Shiva Shankar Photography

Lorikeet , Vernal Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus vernalis vernalis )

2012-02-04T21:18:00.001-08:00

Lorikeet , Vernal Hanging Parrot ( Loriculus vernalis vernalis )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Vernal Hanging Parrot /Loriculus vernalis vernalis/

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

2012-02-04T02:21:00.001-08:00

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker /Dendrocopos nanus

/Durga RF , Karkala/
/

Pied starling

2012-02-03T09:45:00.001-08:00

Pied starling
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Trio! Stilt, redshank and whimbrel.

2012-02-02T09:35:00.001-08:00

Trio! Stilt, redshank and whimbrel.
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Chitrapu.

Stilt, redshank and whimbrel.

hope!

2012-02-01T10:11:00.001-08:00

hope!
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

On our way from Kanha NP to Nagpur.

Yellow-eyed Babbler ( Chrysomma sinense )

2012-01-31T22:53:00.001-08:00

Yellow-eyed Babbler ( Chrysomma sinense )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

On way from Kanha NP to Nagpur.

Yellow-eyed Babbler /Chrysomma sinense/

Mouth of a frog...

2012-01-27T09:27:00.001-08:00

Mouth of a frog...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Swift...

2012-01-26T03:02:00.001-08:00

Swift...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Chitrapu, Mulki

Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina

2012-01-25T00:36:00.001-08:00

Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Orange-headed Thrush /Zoothera citrina/

Kingfisher

2012-01-23T05:45:00.001-08:00

Kingfisher
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Liked the off focused leaves .

Langur

2012-01-23T00:47:00.001-08:00

Langur
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Crimson-fronted Barbet ( Megalaima rubricapillus )

2012-01-21T20:06:00.001-08:00

Crimson-fronted Barbet ( Megalaima rubricapillus )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Crimson-fronted Barbet /( Megalaima rubricapillus )
/

Black stork

2012-01-20T08:36:00.001-08:00

Black stork
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Spotted Deers...

2012-01-19T20:37:00.001-08:00

Spotted Deers...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

There was no *alarm *call ..!

Lone...

2012-01-19T00:43:00.001-08:00

Lone...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Joy of rain ...

2012-01-18T09:14:00.001-08:00

Joy of rain ...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Black stork @ Kanha NP, Madhya Pradesh

2012-01-18T06:14:00.001-08:00

Black stork @ Kanha NP, Madhya Pradesh
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Black Stork /Ciconia nigra/

BaraSigha calf..

2012-01-17T07:16:00.001-08:00

BaraSigha calf..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

BrahSingha

2012-01-16T07:44:00.001-08:00

BrahSingha
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Kanha NP, Madhya Pradesh

Crested Serpent Eagle

2012-01-12T10:07:00.001-08:00

Crested Serpent Eagle
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Crested Serpent Eagle

Keep safe distance..

2012-01-11T22:38:00.001-08:00

Keep safe distance..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

The moment of excitement ...

Hoopoe..

2012-01-10T22:19:00.001-08:00

Hoopoe..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Took this when we were on way to Kanha...

Owlet in Jungle.... a 'Jungle owlet' ...

2012-01-10T07:17:00.001-08:00

Owlet in Jungle.... a 'Jungle owlet' ...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Jungle owlet

Munna's stare .. ( Male tiger named Munna from Kanha NP )

2012-01-09T10:43:00.001-08:00

Munna's stare .. ( Male tiger named Munna from Kanha NP )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Kanha NP..

2012-01-08T06:11:00.001-08:00

Kanha NP..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Jungle cat

2012-01-07T10:54:00.001-08:00

Jungle cat
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Kanha NP..

This is crop of the earlier full frame photo I had posted.

Barasingha , a swamp deer.

2012-01-06T09:04:00.001-08:00

Barasingha , a swamp deer.
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Barasingha or Barasinga (Rucervus duvaucelii) is a swamp deer.

Jungle Cat

2012-01-05T20:13:00.001-08:00

Jungle Cat
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Can you spot it!

Jackal

2012-01-05T18:36:00.001-08:00

Jackal
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Color version of the my earlier post.

Kanha NP, Madya Pradesh.

Jackal , kanha NP

2012-01-04T21:20:00.001-08:00

Jackal , kanha NP
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Munna of Kanha National park

2012-01-03T22:41:00.001-08:00

Munna of Kanha National park
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Happy new year to you all.

