[PatchyBoy]

I had a Canon S3IS & a Canon Rebel XTi. Sadly, the entire kit was stolen & I was heart-broken & gave up on photography. After several years, I bought a Panasonic Lumix FZ200. It is a bridge camera & takes awesome pictures.

Then I moved to Mysuru last year. There is a open piece of land across the road from where I live, with lots of vegetation. It is home to several kinds of birds. I wanted to start shooting them, with a camera, of course.

So, took the plunge and got myself a Nikon Z6 with a 24-70 Z mount lens. Decided to splurge and also got a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500 F/5.6E ED VR lens.

Now that I am equipped, started shooting birds, butterflies & garden lizards. All pics are taken right outside my house. Now planning to expand my horizon and visit all the lakes in Mysuru, given the city is a birding paradise.

Now let the pictures do the talking

Red vented Bulbul



This one looks like a house sparrow, but is really dark


Help identify this one, please


This one is a Robin, I think




Cattle Egret


Bee-Eater



Indian Silverbill



Help identify this one, please



Southern Coucal


Scaly-breasted Munia



A butterfly


Couple of garden lizards, who decided to join in the fun & pose

All comments & suggestions for improvements are very welcome. If there are fellow birding enthusiasts in Mysuru, would love to meet up and explore new locations.

[GTO]

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[PatchyBoy]

Today morning, the red naped Ibis made an appearance and allowed me a couple of shots, before taking off. Good start to the day. Only wish I had time to frame better.

[PatchyBoy]

These little birds are getting comfortable with my presence and allow me to get closer than before & do not take off the moment they see me. It is a lot of fun.

Indian Silverbill


Female Indian Robin (juvenile)


Green Bee-eater

[Fillmore]

Awesome pics .
Were any of these shot with the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 ?

[PatchyBoy]

Originally Posted by Fillmore

Awesome pics .
Were any of these shot with the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 ?

No. All these were shot with the Nikon Z6. To be honest, I am in love with the 200-500 lens & am not shooting much with the FZ200.

Here is a pic shot with the FZ200

[Vik0728]

Originally Posted by PatchyBoy

Now that I am equipped, started shooting birds, butterflies & garden lizards.

Congrats on your self discovery of passion for wildlife photography PatchyBoy. Having done this for more than half of my life, let me warn you that this will only grow and make you a complete addict

This one looks like a house sparrow, but is really dark

This is not a house sparrow, but a Great Tit (Link).

Help identify this one, please

This is a fairly common Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Link)

Help identify this one, please

Pied Bush Chat Male (Link)

Female Indian Robin (juvenile)

I think this is a juvenile Pied Bush Chat.

You may also want to explore Karanji Lake and Ranganathittu where you will surely get quite a variety of birds to snap up.

[PatchyBoy]

Originally Posted by Vik0728

Congrats on your self discovery of passion for wildlife photography PatchyBoy. Having done this for more than half of my life, let me warn you that this will only grow and make you a complete addict

Thanks a lot for the wishes & help with identifying the birds. Much appreciated. If you could also suggest possible improvements, that would be great.

[Torque123]

Congratulations on your new kit & a very good start. As mentioned by Vik0728, this hobby will only grow (passion wise & equipment wise)

You might need a tripod to reduce the camera shake & to get more sharper frames. Moreover the 200-500 is quite a heavy lens for shooting hand held for long duration.