Flycatcher

This is the Red Breasted Flycather, commonly breeding in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is migratory and is found in South Asia in winters. I found this bird at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. For details on this tiny bird can be found here.

Paddybird

Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (info) is a very common sight among marshlands, water bodies, grass fields across Indian Subcontinent. It appears to have a thick neck when perched since it is always hunched. It changes its plumage to a more dull grey while breeding

Spotted Owlets

Spotted Owlets spotted!  Caught these two owlets on camera at the Taj Gardens, Taj Mahal. They were quite playful - patiently perched, not moving at all, but still following my camera with their eyes.
More information on Spotted Owlets, visit here

macro-beautiful

Perspective: Always try to have the bigger picture to grasp it all. But sometimes you have to stoop low and lay down near the grass to feel the real picture.

A Macro close-up near the grass level of a nondescript flower and the lone ant.

patterns of age..

Patterns on a tree trunk

Coppersmith Barbet

Caught this bird in Sewree, Mumbai... it has a very distinctive call, similar to hammer striking metal.. for more info, click here.

the nibbler..

This Kingfisher will always stay on....

The white-throated kingfisher, the larger kingfisher in the family, perched on a tree near Colva beach, Goa.
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new life springs..

new leaves on a guava tree trunk

Lunar Silhoutte

There's Beauty in every flight - 2

Little Cormorant - near Colva Beach, Goa

There's Beauty in every flight - 1

Egret in flight - near colva beach, goa

Get Off our land

Petalicious

Marigold

Quick Clean Cut - Jugaad

There are lots of makeshift hair-salons in India, and you can come across several types in several places - behind shops, in alley-ways, under banyan trees, near river banks etc etc. This particular shot is near Library Stand, Mussoorie. The Mountain Dew bottle apparently has the after-shave. It has been fitted with a spray-head too..

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Crack of the Dawn

26th December morning, Mussoorie

Misty dawn

mirrored!

Soaring High...

Here we come...

What can be beyond those...

Sunset @Gorai Beach, Mumbai

Fishing boats dotted the watery horizon, with the setting sun casting a deep orange hue across the sky and the sea.

Gorai Beach, Mumbai.