Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Great White Pelican

The great white pelican also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 200 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan

Photography by Chinmaya Kumar Barik, Odisha, India

Nature’s Canopy

The chital, also known as spotted deer, chital deer, and axis deer, is a species of deer that is native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 200 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Lions of Mara

The lion is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera. It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/2.8, ISO 500 | Location: Masai Mara, Kenya

Photography by Rudra Mahapatra, Odisha, India

Asian Elephant

The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent.

Exif: 1/30s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 100 | Location: Similipala Tiger Reserve, Odisha

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Indian Nightjar

The Indian nightjar is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/10s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 640 | Location: Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala

Photography by Rama Chandra Barik, Odisha, India

Black Kite

The black kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Rajhans Island, Odisha

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Black-bellied Tern

The black-bellied tern is a tern found near large rivers in the Indian subcontinent, its range extending from Pakistan, Nepal and India to Myanmar.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/8, ISO 400 | Location: Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha

Photography by Rudra Mahapatra, Odisha, India

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

The olive ridley sea turtle, also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 200 | Location: Rushikulya River, Odisha