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Stealth! #IndiAves

If audacity had a definition… Peregrine taking on Red napped ibis! @natgeoindia @natgeoanimals #nationalgeographic @bbcwildlifemagazine @nikonindiaofficial #z8 #IndiAves 😮

Wishes for Choti Deepawali #FestivalOfLights #Deepavali

Catchlight: a specular highlight or light reflection in a subject's eye during photography or filming. It adds a small glint, sparkle, or life to the eyes, preventing them from looking flat, dark, or lifeless. 😊😊 #Indiaves

Record shot of White Stork from Delhi! A winter visitor to this part of the world. Picked up 3 fishes in a matter of 20 min or so...but did not swallow immedietly. Observe the neck in the last picture #IndiAves

The white-footed fox (Vulpes vulpes pusilla), also known as the desert fox, is a small, Asiatic subspecies of red fox which occurs throughout most of northwestern Indian subcontinent...fighting for its habitat in salt pans of Sujangarh Tehsil/Rajathan #IndiAves

A juvenile- sub adult shikra. Inital confusion for a Eurasian sparrowhawk. Quite a bit of to&fro with experts, web search and learnings.... #IndiAves

Various! Have a great Tuesday! #IndiAves

1st sighting of this witner season.....a small migratory to Indian peninsula! 😊😊 #IndiAves

Nature’s sanitation department. Junior management... 😀😀😀 #IndiAves Listed as Endangered - IUCN Red list.

Gray-bellied Cuckoo - Indian plaintive cuckoo (no idea why it is called Plaintive... ) 😊😮 Cacomantis passerinus #IndiAves

Eurasian Wryneck -breeds across temperate Eurasia and migrates largely to the African and Asian tropics for the winter. Generally a ground forager.....but then again! #IndiAves

My Owl {pictures :) } collection #IndiAves #mysoulbird #navaratri #durgapujo #durgapujaspecial❤️ 😊😊😊

Out in the field, one learns to appreciate the small things. Trying to land on a perch. A flash of feathers against the dark woodland. Nothing extraordinary by nature's standards, but enough to make one stop, watch and enjoy. A brief glimpse into its everyday life. #IndiAves

The Masterpice.... deliberatley kept the buck out of focus to create this!! 😂😂😂😂 #IndiAves

Skimmers - Scarlet skimmer and Slender skimmer Amazed at the venation #IndiAves

Beyond the Ritual, there is a Feeling!! #navaratri #durga #durgapujaspecial❤️ #durgapuja #nationalgeographic #natgeoyourshot #natgeoindia

Currently considered Near Threatened Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) the Asian type! #natgeoindia #IndiAves

What one call a group of Little Ringed Plovers'? #IndiAves