Swamphen
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Anekere, Karkala.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Velvet fronted
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/
Monday, September 19, 2011
Spiderhunter
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)
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...
If you miss to focus on them...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Low light, they are quick and undergrowth!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Road I like to travel..
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..
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Red Spurfowl .,,In our area we hardly get to see them in open . Heavy rain in the past days might have made this guy to look for food. Little brave, this guy showed up in open. Hard to freeze them in frame while moving. I could manage this with 1/80 sec, ISO 400 in early morning light.
Red Spurfowl .,,In our area we hardly get to see them in open . Heavy rain in the past days might have made this guy to look for food. Little brave, this guy showed up in open. Hard to freeze them in frame while moving. I could manage this with 1/80 sec,
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Red Spurfowl .
In our area we hardly get to see them in open . Heavy rain in the past
days might have made this guy desperately look for food. Little brave,
this guy showed up in open. Hard to frame them while moving. Early
morning light, I could manage this with 1/80 sec, ISO 400.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Buttterfly swallow @ karkala, karnataka
Buttterfly swallow @ karkala, karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Ashy wood swallow @ Karkala
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Wagtail in rain
Wagtail in rain
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Rain here never lets you go out, some how I managed this . Samee too
enjoyed the walk in rain along with me, at our backyard.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis )
Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Little Grebe /Tachybaptus ruficollis/
2011_09_03
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Hidden in colors!
Hidden in colors!
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Version 2 : www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6085115429/
Version 1: www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/6083584736/
Hide!
Hide!
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Re-worked on the previous image, took different steps in post processing.
Friday, August 26, 2011
A different perspective
A different perspective
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
I was trying to get the focus on the bird and get the off focused plants
behind which the Cinnamon bittern was hiding. Looked at the BW version
of the original, felt this is much better.
Did you like it? Your comments are most welcome.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Cinnamon Bittern @ Anereke, karkala
Cinnamon Bittern @ Anereke, karkala
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
2011_08_20
Anekere, Karkala.
-Shiva
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Hard to chew!
Hard to chew!
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Malabar whistling thrush holding on to Leech. We observed the thrush for
almost 10 -15mins, it had hard time to kill.
Thanks to Sudhir Naik, Vinay Das and Ramit for showing me two lifers at
Kudremukh NP, karnataka.
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Thanks to Sudhir Naik, Vinay Das and Ramit for showing me two lifers at
Kudremukh NP, karnataka.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
House swift
House swift
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
Thanks to Sudhir Naik, Vinay Das and Ramit for showing me two lifers.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Fwd: Treepie @ KNP, Karnataka
Fwd: Treepie @ KNP, Karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
White bellied treepie
14 Aug 2011, Kudremukh NP, karnataka
Highlight of visit,
White bellied treepie
Scimitar babbler
Alpine swift
Speckled Piculet
and
Sambar deer
Birding group: Sudhir Naik, Vinay Das, Ramit Singhal and myself!
Bird list from Sudhir Naik,
Here's the bird list...
Babbler, Dark-fronted
Babbler, Indian Scimitar
Babbler, Rufous
Barbet, Crimson-fronted
Barbet, White-cheeked
Bluebird, Asian Fairy
Bulbul, Red-whiskered
Bulbul, Yellow-browed
Dove, Spotted
Drongo, Greater Racket-tailed
Flameback, Greater
Flycatcher, Grey-headed Canary
Fulvetta, Brown-cheeked
Hornbill, Malabar Grey
Iora, Common
Jungle Fowl
Minivet, Orange
Myna, Southern Hill
Nuthatch, Velvet-fronted
Parakeet, Malabar
Peafowl, Indian
Piculet, Speckled
Pigeon, Blue Rock
Robin, Oriental Magpie
Shrike, Bar-winged Flycatcher
Sunbird, Crimson-backed
Swift, Alpine
Swift, House
Swiftlet, Indian
Tailorbird, Common
Thrush, Malabar Whistling
Tit, Black-lored
Treepie, White-bellied
-Shiva
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Canary flycatcher @ KNP, Karnataka
Canary flycatcher @ KNP, Karnataka
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.
A lifer for me.
Kudremukh NP, karnataka
Birding at KNP along with Sudhir Naik, Vinay Das and Ramit Singhal.
Highlight of visit,
White bellied treepie
Scimitar babbler
Alpine swift
and
Sambar deer
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday, October 07, 2010
S. A. Hussain Memorial award
S.A.Hussain Memorial day was held at Sri Bhuvanendra College , Karkala on 5th October 2010.
