Photography by Biswaranjan Mishra, Odisha, India

Common Kingfisher

The common kingfisher, also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.

Exif: 1/400s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 320 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

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 Chinmaya Barik, Odisha, India

Bluethroat

The bluethroat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

Exif: 1/250s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Dr. Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Great White Pelican

The great white pelican also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.

Exif: 1/2500s, ƒ/7.1, ISO 400 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Debasish Mishra, Odisha, India

Great Egret

The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret, or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe.

Exif: 1/2500s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Mangalajodi Wetland, Odisha

Photography by Suvradeep Mitra, Odisha, India

Rufous-necked Hornbill

The rufous-necked hornbill is a species of hornbill in Bhutan, northeastern India, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is locally extinct in Nepal due to hunting and significant loss of habitat.

Exif: 1/2500s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Latpanchar, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

Photography by Alok Lodh, New Delhi, India

The Oriental darter is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/9, ISO 3200 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

Royal Bengal Tiger in Spotlight

One fine winter morning this frame was taken from an open gypsy at Bandhavgarh National Park which is home to a lot of Royal Bengal Tigers.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/8, ISO 1600 | Location: Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh