Shivendra's photography

12/07/2024

10/09/2022

Mist and the Bull !

Blue Bull (Female).
The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. It is the sole member of the genus Boselaphus and was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. The nilgai stands 1–1.5 m at the shoulder; males weigh 109–288 kg, and the lighter females 100–213 kg. Nilgai can weigh up to 700 lbs., stand 4'5” at shoulder and be up to 6.6 ft long. Nilgai are challenging to hunt, they have good eyesight, hearing and sense of smell and spook easily. Nilgai antelopes live in dry areas with a variety of land types. They range from grassy, steppe woodlands, to hillsides. In India, they occur in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains southward to Mysore. The brush country of South Texas is well suited to their natural preferences.
Equipment Used :
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

25/04/2022

A splashed hunt !

Great cormorant.
The great cormorant, known as the black s**g in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Like other cormorants, the Great Cormorant feeds mainly on fish, supplemented in freshwater by crustaceans, various aquatic insects and frogs. The Great Cormorant is an excellent swimmer and captures its food in shallow underwater dives, normally lasting up to one minute.Cormorants are expert divers. Some dive as deep as 45 metres (150 feet). They speed along underwater via their webbed feet, using their wings as rudders. Some colonies of cormorants have been observed herding fish for more efficient hunting.
Equipment Used:
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens

16/04/2022

Curious Bulbul!

The black bulbul, also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found primarily in the Himalayas, its range stretching from India eastward to Southeast Asia.
Equipment Used:
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

15/04/2022

A Rosy Flight!

Rosy Pelicans.
The great white pelican also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.Great White pelicans are carnivores (piscivores), they eat fish, mainly cichlids and carp and also small invertebrates.The chicks become fledglings at around 65 – 75 days. Pelicans reach sexual maturity at 3 – 4 years. The life span of the Great White Pelican can be over 16 years old.The great white pelican is highly sociable and often forms large flocks. It is well adapted for aquatic life. The short strong legs and webbed feet propel it in water and aid a rather awkward takeoff from the water surface. In-flight, it is an elegant soaring bird, with the head held close to and aligned with the body.
Equipment Used:
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

12/04/2022

Predators of Keoladeo Ghana!

Golden Jackal.
The golden jackal is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and regions of Southeast Asia.Golden jackals consume 54% animal food and 46% plant food. They are opportunistic foragers with a very varied diet, which consists of young gazelles, rodents, (especially during winter), hares, ground birds and their eggs, reptiles, frogs, fish, insects and fruit. They take carrion on occasion.The golden, or common, jackal lives in open savannas, deserts, and arid grasslands. Side-striped jackals are found in moist savannas, marshes, bushlands, and mountains. Golden jackals are key scavengers in their home range. They consume garbage and carrion around villages and towns. Also, they control the numbers of prey populations. Thus, they benefit agriculture, feeding upon rodents and lagomorphs.
Equipment Used:
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens

04/04/2022

The Pied Piper!

Little Pied Flycatcher.
The little pied flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Equipment Used:
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

03/04/2022

Bull's Brunch !

Blue bull (female).
The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. It is the sole member of the genus Boselaphus and was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. The nilgai stands 1–1.5 m at the shoulder; males weigh 109–288 kg, and the lighter females 100–213 kg. Nilgai can weigh up to 700 lbs., stand 4'5” at shoulder and be up to 6.6 ft long. Nilgai are challenging to hunt, they have good eyesight, hearing and sense of smell and spook easily. Mating usually occurs from December to March, but breeding can occur through the year. The gestation period is 240-258 days and it is common for nilgai antelopes to bear twins. Females can conceive at 18 months of age, but very few mate before 3 years of age.
Equipment Used:
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

01/04/2022

The Migrants!

Dalmatian Pelicans.
The Dalmatian pelican is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. Large gulls are known to be virulent predators of Dalmatian pelican eggs in Russia, Albania and Turkey.Because of this IUCN has downlisted the conservation status of Dalmatian Pelicans from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in 2017 (BirdLife International 2018). There is a distinct geographic population of this species in East Asia that only breeds in a small part of western Mongolia.
Equipment Used :
Canon eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

14/03/2022

A Tale of Tail !

Indian Leopard.
The Indian leopard is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. The species Panthera pardus is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because populations have declined.Chital, Sambar and langur species constitute most of the diet of the Indian Leopard, but they are also known to prey on Spotted Deer, Nilai, Wild Pig, cattle, hare, dog and porcupine.
The skull size is 28cm (11.2in) in basal length, 20cm (7.9in) in breadth, weighs 1000g (2lb to 4oz).It is estimated that 12,000-14,000 leopards occur in India, and the population is the most genetically diverse/outbred out of all the subspecies in Asia.
Equipment Used :
Canon Eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.

08/03/2022

The Innocent One !

Sarus Crane.
The sarus crane is a large nonmigratory crane found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Sarus cranes are between four and six feet tall and weigh up to 26 pounds. Their wingspan can reach nine feet.The Sarus crane is the tallest flying bird in the world standing 152-156 cm tall with a wingspan of 240cm. It has a predominantly grey plumage with a naked red head and upper neck and pale red legs. It weighs 6.8-7.8 Kgs.Sarus crane notorious as the eternal symbol of unconditional love, devotion, togetherness and good fortune in Indian culture and different myths. The cultures of various communities not only in India but from all over the world have mentioned about Sarus such as Nepal, Vietnamese, Chinese and Cambodia.
Equipment Used :
Canon Eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600 g2 lens.


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07/03/2022

The Catch and Run !

Great Cormorant.
The great cormorant, known as the black s**g in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.Like other cormorants, the Great Cormorant feeds mainly on fish, supplemented in freshwater by crustaceans, various aquatic insects and frogs. The Great Cormorant is an excellent swimmer and captures its food in shallow underwater dives, normally lasting up to one minute.
Equipment Used :
Canon Eos 6d mark ll
Tamron 150-600mm g2 lens.