It was grand new year start for me , Murali Aithal, Mukund and Gautham.
We were greeted by the sighting of 6 years old Male tiger 'Munna'.
Due to heavy rain last day safari was cancelled, it was fantastic 2 days
spent at Kanha NP. You can find more info on Kanha NP
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanha_National_Park

Trogon male, wings spread

2011-12-26T20:14:00.001-08:00

Trogon male, wings spread
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Durga RF, Karkala

Woody @ Durga RF

2011-12-25T10:15:00.001-08:00

Woody @ Durga RF
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

It was a pleasant weekend. This winter was good so far, in terms of
weather and birding.

It was another fantastic day with Malabar Trogon, I could get few frames
to fill my frame full !! Working on those, will post soon.

Squared..

2011-12-24T06:09:00.001-08:00

Squared..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Pied Bushchat ( female )

2011-12-22T04:31:00.001-08:00

Pied Bushchat ( female )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Female turns up on the same branch.

pied bushchat (male)

2011-12-21T10:01:00.001-08:00

pied bushchat (male)
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

pied bushchat (male)

Marsh harrier ( male ) @ Malyadi, Kundapura

2011-12-18T21:56:00.001-08:00

Marsh harrier ( male ) @ Malyadi, Kundapura
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Marsh harrier ( male ) @ Malyadi, Kundapura

Balck drongos and Rosy starling in evening light.

2011-12-16T17:46:00.001-08:00

Balck drongos and Rosy starling in evening light.
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Common Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) — at kaup , Karnataka.

2011-12-13T09:31:00.001-08:00

Common Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) — at kaup , Karnataka.
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Common Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) — at kaup,
Karnataka.

Common Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) — at kaup , Karnataka.

2011-12-13T09:24:00.001-08:00

Common Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) — at kaup , Karnataka.
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Common Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) — at kaup,
Karnataka.

Jungle myna's ride

2011-12-12T05:01:00.001-08:00

Jungle myna's ride
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

At Kaup, Udupi

Black baza @ Pilarkhan , Udupi, Karnataka

2011-12-11T22:17:00.001-08:00

Black baza @ Pilarkhan , Udupi, Karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

First sighting for me from this region.

-Shiva

Pied bushchat @ Karkala

2011-12-07T09:15:00.001-08:00

Pied bushchat @ Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

C&C are welcome.

blyth's pipit

2011-12-06T09:11:00.005-08:00

blyth's pipit
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_12_04

blyth's pipit

2011-12-06T09:11:00.003-08:00

blyth's pipit
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_12_04

blyth's pipit

2011-12-06T09:11:00.001-08:00

blyth's pipit
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_12_04

Grey wagtail

2011-12-01T09:05:00.001-08:00

Grey wagtail
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Anekere , Karkala .

2011-11-29T08:18:00.001-08:00

Anekere , Karkala .
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Indian Pitta

2011-11-27T02:38:00.001-08:00

Indian Pitta
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

This small little beauty pops out every winter. I had failed to frame it
so far, for some reason it allowed me to frame it today early morning.

Pied bushchat @ Karkala

2011-11-24T07:02:00.001-08:00

Pied bushchat @ Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Draco ( Flying Lizards ).. and ....

2011-11-22T22:20:00.001-08:00

Draco ( Flying Lizards ).. and ....
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

UnId'ed lizard at the center.

Verditer flycatcher

2011-11-21T20:02:00.001-08:00

Verditer flycatcher
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

KNP.

Common kestrel @ KNP

2011-11-21T19:01:00.001-08:00

Common kestrel @ KNP
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Another one of this beautiful bird " indian scimitar babbler " ..

2011-11-21T02:24:00.001-08:00

Another one of this beautiful bird " indian scimitar babbler " ..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Indian Scimitar Babbler /Pomatorhinus horsfieldii /

Indian Scimitar Babbler

2011-11-20T19:08:00.001-08:00

Indian Scimitar Babbler
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

This was on my wishlist for quite sometime!

At KNP, 2011_11_20

River tern

2011-11-19T02:45:00.001-08:00

River tern
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Mysore.

Lemon rumped warbler

2011-11-18T04:15:00.001-08:00

Lemon rumped warbler
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Lemon rumped warbler
20070311

Dusky crag martin . 2011_11_13

2011-11-18T03:58:00.001-08:00

Dusky crag martin . 2011_11_13
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Karkala, Karnataka.
2011_11_13 5pm.

