This week's birding trip to Hoskote lake produced some interesting views. Here are a few pictures...
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I reached just around sunrise and a mesmerizing view greeted me...
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A Green bee-eater and a Drongo were seen together...
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I saw a Net-winged beetle and immediately took out my macro lens...
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Now that the macro lens was out, I looked for tiny things to shoot. Here's a Mimosa pudica (Shame plant) flower...
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Lantana flower...
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A Thistle plant...
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A Blue Banded Bee...
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And another Net-winged beetle...
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A beautiful Spotted dove made me change back to telephoto lens...
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A Green bee-eater caught a dragonfly and I watched it beating the prey to death and gulping it...
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I noticed a few butterflies. One Common Crow butterfly...
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Plain tiger butterfly...
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I saw a guy enjoy powered paragliding...
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I composed a shot with the paraglider and the hills...
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A Little Egret's sudden focus caught my attention...
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It speared its sharp bill on an unsuspecting fish...
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Some Intermediate Egrets gave a fitting fly-past to end the satisfying birding trip...
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Hope you liked the post. Looking forward to your comment...
Wow, gorgeous series and another great post. The sunrise scene is beautiful. Some of my favorites are of the Bee-eater with the dragonfly and the Egret with the fish. They are all awesome, great collection of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your weekend! PS, thank you for your comment today and on all past visits.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I enjoyed all your photos. The Spotted Dove is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteNot only beautiful birds but also butterflies in your post! Thanks for sharing. The Bee-eater is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, some gorgeous pictures. I love that early morning shot of the lake, so atmospheric. Also, the Spotted Dove - with nesting material? Your macro pictures are super too as you have some very colourful insects to portray.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look like it was engaged in nesting activities. I think he inadvertently pulled it out while foraging.
DeleteSome trip! Lovely shots. The bee-eater swalloving the dragonfly...
ReplyDeleteThe bee-eater is as adept at subduing and swallowing its prey as the egret. I am sure they both enjoyed their snack.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! I love the closeups of the flowers! :)
ReplyDelete...what a collection of beautiful things! Thanks for taking me along.
ReplyDeleteEach and every one is magnificent, whether macro or mega.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection. I love the soft colors of the dove, and the man on the lake is another favorite.
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic nature shots and great capture of the hang glider too ~ Xo
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A ShutterBug Explores,
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Wow, the photos are stunning to see. I love your close-ups, they are beautiful. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed all the photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful variety of beautiful captures!
ReplyDeleteThe macro photos are a great addition to your usual birds and wide-angle shots. I love the little bird eating the dragon fly.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
What an amazing series of photos you took on your trip.
ReplyDeleteI really like the bee-eater that eats the dragonfly.
I wish you a nice Sunday.
Greetings Irma
Amazing pics. Loved the post.
ReplyDeleteLove your gallery at the beginning and the wonderful captures throughout
ReplyDeleteYou images are amazing!
ReplyDeleteAnother brilliant series Shiju.
ReplyDeleteAs always, a treasure of photos here!! I loved seeing all and especially enjoyed the bee eater & dragonfly series.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week ahead and thanks for taking time to link in at IRBB so we can visit!
What beautiful photos and such a lovely morning to visit the lake.
ReplyDeleteWOW! What an amazing selection of nature pics. I love the bee eater. So pretty. The net-winged beetle sure is a beauty. Loved this post.
ReplyDeleteWow there were some amazing shot here. I've never seen a blue banded bee, very pretty. Also that red beetle was pretty cool looking and the bird with the dragonfly and the one with the fish were fascinating.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are so colorful and crystal clear.
ReplyDeleteUn reportaje espectacular, todas las fotos son extraordinarias, enhorabuena Shiju. Tienes un nuevo seguidor desde el norte de España, saludos.
ReplyDeleteAnother great set of photos, well done. Keep safe and keep well Diane
ReplyDeleteThe morning certainly started out right with the beautiful scene you captured. Fun to see some smaller characters in focus. The red beetle is a good color. I would loved to have seen the Bee Eater capture and eat the dragonfly. What good photos of that experience. I have never seen that type of gliding either. It appears that the person has a big fan on their back.
