Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

Leopard Resting

Leopards are skilled hunters and fastest sprinters… also exceptional climbers, resting in the branches of trees during the day.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 640

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Learning to Hunt

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: 1/2000s, ƒ/4, ISO 800

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

Jacobin Cuckoo

The Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo or the pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800

Photography by Neelima M Reddy, Odisha, India

Haar Ki Pouri Aarati

The grand invocation in the eve of Maha Shivaratri of Kumbh at Haar ki Pouri – Haridwar; it’s a blessed vibes, chanting and divinity all around.

Exif: 1/80s, ƒ/4, ISO 500

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

My Home is Beautiful

The Malabar pied hornbill, also known as lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/4, ISO 500

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

My Playground

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other rodents.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 1800

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

Feeding Time

Black Drongo – The young leave the nest after about 16 to 20 days after hatching. They do not have the fork in the tail until three weeks. The parents continue to feed and protect them for a month.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Mudskipper

Mudskippers are amphibious fish. They are of the family Oxudercidae and the subfamily Oxudercinae. There are 32 living species of mudskipper. They are known for their unusual appearance and their ability to survive both in and out of water.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/4, ISO 1000

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Ruler of the Land

King Olbornoti and his land.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/3.2, ISO 200

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Enjoying the Monsoon Rain

The crested bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, from the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent stretching eastward to Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/320s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 1800

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Rising From The Dark

The Asian water monitor is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 320

Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

Elephant with Calf

Mother is my shield and my mentor.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800

Photography by Sovan Das, Odisha, India

Indian Scops Owl

The Indian scops owl is a resident species of owl native to South Asia.

Exif: 1/125s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 200

Photography by Suvradeep Mitra, Odisha, India

Blue-throated Barbet

The blue-throated barbet is an Asian barbet with bright green, blue and red plumage, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

The Traveller & Barren Land

Ladakh is the highest altitude plateau region in India (much of it being above 3,000 m) in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Dissected by the Indus River, Ladakh is like chancing upon a treasure secured by the intimidating Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 64

Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

LineMan

He is an Electrician in the World famous 12th Century Chinese village – where people still live just like in the ancient era. Happen to take a glimpse of this candid man.

Exif: 1/500s, ƒ/8, ISO 200

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Mom & Me

A baby elephant with it’s mother photographed during the dawn.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/4, ISO 6400

Photography by Suvradeep Mitra, Odisha, India

Pied Avocet

The pied avocet is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and across the Palearctic to Central Asia then on to the Russian Far East.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500

Photography by Biswaranjan Mishra, Odisha, India

Jungle Owlet

The Jungle Owlet is a very small owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts. It is also known as the Barred Jungle Owlet.

Exif: 1/4000s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 1250

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

The Dance of Death & Joy

Purple heron with Bullfrog kill. The purple heron is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea “heron”, and purpureus, “coloured purple”.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500