When I was going through some of the frames I had captured successfully,
I was surprised to see the Martin catching an insect. This was in high
fps mode and I was able to capture only two frames. The focus not
sharp, wanted to share the record shots of this incident.

-Shiva

Bar-tailed Treecreeper ( Certhia himalayana )

2011-11-16T09:05:00.001-08:00

Bar-tailed Treecreeper ( Certhia himalayana )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

20070311
Satkol, Uttarakhand

Dusky Crag Martin ( Hirundo concolor ) @ Karkala, karnataka

2011-11-14T22:36:00.001-08:00

Dusky Crag Martin ( Hirundo concolor ) @ Karkala, karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Dusky Crag Martin /Hirundo concolor

/2011_11_13 @ Karkala, karnataka

-Shiva

River tern

2011-11-13T10:10:00.001-08:00

River tern
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Rangantittu, the only place I have seen so far the terns/egrets are so
use to humans presence.

Feb 2010

Black-crested Bulbul in nest

2011-11-10T01:16:00.001-08:00

Black-crested Bulbul in nest
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_03_05

Durga RF, Karkala, Karnataka.

-Shiva

spiderHunter

2011-11-09T10:34:00.001-08:00

spiderHunter
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel

2011-11-08T22:47:00.003-08:00

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel ( /Oceanodroma monorhis/ )

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel

2011-11-08T22:47:00.001-08:00

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel ( /Oceanodroma monorhis/ )

Arctic skua

2011-11-08T22:29:00.001-08:00

Arctic skua
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

malabar tree

2011-11-08T05:14:00.001-08:00

malabar tree
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Green on Green

2011-11-07T09:50:00.001-08:00

Green on Green
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

*'Green' *bee-eater in *'green' *background.

Golden fronted Leafbird

2011-11-06T06:39:00.001-08:00

Golden fronted Leafbird
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Golden fronted Leafbird

2011_11_05

ashy drongo

2011-11-05T21:46:00.001-07:00

ashy drongo
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

This was shot after rain the in the evening, 2011_11_05.

Plain Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum concolor )

2011-11-04T11:06:00.001-07:00

Plain Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum concolor )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Plain Flowerpecker / Dicaeum concolor /

Tawny Eagle @ Nandi Hills, Karnataka

2011-10-30T09:51:00.001-07:00

Tawny Eagle @ Nandi Hills, Karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

-Shiva

Wilson's storm-petrels @ off coast Udupi, karnataka

2011-10-30T02:14:00.001-07:00

Wilson's storm-petrels @ off coast Udupi, karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Feeding on the something looked like dead fish. When showed it to fisher
man, he mentioned that its bone of a "Jelly fish"!?

Great crested tern , lost its catch!

2011-10-26T08:39:00.001-07:00

Great crested tern , lost its catch!
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Day light sea robbery!

2011-10-25T10:20:00.001-07:00

Day light sea robbery!
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Below is the trip report from good friend Subramanya (Subbu) from
Bangalore, on the same Pelagic bird survey.

We went out to sea again on the third West-coast Pelagic Birding
expedition on October 15-16, 2001, off the coast of Udupi. Thanks to
Shivashankar of Karkala (Shiva) for making excellent
arrangements, that 20 of us could have a great time watching those
species that usually loathe to get anywhere close to the coast. What’s
more?: we were blessed with a calm sea and near fair weather to gawk
at some of unbelievable lifers.

Setting out from Malpe harbour, we traveled about 70Km out into the
sea, stayed overnight - drifting about, as we slept on the boat and
to caught-up with birding next morning at day-break. We were back at
port by about 4.00 pm on 16th October.

Watching those pelagic birds as they materialize within one’s viewing
distance from virtually nowhere in that vast expanse of trackless sea,
where even the ubiquitous fishing boats were a rare sight, was an
exhilarating experience. If you expected that there was a bewildering
array of bird species to gloat over, you are mistaken: we observed
just 11 species and just over 400 of them in all. Our list of birds
sighted and observed on the trip included:

