Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Malabar Gliding Frog

The Malabar gliding frog or Malabar flying frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) is a rhacophorid tree frog species found in the Western Ghats of India.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/8, ISO 500 | Location: Amboli, Maharashtra

Photography by Biswa Ranjan Mishra, Odisha, India

Lesser Whistling Duck

The lesser whistling duck, also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Mangaljodi Wetland, Odisha

Photography by Dr. Alok Lodh, New Delhi, India

Black-winged Stilt

The black-winged stilt is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family. The scientific name H. himantopus was formerly applied to a single, almost cosmopolitan species.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 500 | Location: Mangalajodi Wetland, Odisha

Photography by Dr. Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Black-headed Ibis

The black-headed ibis, also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the South- and Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 125 | Location: Mangalajodi Wetland, Odisha

Photography by Chinmaya Kumar Barik, Odisha, India

Oriental Darter

The Oriental darter is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water.

Exif: 1/500s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 200 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Spotted Deer

The chital, also known as spotted deer, chital deer, and axis deer, is a species of deer that is native to the Indian subcontinent. A moderate-sized deer, male chital reach nearly 90 cm and females 70 cm at the shoulder.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/8, ISO 800 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Srimant Das, Odisha, India

Purple Sunbird

The purple sunbird is a small bird in the sunbird family found mainly in South and Southeast Asia but extending west into parts of the Arabian peninsula.

Exif: 1/3200s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 1600 | Location: Ekamra Park, Bhubaneswar

Photography by Sovan Das, Odisha, India

Green Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera. As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies are commonly called caterpillars as well.

Exif: 1/50s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha