Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. The name also refers to the night when Lord Shiva performs the heavenly dance.

Exif: 20s, ƒ/18, ISO 200

Photography by Suvradeep Mitra, Odisha, India

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

The white-bellied blue flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southwest India.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500

Photography by Biswaranjan Mishra, 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.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 640

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

The oriental dwarf kingfisher, also known as the black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher, is a pocket-sized bird in the family Alcedinidae. This tropical kingfisher is a partial migrant that is endemic across much of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400

Photography by Robin Karyeth, Karnataka, India

National Bird of India

The Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus, the National Bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long, slender neck.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/4, ISO 1600

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Searching for Nesting Material

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia, known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia.

Exif: 1/640s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 800

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

Spreading Wings

The spotted dove is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/4000s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800

Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

Oriental White Eye Pair

Oriental White-eye gives every photographer a challenge & you enjoy it. I like these birds, they are a miracle of nature.

Exif: 1/3200s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 500

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Morning Glory

A Thomson gazelle photographed early in the morning with far of dust in the horizon.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/3.2, ISO 640

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

The Ever Curious

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

Photography by Prasad Datar, Maharashtra, India

Red-necked Falcon

The red-necked falcon is a bird of prey in the falcon family with two disjunct populations, one in India and the other in Africa. This medium-sized falcon has bluish grey wings and upper body, a chestnut red cap with short chin straps passing through the eye.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 800

Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

Returning Herd

A usual godhuli scene, typical of an Indian village – reminds me of nostalgic childhood.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/4, ISO 200

Photography by Srikrishna Das, 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: 1/4000s, ƒ/4, ISO 200

Photography by Suvajit Mukherjee, West Bengal, India

Naturescape

The natural world is an incredible wonder that inspires us all. It underpins our economy, our society, indeed our very existence. Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we irrigate our crops with.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 800

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Rainy Day Mood

The blue-throated barbet is an Asian barbet with bright green, blue and red plumage, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Exif: 1/80s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 200

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Enchanted Woods

A beautiful tigress resting within the dried enhanced lantana vegetation.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/3.2, ISO 200

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

The Food Snatcher

Grey Heron chasing Black-headed Ibis to snatch the kill.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 640

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Cuteness Overloaded

The fishing cat is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. Since 2016, it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Fishing cat populations are threatened by the destruction of wetlands and have declined severely over the last decade.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 4000

Photography by Umakant Chavan, Maharashtra, India

Forsten’s Cat Snake

Forsten’s cat snake is the largest Boiga species found uncommonly in almost all kind of forests of peninsular India. It is known for wide variations in color and patterns.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 1600

Photography by Sathyanarayana CR, Karnataka, India

Ruins of Hampi

Located on the bank of Tungabhadra river. The ruins of Hampi are pavilions which were once a business center of many traders including the diamond merchants.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/8, ISO 200

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Fight for Food

A heron chasing Whiskered Tern to snatch the fish at Mangalajodi.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/4, ISO 125

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Guarding your Back

Lionesses are always vigilant, especially when they have cubs around. Seen here is one such lioness keeping an eye guarding the back of her sister.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/3.2, ISO 200