1. Swinhoe's Storm Petrel: encountered first at 10.61 Km from
Malpe Port, 58 birds seen in all during the trip
2. Parasitic Jaeger: first seen at 12.50 Km from the Port, 27
birds in all, with several instances of their marauding attacks on
Great Crested Terns
3. Great Crested Tern: first seen at 16.03 Km from Port, 78 birds in all
4. Bridled Tern: first bird seen at 16.88 km from Port, 95 birds in all
5. Common Tern: 2 birds seen in all, the first one seen at 16.91 Km
6. Wilson's Storm Petrel: 98 birds seen in all during the trip
with the first one encountered at 20.48 Km
7. Masked Booby: Solo seen on the second day when we were about
12.31 Km from Malpe Port. The bird that we observed was a juvenile
with a distinct white collar behind a dark brown head. The bird
departed swiftly with two Skuas in hot pursuit.
8. Gulls : 3 birds identity to be confirmed

Besides, these pelagic birds, we had surprise encounters with three landbirds:
9. Wagtail, unidentified, chanced upon at about 12.50 Km
10. Barn Swallow: 37 birds in all, the first one seen at 18.33 Km
from Maple and individuals seen as far out as 63.65 Km in the sea.
Clearly, these were no wanderers, but migrating individuals flying
across the sea to head landwards.
11. Pipit, an unidentified individual, encountered at 62.59 Km.

And a Bat!!: This medium sized chiropteran was a surprise visitor,
that came from across the sea at about 7.00 am on our way back on 16th
October at 62.58 Km, promptly landed on our boat and traveled all the
way back to Malpe with us. The species is yet to be identified.

Most of us on that fishing boat that took us around in the sea were
armed with cameras and the images of birds that we came across were
taken in thousands in all, with GBs in memory cards tumbling like nine
pins, and they proved to be invaluable in confirming the identity of
several of the birds that passed well away from our boat. A sample of
these images that remind us of some the best birding moments can be
seen at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/sets/72157627787467975;
www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/sets/72157627787467975/w...
;http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6249658051/in/photostream
What was special in this trip? Not those spectacular aerial chases of
Parasitic Skuas harassing helpless Great Crested Terns, but it was
actually watching Wilson Storm Petrels for the first time, and it was
an unforgettable experience:

Wilson’s Storm Petrel is by far the smallest of our pelagic species
and was the most numerous of all species that we observed. This is a
dark sooty brown bird with a distinct white rump patch. It has short,
rounded wings and long legs that project beyond the square-tail while
in flight. One of Shiva’s photographs captures the underside of the
Wilson's Storm Petrel which clearly shows the dark brown underside:
(www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6249658051/in/photostream/).
The wings look blackish and what is unusual that you observe in this
image is that, the white feathers of the rump appear to spillover and
extend underneath on both sides of the tail base.

This is a species which has long nimble stick-legs that hardly look
strong-enough to support the bird, but they do aid the bird in
pattering along the water surface like the coots, before they get
airborne. Such pattering is very characteristic of the species. As we
noticed in one of Nanda Kumar’s images
(picasaweb.google.com/105864714565942851478/KarnatakaPelag...),
the inner webbing of the bird feet is pale yellowish and that shows–up
clearly even in the reflection in the water: this is something that no
bird fieldguides clearly illustrate.

These petrels were usually seen in ones, twos or in small parties of
up to about 8 birds. Quite often, you see them flocking in small
numbers about a feeding site. From a good distance, they look all
bunched up together, fluttering their wings that are held above their
bodies in a wide-V formation or even holding them near horizontal with
every bird trying to feed on the water surface. At such times, they
look like a group of fluttering mud-puddling butterflies. Also,
while feeding, they appear to remain stationary with rapid fluttering
of wings that gives them a hovering effect, but at other times, their
rapidly fluttering wings keeps them airborne - their feet barely
touching the water as they patter forward. This gives an effect that
these petrels are actually walking on the surface of water - as they
keep dipping their beaks into water to feed on floating food and pick
up small prey which could mostly probably be planktonic
(www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6254465854/in/set-721576...). One of these petrels that we
observed was feeding on what appeared to be dead fish.

Also, this trip yielded three new records for Karnataka- recorded for
the first time off Karnataka coast: Wilson’s Storm Petrel, Swinhoe’s
Storm Petrel and the Masked Booby – which were lifers for me too.

The bunch of us who went sea-faring included: Amit Bandekar , Arun
Nandavar, Dipu K , Ganesh Hebbar, Gopal Bhaskaran, Harsha J, Jayaram
Jahgirdar, Kesavamurthy, N anda Ramesh, Rajesh Shah, Sandeep Murthy,
Seshadri K.S. , Shiva Nayak, Shyamal Laxminarayanan, Sudhir Naik ,
Prasanna Parab, Prashanth Badarinath, Prashanth S ., Vinay Das and
Your’s truly . The trip log with GPS tracking was mainatained right
through by Sudhir Naik .