ReplyDeleteWhy a shame plant? Do you know? #Lifethisweek
ReplyDeleteIts leaves fold on touch. Also known as touch-me-not plant.
DeleteA small video I made of the shame plant:
DeleteThe Shame plant
I didn't realise it had a pink flower! My Dad pointed out the touch-me-not plant in Malaysia - I spent holidays as a kid scouring the ground to touch them! Ha! I see the leaves now. #Allseasons
DeleteYour shots are always superb! I love the one where the bird has a fish in its mouth! #lifethisweek
ReplyDeleteAs always, an amazing group of photos. I love the beetle.
ReplyDeleteThose framed shot are spectacular!
ReplyDeleteLove the mesmerizing lake view. Great macro shots. Sorry for the dragon fly and the fish but they were great shots.
ReplyDeleteThere are fantastic scenes. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteA stunning collection of images!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/07/happy-birthday-love.html
Oh my love these and so clear as always beautiful lake :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a laketastic week 👍
Your world is soo rich I envy you. I hope it stays taht way so you can continue sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe Spotted dove is such a beautiful bird. I wish we had it up here. And the bee-eater as well. Great shots when it eates lunch. :)
Thanks for sharing.
I can hear the local kookaburras still but they haven't been hanging out in my yard recently. I miss them!
ReplyDeleteTerrific series of shots with the green beeeater and dragonfly.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos and them birds look stunning x #mysundayphoto
ReplyDeleteWhat a bounty you captured on that trip. We have lantana and their flowers are pretty but they are called a noxious weed in Australia! Thank you for linking up for LifeThisWeek. It's always good to see you link up a post. Next week, the optional prompt is 29/51 Please. 19 July. I will be sharing a post about Head and Neck Cancer in the lead up to World Head & Neck Cancer Day 27.7.2021. Gotta keep the awareness happening! Take care, Denyse.
ReplyDeleteNice birds and bugs in your neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteSuper shots of the Egret with the fish..We have the flowers in your post but not the birds or bugs..Wonderful series of photos..Thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteGreat selection of photos! The pictures of the bee-eater with the dragonfly are amazing
ReplyDeleteWow. I love seeing your part of the world here on your blog. You live in a magnificent part of nature.
ReplyDeleteI love the collection of framed pictures. I enjoy seeing your photographs of your life. Thank you for taking the time to link up.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful opening photo. Incredible images of the bee-eater feeding on the dragonfly. Well done!
ReplyDeleteYour post eagerly makes me visit Hoskote lake soon
ReplyDeleteNice macro photography and great bokeh too. Very nice set of pics!
ReplyDeleteYou lookd high and low for beauty and found it. The photo collage at the beginning is so cool. I bet it is hard to pick favorites to actually frame in your home. So many to choose from.
ReplyDeletelove the first shot
ReplyDeleteI love the way you put all this together. And your photography is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI guess bee eaters deal with food like kingfishers do…
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous photos especially the birds and macro shots, it's lovely to see wildlife so close up x
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos! The detail on the net wing beetle is incredible, as is the detail of the bird eating the dragonfly.
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Your animal discoveries look really wonderful as framed pictures! Great shots from tiny to large. And although I have already seen and photographed bee-eaters, including catching prey, I have never been able to photograph them so close when killing and eating their prey, despite my large telephoto lens (https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2020/07/von- one-castle-in-bratislava-und-von.html) - your photos are sensational! Paragliders also appear in my current post - and can be seen better in an older blog post (https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2020/09/september-ausflug-auf-die-hohe-wand.html) The equipment of the that you photographed looks different ... Beautiful photos of the egrets too.
ReplyDeleteAll the best from Austria, Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2021/07/auf-ins-hochgebirge-ausflug-auf-die-rax.html
The opening photo of the people on the lake...absolutely awesome!
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots. The spotted dove is adorable and I loved your artistic arrangement of the first photo.
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