Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

This tropical kingfisher is a partial migrant that is endemic across much of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/320s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 1600

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Boating at Mangalajodi Wetland

A must-do thing at Mangalajodi if you are a normal tourist, photographers know its value.

Exif: 1/3200s, ƒ/2.8, ISO 180

Photography by Suvradeep Mitra, Odisha, India

Common Kestrel

The common kestrel is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 200

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Striolated Bunting on the Rock

The striolated bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

Exif: 1/320s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 3200

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Hovering

Black–tailed godwits are large wading birds. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they’re more greyish-brown.

Exif: 1/3200s, ƒ/4, ISO 500

Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

London Eye

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/8, ISO 1600

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Lady Luck

She’s one of the boldest leopards in Bandipur and is always seen close to the reception area of the park.

Exif: 1/20s, ƒ/4.5, ISO 200

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Bath Time

The black-tailed godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa.

Exif: 1/4000s, ƒ/4, ISO 500

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Shanti Stupa, Leh

The valley and the roads to Shanti Stupa.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/8, ISO 64

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Quench

The Moorkere lady quenching her thirst on a sunny afternoon. She is one of the shyest females in Bandipur and one of the prettiest.

Exif: 1/200s, ƒ/3.2, ISO 125

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

An Evening at Leh

Leh is the joint capital and largest town of the union territory of Ladakh in India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Himalayan Kingdom of Ladakh.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/8, ISO 200

Photography by Suvradeep Mitra, Odisha, India

Imperial Eagle & Blackbuck Fawn

The fierce ferocity of feasting on a fawn.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400

Photography by Neelima M Reddy, Odisha, India

Sadhu Worshipping Holy Ganges

Diwali in Varanasi is Devine – well known as Dev Dipawali; here is a glimpse of Sadhus worshipping Ganges, far from the maddening crowd.

Exif: 1/125s, ƒ/1.8, ISO 800

Photography by Santanu Bose, West Bengal, India

Black Kite with Rat Kill

The black kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world’s most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

Black-headed Ibis with Snake Kill

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 from India to the west and as far east as Japan.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Jolly Mood

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: 1/640s, ƒ/4, ISO 1600

Photography by Dinesh Ranjan Mishra, Odisha, India

Red Avadavat

The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Brown-winged Kingfisher

The bold king of Bhitarkanika National Park.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 1100

Photography by Sovan Das, Odisha, India

Sambar Deer

The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China, and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008.

Exif: 1/320s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 800

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Simba

A sun-kissed lion cub with every trait of being a future ruler of the land.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/4, ISO 400

Photography by Biswaranjan Mishra, Odisha, India

Meeting Time

The red-headed vulture, also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture, is an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in some parts of Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 640

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, 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: 1/3200s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500