red;"><b>Request :-</b></span><br /> Please, please do not litter at any hill station or any other tourist place. Carry an extra bag and keep empty wrappers of food articles and other garbage in it. Empty it in garbage bins available en-route. </div>

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

As story posted in The Train i was at Vansda National Park for Virenbhai's wish to click Malabar Trogon on 13/06/16.after lunch we aga...

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White-bellied Drongo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> While we were 2-5 km away from Zarwani Waterfall as i had mentioned that stopped my car for Minivet. i saw a very tiny bird jumping on branches of tree from far n thought for Woodpecker.i was right when i clicked 1st shot,it was a Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker.<br /> After taking good shots of woodpecker,seen drongo like bird n focus,luckily it was a White-bellied Drongo.While i was ready to click after focus,sudden it jump down n got this beauty.<br /> size : 24cm<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqEPwtOC0zH9CxUuZCzLH8ZuCUs2U4WjpXr_108HOxw63qse4Hyez9V1YRiimTiWoa14Ia5kYE7IKi937l1HLKxFxMWymReoXTkGbpQzwmPYJVbVx2bSM302ihrymMfZB1PF7IMX5TQti/s1600/White-Bellied+Drongo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqEPwtOC0zH9CxUuZCzLH8ZuCUs2U4WjpXr_108HOxw63qse4Hyez9V1YRiimTiWoa14Ia5kYE7IKi937l1HLKxFxMWymReoXTkGbpQzwmPYJVbVx2bSM302ihrymMfZB1PF7IMX5TQti/s640/White-Bellied+Drongo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Manual Exposure Mode<br /> f /9 || Shutter speed 1000 || ISO 400 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k || Exposure Compensation -1/3<br /> Zarwani , Narmada, Gujarat</div>

White-bellied Drongo

While we were 2-5 km away from Zarwani Waterfall as i had mentioned that stopped my car for Minivet. i saw a very tiny bird jumping on br...

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Ashy Drongo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> i was lucky to frame Grey Junglefawl on 21/02/16 at Vansda National Park with Pro.Pravinbhai,Virenbhai & Dr.Pragnesh.we moved inside after driving of 500+mtr ,we stopped at Palash tree also known as Flame of the forest as noticed many birds over it.<br /> We came out from Car n find Golden-fronted Leafbird,Purple Sunbird,Black-hooded Oriole & Greater Racket-tailed Drongo. we tried to frame but they fly away.we moved at other side as Greater Racket-tailed Drongo.After Hide n seek of 15min we again came at that tree where it was first sighted.<br /> Pravinbhai told us to hear calling of  Plum-headed Parakeet n we sighted.while we were clicking sudden a Black Drongo came n sit just above us.as usual myself avoid to click as its common but Pravinbhai told to see eye colour if its red then its an Ashy Drongo,so clicked 2-3 shots then it fly away.even we moved ahead.when i transferred all pics to computer<span data-offset-key="2ncaf-0-0"><span data-text="true">, when i reached home in night </span></span> n seen this pic,its wow moment coz Ashy Drongo.<br /> so this pic is dedicated to prof.Pravinbhai.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImMnaUT2j6-u4TYt5GBxTPwrKerwvlxMtA8AStR6XKS0r92Erz_0-GUPOerHCDdmuD3oOcGKZGr08htOKynC9y_NvY8gDFv-pml_COA_N57UA0Px9h-zckBjD7SYtpBkFmsRMynxMqlkg/s1600/Ashy+Drongo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImMnaUT2j6-u4TYt5GBxTPwrKerwvlxMtA8AStR6XKS0r92Erz_0-GUPOerHCDdmuD3oOcGKZGr08htOKynC9y_NvY8gDFv-pml_COA_N57UA0Px9h-zckBjD7SYtpBkFmsRMynxMqlkg/s640/Ashy+Drongo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Manual Mode<br /> f /10 || Shutter speed 1/400 || ISO 800 || 600mm || White Balance : 5200k<br /> Vansda National Park,Navsari, Gujarat.</div>

Ashy Drongo

i was lucky to frame Grey Junglefawl on 21/02/16 at Vansda National Park with Pro.Pravinbhai,Virenbhai & Dr.Pragnesh.we moved inside af...

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