Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Indian Peafowl

The Indian peafowl, also known as the common peafowl, and blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/8, ISO 200 | Location: Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

Photography by Rama Chandra Barik, Odisha, India

Grey Heron

The grey heron is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Alok Lodh, New Delhi, India

Brahminy Kite

The brahminy kite, formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Mangalajodi Wetland, Odisha

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

The lesser flamingo is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and northwestern India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/8, ISO 100 | Location: Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, 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. It was first described by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Chinmaya Barik, Odisha, India

Evening Frame with Storks

Keoladeo National Park is a vast bird sanctuary and former royal game reserve in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. South of the ancient city of Bharatpur, the park’s woods and man-made wetlands protect over 350 species of migratory and resident birds.

Exif: 1/60s, ƒ/9, ISO 200 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

The African bush elephant, also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest living terrestrial animal with bulls reaching a shoulder height of up to 3.96 m.

Exif: 1/500s, ƒ/8, ISO 200 | Location: Masai Mara, Kenya

Photography by Debasish Mishra, Odisha, India

Orange-headed Thrush

The orange-headed thrush is a bird in the thrush family. It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Most populations are resident.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 2000 | Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha