Monthly Archives: November 2011

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…

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-27

  • @subtletea oh! This episode is one of the better ones #
  • @tuxmaniac The goal is just a pot of gold enjoy the rainbow!! #
  • @kushaldas don't you clean the sensor yourself? #
  • @ArunChitnis oh! Civilisation has just pasted a thin veneer on us. Underneath it we are all animals :-/ #
  • These photos were taken by Google Street View Cameras. Really. http://t.co/1HA30DOa Monkeys with cameras vs Monkeys with typewriters ;-) #fb #
  • So the free 3G ride on the #Kindle is over with the newer models…. Continue reading
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.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-20

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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

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06