Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Couple

The black-necked stork is a tall long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/8, ISO 400 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Sunset with Kingfisher

Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

Exif: 1/1200s, ƒ/8, ISO 500 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan

Photography by Rama Chandra Barik, Odisha, India

The Blackbuck

The blackbuck, also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope native to India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It inhabits grassy plains and slightly forested areas with perennially water sources.

Exif: 1/1000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Bhetanai, Odisha

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Peekaboo

The tiger is the largest extant cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 1000 | Location: Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Photography by Srimant Das, Odisha, India

Crocodile

Crocodiles or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodylinae, all of whose members are considered true crocodiles, is classified as a biological subfamily.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 500 | Location: Andhra Pradesh

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Mirage

Antelopes are present in Masai Mara and Kenya generally in large numbers. There are 3 subspecies, namely the Kirk’s Dik-Dik, klipspringer, and Oribi Antelope.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/2.8, ISO 500 | Location: Masai Mara, Kenya

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Black Francolin

The black francolin is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It was formerly known as the Black Partridge.

Exif: 1/320s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 1000 | Location: Sattal, Uttarakhand

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

The northern shoveler, known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, wintering in southern Europe, Africa, the Indian subcontinent.

Exif: 1/2000s, ƒ/8, ISO 800 | Location: Devi River, Odisha

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

Intermediate Egret

The intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret, or yellow-billed egret is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx.

Exif: 1/1200s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha