In a tight turn

Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis in flight..
Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis in flight..

Green bee-eater is a very agile flyer, unless gliding it is very hard to capture them sharp details. Took about 45 mins and 200 shots to get this one…

European Roller

European Roller
European Roller

European Roller, Coracias garrulus is a long distance migrant and at times a few straggler can even reach up to Nagpur. This individual was however taken on our recent trip to Kutch, Gujarat.

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by Ron Garan, Satoshi Furukawa and the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011

Long-legged Buzzard

Long-legged Buzzard - take off
Long-legged Buzzard - take off

The “Houbara” twitch

Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)
Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)

Twitch: a British term used to mean “the pursuit of a previously-located rare bird.”

Wikipedia

During our previous visit to Kutch, Gujarat, we had manage to photograph almost all the major bird species, however, the Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) had eluded us. Yes, we had managed to get a sighting but I was not happy with the quality of pictures that we had… Continue reading for details and 4 more pictures