Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

The brown-fronted woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 640 | Location: Sattal, Uttarakhand

Photography by Chinmaya Kumar Barik, Odisha, India

Plain Prinia

The plain prinia, also known as the plain wren-warbler or white-browed wren-warbler, is a small cisticolid warbler found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 200 | Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch belongs to the family Sittidae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent occurring in the countries of India, Tibet Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 1250 | Location: Sattal, Uttarakhand

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Saltwater Crocodile

The saltwater crocodile is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India’s east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia.

Exif: 1/200s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 2000 | Location: Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

White-throated Kingfisher

The white-throated kingfisher also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines.

Exif: 1/1600, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Ekamra Kanan Park, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Cheetah

The cheetah is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h, and as such has several adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs and a long tail.

Exif: 1/500s, ƒ/2.8, ISO 200 | Location: Masai Mara, Kenya

Photography by Srimant Das, Odisha, India

Spot-billed Pelican

The spot-billed pelican or grey pelican, is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Pakistan across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/13, ISO 500 | Location: Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh

Photography by Rama Chandra Barik, 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: 1/1250s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 100 | Location: Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

Painted Stork

The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/4.5, ISO 400 | Location: Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha