Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Baya, Baya weaver, Bird, finch, male, Nikon, Nikon D750, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, Weaver, Weaver bird, wings

Baya Weaver Male

The male bird, the master craftsman who builds a nest that can last a full season – upto 3 months for its usage and then abandoned for other birds like silverbill etc which use the abandoned nests. The whole activity of building the nests is to woo a mate. The nests are made of blades of grass that are bought and weaved together to make a looped attachment to a branch or a hanging cable, different chambers and a tube shaped entrance.  The weaver birds are also known to knot together the grass blades using their beak…at times even doing a reverse knot. To build a nest the bird makes on an average anything upwards of 500 trips.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, male, Nikon, Nikon D750, Oriental White eye, Purple rumped sunbird, sun, sunbird, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, white eye, wings

Purplerumped and Oriental White eye

Here you could see that the Oriental white eye is on the left and the sunbird male is on the right, both showing their back. The sunbird gets to move towards the white eye you can see the reaction of the whiteeye is to move back. This white eye is small (about 8–9 cm long) with yellowish olive upper parts, a white eye ring, yellow throat and vent. The belly is whitish grey but may have yellow in some subspecies. The sexes look similar. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. They are easily identified by the distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upper parts. The purple rumped sunbird is also a small about 8-10 cm long bird, roughly the size of a humming bird. These small birds are usually seen feeding on the nectar from flowers, using their curved bill / beak.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Kabini 0 comments tags: Alwan, Bangalore, Kabini, male, Mammal, Nikon, Nikon D750, Pool, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, tank, tiger, Tiggu, water, wild

Tiger, Nagarhole | Kabini

This tiger was hiding in the bushes in Nagarhole, Kabini. This fellow did not move out until later in the evening (around 6.20) as we had to exit the park by 6.30 PM. This is a high ISO – 3200 image on extreme low light. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and the national animal of India. There used to be a time when there was over 8 subspecies of tiger across the world but three of them are extinct. India houses more than half of the world tigers and the tigers found in India are called as the Royal Bengal Tiger.  They mainly feed on deer, Wild pigs, Bison. As an apex predator in their territory they are hunted for Body parts thereby they are listed as Endangered as per IUCN, mainly due to hunting and habitat loss.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Kabini 0 comments tags: Alwan, Backwater, Bangalore, Kabini, male, Mammal, Nikon, Nikon D750, Pool, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, tank, tiger, Tiggu, water, wild

Tiger by the pool

This tiger had come in for a dip in the pool in Nagarhole, Kabini. This was a male tiger which was known by the name Backwater Male. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and the national animal of India. There used to be a time when there was over 8 subspecies of tiger across the world but three of them are extinct. India houses more than half of the world tigers and the tigers found in India are called as the Royal Bengal Tiger. They mainly feed on deer, Wild pigs, Bison. As an apex predator in their territory they are hunted for Body parts thereby they are listed as Endangered as per IUCN, mainly due to hunting and habitat loss.
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May 28
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, Digitalfrescos, harrier, male, marsh harrier, Nikon, Nikon D750, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wild

Marsh male preening

Marsh male preening The marsh harriers are birds of prey of the harrier subfamily. They are medium-sized raptors and the largest and broadest-winged harriers. The harrier is seen here preening. It was indeed a wonderful time to spend the whole morning observing and documenting the specific individual. All actions including resting to hunting, feeding, Preening all recorded in one session was wonderful.
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