Painted Stork Family

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Painted Storks

A family of painted storks in their nest atop a tree. The adult is feeding the young juviniles who are yet not able to leave their nest. Photographed in the wetlands of the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, North India.

Asian Openbill perched on a Tree Trunk

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Asian Openbill Stork

The Asian Openbill is a large wading bird in the stork family and is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. The most distinctive feature of this bird is the gap between the arched upper mandible and the curved lower mandible of the beak. It is mainly found in inland wetlands like Bharatpur. This photograph was shot in the wetlands of the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary .

Red Jungle Fowl

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Red Jungle Fowl in Kaziranga

Though widespread in Northeast India, this ancestor of the domestic chicken is a very elusive and shy bird. Whereas, we spotted a number of them fleetingly, it was with great difficulty that one managed some shots of this one.  Kaziranga National Park, India.

Scientific Name : Gallus gallus

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Owl in a tree

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Spotted Owlet resting in the day in a tree hole. This is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks. Photo shot in the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in India.

Scientic Name : Athene brama

Crested Caracara

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Though classified as a falcon, the Crested Caracara is often considered a scavenger . It inhabits most of South America and eats almost anything from insects, fish, baby caiman to carrion. They are often seen in the company of vultures competing with them for food. This photograph was shot in the state of Mato Grosso on the Transpantaneira road.

Juvenile Bateleur

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Also known as the African Snake Eagle, the name ‘Bateleur’ comes from the French word for tight-rope walker, a reference to the side to side rocking of its wing tips that occurs during gliding. The adult bateleur is one of the most colorful birds of prey though the juvenile differs significantly from the adult having a brown plumage. It takes almost 8 years for the juvenile to develop the bright colors of the adult. The bird spends almost 80 percent of the day in flight covering upto 500 kilometers as it searches for food. Photographed this juvenile sitting atop a dead tree in the Serengeti National Park. June 27th, 2015. Nikon D750, 600mm, 1/1600s. f/10

Walking on water

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The Monela Lakes in the Arusha National Park are a great place to see birds, especially flamingos in East Tanzania. During July,August  thousands of flamingos can be seen in the Ngorongoro conservation area and Lake Manyara – however in both these places, the birds are at quite a distance. In Arusha park, we were able to get close to the flamingos. This is a shot of a flamingo landing. July 2nd, 2015. Nikon D750 , 500mm, ISO 250, 1/640s, f/13

African Sacred Ibis

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Found in marshy wetlands and mud flats both inland and on the coast of Sub-Saharan Africa. Photographed in Lake Manayara, Tanzania.  July 2015. Nikon D750 , 1/500s, f/11

Red-and-yellow Barbet

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This distinctly coloured bird is commonly found in the open savannah of the Serengeti and particularly in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Spotted this one on the edge of the Olduvai Gorge. July 2015

Ruppel’s Glossy Starling

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Found in the grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs of Kenya and Tanzania, this is a large glossy starling with a graduated tail. Serengeti National Park. June 2015. Nikon D750, f/11, 1/250s