I just can’t wait to go out into the sea again – Pelagic birding…!!

-Subbu.

Wilson's storm-petrel @ Udupi, Karnataka

2011-10-24T07:00:00.001-07:00

Wilson's storm-petrel @ Udupi, Karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Wilson's storm-petrel pattering along the water surface.
Date - 2011_10_15

-Shiva

Arctic skua chasing Great Crested tern

2011-10-17T02:58:00.001-07:00

Arctic skua chasing Great Crested tern
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Frame #4 of the previous collage of frames..
www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6252966141/in/photostream

Arctic skua chasing Great Crested tern

2011-10-17T02:56:00.001-07:00

Arctic skua chasing Great Crested tern
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Collage of 6 frames from a fraction of second, the drama of chase . It
was a wonderful to watch these chase.

Masked Booby

2011-10-16T09:10:00.001-07:00

Masked Booby
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Masked Booby

Second lifer from the off coast Udupi Pelagic .

Wilson's Storm-petrel

2011-10-16T08:08:00.001-07:00

Wilson's Storm-petrel
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Wilson's Storm-petrel .

Off Udupi coast, Karnataka

Off coast Mulki

2011-10-09T11:49:00.001-07:00

Off coast Mulki
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

As a part of the continued effort to survey our seas, we
would be going again off-shore from the coast of Udupi on
15th & 16th of October. Given fair weather, we are staying
overnight at sea (anchor in mid-sea) to maximize bird
sightings - as it was done during the recent Kerala Pelagic
survey.

The trip will be on actual cost sharing basis and the
sea-expenses will be approx 1,500 per day: boat hire charges
+ food. You need to reach Udupi and return at your own
expense. Email me for more information shivanayak _at_ gmail.com

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala

2011-10-05T10:20:00.001-07:00

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_10_03

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala

2011-10-05T10:19:00.003-07:00

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
2011_10_03

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala

2011-10-05T10:19:00.001-07:00

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_10_03

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala

2011-10-05T10:18:00.003-07:00

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_10_03

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala

2011-10-05T10:18:00.001-07:00

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_10_03

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala

2011-10-05T10:08:00.001-07:00

S.A.Hussain Memorial Day celebration , Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_10_03

Swamphen

2011-09-27T09:38:00.001-07:00

Swamphen
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Anekere, Karkala.

Hearts spotted

2011-09-26T21:10:00.001-07:00

Hearts spotted
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Little cormorant

2011-09-26T06:02:00.001-07:00

Little cormorant
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Thick billed

2011-09-25T04:54:00.001-07:00

Thick billed
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

AAgumbe

Puff throated Babbler

2011-09-25T04:37:00.001-07:00

Puff throated Babbler
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

2011_09_25

Karkala, karnataka.

-Shiva

Thick billed warbler

2011-09-25T03:02:00.001-07:00

Thick billed warbler
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Aagumbe

2011-09-24T01:01:00.001-07:00

Aagumbe
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Warbler..

Agumbe

2011-09-23T22:18:00.001-07:00

Agumbe
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

UnIded..

Velvet fronted

2011-09-21T22:20:00.001-07:00

Velvet fronted
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Record shot of this beauty. First sighting of this from Karkala for me.

Here are few shots of this beauty
www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/2998133825/
www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6051761218/

Spiderhunter

2011-09-19T21:19:00.001-07:00

Spiderhunter
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Little Spiderhunter

Durga RF, Karkala.

Last weekend birding along with Dr.Dinesh Singal and Ramit Singal.

Rare record sighting of the day "Velvet fronted nuthatch" from Karkala .

Red spurfowl (Her)

2011-09-19T03:04:00.001-07:00

Red spurfowl (Her)
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

I had to use the manual focus in low light and when there are clutter.

If you miss to focus on them...

2011-09-19T02:24:00.001-07:00

If you miss to focus on them...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Low light, they are quick and undergrowth!

Road I like to travel..

2011-09-16T00:28:00.001-07:00

Road I like to travel..
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Road inside rainforest.

Muniyal, foot hills of Western ghats a low land ever green forest. I am
yet explored this area..