For my christmas break I took a short trip to Dandeli where apart from Photography I did some white water Rafting in the river Kali.We stayed at OMH(Old Magazine House).Over 35 species of birds can easily be photographed here. At OMH one just sits all day under the tree to photograph birds that are not so easy to photograph.These birds come to drink water from the clay bird baths which were put by foreigners oh so long ago.The birds here are so used to bird photographers that they are completely accustomed to the shutter sound.
Dandeli is a town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in the Western Ghats region in North Karnataka.Dandeli is a natural habitat for wildlife, including tigers, leopards, black panthers, elephants, gaur, deer, antelopes, and bears.It is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Karnatakaand was designated as a tiger reserve in 2007.The jungle is also home to several varieties of reptiles and almost 300 varieties of birds.
Birds I Saw:
Puff-Throated Babbler
Orange Headed Thrush
Brown -cheeked Fulvetta
Flame Throated Bulbul
White-Rumped Shama
Indian Blackbird Female
Indian Blackbird Male
Emerald Dove
Flock of Oriental White Eye On Bird Bath (Dark fronted Babbler on perch)
We started the full day trip to Ranthambore with a bang, within the first hour we were greeted by Noor (T39).We had the pleasure of photographing her for a long time as the tigress is rather bold. After Noor receded into a water hole far away we came across the pug marks of a tiger cub. We followed the pug marks to find T60 and three cubs sitting in shade a few feet away from the road. Very soon they crossed the road and went into shrubs to further cool down. The images below are of Noor, T60 and T60's cubs. Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 T60 and cubs T60 and cubs Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 Noor T39 T60 Cubs
The weekend before school started my father and I visited a bird hide close to Bangalore which has a wide variety of birds and reptiles. The hide is close to my house and hardly took an hour and a half to reach. The hide is on barren land, a part of which was converted by the owner into the hide.This sort of photography was a new and interesting experience for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We saw over fifteen species of birds in the two and a half hours we spent over there. The area around the hide has a rain fed river because of which birds like the Jerdon's Leafbird and the Coppersmith Barbet visit the hide. The hide allowed me to practice my photography skills in a controlled environment. Yellow-Billed Babbler White-browed bulbul Indian Chameleon Spotted Dove Coppersmith Barbet Jerdon's Leafbird
The images below are of Noor (T39) dragging her kill and then sitting in water. We had seen Noor stalk Gaur on the first day and even had seen her try and make a kill on the second day morning. However, it was around 12 when she succeeded and dragged her kill across a river bed and into a small water hole.
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