[yeleravee]

Beautiful bird clicked from my apartment, guys can you please help identify it?

[M35]

Originally Posted by yeleravee

Beautiful bird clicked from my apartment, guys can you please help identify it?

Nice shot.
Looks like a 'white-cheeked barbet'

[yeleravee]

Originally Posted by M35

Nice shot.
Looks like a 'white-cheeked barbet'

Thanks a lot M35, if you can suggest any android apps to help me identifying the birds, will be much appreciated.

[RajaTaurus]

Spider VS Ant. Who are Who? I couldn't make out. Both were motionless.

[nilanjanray]

Collage of a few Bengal tigers

[i20ian]

Originally Posted by yeleravee

Beautiful bird clicked from my apartment, guys can you please help identify it?

Yes.. It is a white cheeked barbet. There is a group in fb named bird watchers of Kerala. You can get info about all birds from there.

Posting a couple of recent clicks from Nelliyampathy



Great Indian hornbill pair



Flame throated bulbul

[Durango Dude]

Here are a few images taken during my recent driving holiday to Kodaikanal and back from Chennai. Nikon D610/Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR/20mm f/1.8G





Kodai Lake from the Carlton



Kodai Lake View



Pillar Rocks Misty



Pillar Rocks



View from our room



The Carlton



Coakers Walk Panorama from 3 handheld shots stitched with Microsoft ICE.





Interior shots of our room no: 215 at the Carlton Nikon D610/20mm f/1.8G handheld

Some Shots with the iPhone 7 Plus with Olloclip wide angle lens:

[shashanka]

Originally Posted by Durango Dude

Here are a few images taken during my recent driving holiday to Kodaikanal and back from Chennai. Nikon D610/Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR/20mm f/1.8G.....

That is real soul food, Durango Dude! I haven't been to Kodaikanal yet, only heard folks raving about it - and now I fully endorse their view! Terrific.

Originally Posted by RajaTaurus

Spider VS Ant. Who are Who? I couldn't make out. Both were motionless.

This is eye-ball to eye-ball stuff - great capture, RajaTaurus! How did it end? I mean which one ended up eating the other?

[RajaTaurus]

Originally Posted by shashanka

This is eye-ball to eye-ball stuff - great capture, RajaTaurus! How did it end? I mean which one ended up eating the other?

Somehow, I found both dead, in the same position.

[Durango Dude]

Originally Posted by shashanka

That is real soul food, Durango Dude! I haven't been to Kodaikanal yet, only heard folks raving about it - and now I fully endorse their view! Terrific.

Thank you, Shashanka, it's a good place worth a visit!

[shashanka]

From the terrace last week, Lucknow, June 2017.
The squirrel and the shikra both fully aware of each other, with barely 20 ft separating the tree trunk & the fence. The squirrel has managed to dodge the shikra successfully so far - for the past few weeks! It quickly takes refuge in the foliage, which seems to foil the shikra's efforts – much to it’s embarrassment I’m sure.

[Durango Dude]

Originally Posted by shashanka

From the terrace last week, Lucknow, June 2017.
The squirrel and the shikra both fully aware of each other, with barely 20 ft separating the tree trunk & the fence. The squirrel has managed to dodge the shikra successfully so far - for the past few weeks! It quickly takes refuge in the foliage, which seems to foil the shikra's efforts – much to it’s embarrassment I’m sure.

That female Shikra is a juvenile probably trying to hone it's hunting skills! Good shot of the two! Hope you get a chance to see and capture the 'encounter' too!

[shashanka]

Originally Posted by Durango Dude

That female Shikra is a juvenile probably trying to hone it's hunting skills! Good shot of the two! Hope you get a chance to see and capture the 'encounter' too!

Yes, I have the same suspicion - a pair of shikras (possibly the same pair) have been nesting in the same tree for the past couple of seasons & I have posted a few photos of them earlier. I am no ornithologist, but it seems that this one is definitely slimmer than the nesting pair. So yes Durango Dude, you are probably right! And as for the 'encounter', I'll be honest & say that my best wishes are with the squirrel, hoping that it survives!

[C300]

Originally Posted by i20ian

Yes.. It is a white cheeked barbet. There is a group in fb named bird watchers of Kerala. You can get info about all birds from there.

Posting a couple of recent clicks from Nelliyampathy

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Great Indian hornbill pair

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Flame throated bulbul

Nice pictures man.
Can you share more details around birding in Nelliyampathy. Did you take guided tour?

[i20ian]

Originally Posted by C300

Nice pictures man.
Can you share more details around birding in Nelliyampathy. Did you take guided tour?

Thank you.. I stay close to Nelliyampathy. I know the place quite well. There is lot of scope for birding in Nelliyampathy. Great hornbill being the star attraction. You can pm me anytime for details.