Finally an image from US

Got a chance to unpack my camera and here is the first click. Still to explore the places here. I guess it'll happen after getting comfortable in the new place.

Pied Kingfisher

I've not got a chance yet to get close to this beauty. Hebbal lake does present a good opportunity to shoot them. I'm yet to shoot them in action.

Bulbul scape.

Here is another bulbul scape from Hebbal

Brain fever bird

The common hawk cuckoo is commonly called brain fever bird. Here is at glimpse of the beautiful bird. It's called the "Brain fever bird" because its is supposed very similar to "Brain-fever.. Brain -fever".. Strange, I couldn't make it though!

Ashy Prinia

Haven't got a chance to post images that I took couple of weeks back. Here are some of them from Hebbal lake.

Mood of Kabini

To me this picture represents the mood of Kabini where so many of elephants get into water & have fun during summer. The river bank, during summer, is witness to countless species of herbivores and predators and innumerable birds.

More from Kabini

Some more of the postcards from Kabini.

Indian Rollers Mating

I wish if they'd chosen a better place with a cleaner background :) Shot at very low light and a cropped image.

Dead Calf & the Mourning elephant

The 2 month old calf unfortunately died last week at Kabini (apparently eating a poisonous fruit, reason yet to be confirmed). This was the mourning after the death. She wouldn't let anyone get close to the baby elephant. It was indeed a tragic emotional moment. When the forest dept folks came close to the baby to inspect the cause of the death, she charged them like crazy. The baby was cremated one day later.

Glimmer of Hope!

The summer is truly here and it's going to be a long wait till we see the monsoon rain. The Mavatur lake is totally dried up and the migrating birds are almost returned to their places! I saw the dried out lake bed and in between there was a new grass beginning grow and it's green. And that's to me is the glimmer of hope.