Dr.Arunachalam Kumar accepted the first S.A.Hussain Memorial Award during the function.
Dr Arunachalam, dean of K S Hegde Medical Institute, Mangalore mentioned that “Internationally-acclaimed ornithologist S.A.Hussain was a university”.
Dr.Arunachalam Kumar, urged “It will be a fitting tribute to the late S A Hussain if a lake is identified in the taluk and developed as a bird sanctuary”.
“S.A.Hussain had given a new perspective to environmental issues with his distinct thoughts”, revealed Dr Arunachalam speaking from his decade-long association with Hussain.
The book ‘Memories of Hussain’ was released on this occasion.
In his presidential address, Sri Bhuvanendra College principal Prof B Padmanabha Gowda said that the late Hussain was a humanitarian and set an example for students to think beyond their studies and explore their inner self.
Dr.K.Prabhakar Achar explained the achievements of Hussain and the objectives of the trust. He also expressed hope of financial support from S A Hussain’s friends in promoting environmental issues that were dear to the late ornithologist.
S.A.Hussain’s nephew Siraj Ahmed was chief guest. Mr.Siraj Ahmed said that he was proud of his uncle’s significant contributions to the environment.
Prizes were distributed to winners of various competitions held as part of the program.
S.A.Hussain was a alma mater of Sri Bhuvanendra College. during his lifetime. He was invloved in many Nature club function and was a actively helping/guiding the students over many years.
I must mention the presence of Dr.Vijayan (SAL member) and his wife who had come all the way from Trivandrum, Mr.Srikumar Menon from MIT Manipal , Shahab and Karunakar Raikar from Mangalore. Mr.Siraj Ahmed had come all the way from AbhuDhabi just to attend this function.
Bhuvanendra College managing committee director Rajgopal Acharya was present during the function. Dr.Bharatesh, Eshwar Bhat, Shivashankar, Sandhyadevi, Soumya and others assisted in the program.
More photos of the function can be found at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/galleries/72157625108647228/#photo_5056972597
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/sets/72157624983203187/with/5057486826/
Coverage of this function can be found at
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=201358
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87097&n_tit=Karkala%3A+First+%91S+A+Hussain+Memorial+Award%92+Conferred+on+Dr+Arunachalam
Dr.Arunachalam Kumar accepted the first S.A.Hussain Memorial Award during the function.
Dr Arunachalam, dean of K S Hegde Medical Institute, Mangalore mentioned that “Internationally-acclaimed ornithologist S.A.Hussain was a university”.
Dr.Arunachalam Kumar, urged “It will be a fitting tribute to the late S A Hussain if a lake is identified in the taluk and developed as a bird sanctuary”.
“S.A.Hussain had given a new perspective to environmental issues with his distinct thoughts”, revealed Dr Arunachalam speaking from his decade-long association with Hussain.
The book ‘Memories of Hussain’ was released on this occasion.
In his presidential address, Sri Bhuvanendra College principal Prof B Padmanabha Gowda said that the late Hussain was a humanitarian and set an example for students to think beyond their studies and explore their inner self.
Dr.K.Prabhakar Achar explained the achievements of Hussain and the objectives of the trust. He also expressed hope of financial support from S A Hussain’s friends in promoting environmental issues that were dear to the late ornithologist.
S.A.Hussain’s nephew Siraj Ahmed was chief guest. Mr.Siraj Ahmed said that he was proud of his uncle’s significant contributions to the environment.
Prizes were distributed to winners of various competitions held as part of the program.
S.A.Hussain was a alma mater of Sri Bhuvanendra College. during his lifetime. He was invloved in many Nature club function and was a actively helping/guiding the students over many years.
I must mention the presence of Dr.Vijayan (SAL member) and his wife who had come all the way from Trivandrum, Mr.Srikumar Menon from MIT Manipal , Shahab and Karunakar Raikar from Mangalore. Mr.Siraj Ahmed had come all the way from AbhuDhabi just to attend this function.
Bhuvanendra College managing committee director Rajgopal Acharya was present during the function. Dr.Bharatesh, Eshwar Bhat, Shivashankar, Sandhyadevi, Soumya and others assisted in the program.
More photos of the function can be found at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/galleries/72157625108647228/#photo_5056972597
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivanayak/sets/72157624983203187/with/5057486826/
Coverage of this function can be found at
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=201358
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=87097&n_tit=Karkala%3A+First+%91S+A+Hussain+Memorial+Award%92+Conferred+on+Dr+Arunachalam
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