Here’s a photo story of my visit to Hoskote lake, last weekend. It was a magical experience, come, join me…
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I reached the lake just a few minutes before sunrise…
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The moon was shining bright…
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The sun peeks over the hazy horizon…
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The lake is slowly bathed in a warm and golden light…
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The stillness of the water is broken by the floating birds…
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As the sun rises higher in the sky, its rays begin to penetrate the trees and plants…
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The bird world slowly comes to life…
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There is no dearth of Large Gray Babblers. I clicked several pics while they indulged in their typical lively and noisy behavior…
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A Coppersmith Barbet was seen with its meal…
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A Plain Prinia shows up…
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My attention was drawn to a Pale-billed flowerpecker. I could capture the flutter of wings as it darts away…
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I caught a glimpse of colorful feathers which turned out to be of a Gray-bellied Cuckoo…
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Flight shot of a Coppersmith Barbet…
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A White-cheeked Barbet made an appearance next…
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An Indian Golden Oriole was active too…
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A male Indian Robin marked his presence…
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A male Asian Koel sat still on a distant tree…
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A Glossy Ibis gleamed as the sun warmed up…
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An Asian Green Bee-eater looked for a bee to pass by…
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A Jacobin Cuckoo sat hidden in the thorny branches…
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I waited for it to come out in the open…
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Then it fluttered away…
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A Booted Warbler was found while I scanned the trees for signs of movement…
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Another scan of the trees revealed the silhouette of a weevil caught by an Indian Golden Oriole…
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I took several shots of the Oriole as it revealed itself between the light and shadows…
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I concluded the trip and returned home excitedly to review the day’s images. Looking forward to the next trip. Hope you liked the post. Do share your thoughts…
wow! Fantastic shots of the 'world waking up' ~ and wonderful feathered friends photos too ~
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A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
From the ethereal golden glow to the differing colourful birds, this place is where one can come to find heaven on Earth.
ReplyDeleteYou had my interest with every morning sky shot - love all the lights and colors. Lovely birds as usual.
ReplyDeleteYour birding photos are always incredible. Nice sunset too
ReplyDeleteThose first few photos taken at dawn and capturing the golden light are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou take amazing photos. I really enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteI love the Light on the first one. Those birds swimming there looks very nice.
ReplyDeleteGolden golden golden treasure! Thank you for sharing this wealth with us. Your art is beautiful
ReplyDeleteThis post is like a visual poem. Great photos!!
ReplyDeleteI need to visit the lake soon. At least to behold the large grey babblers. Great post. The start section is rhythmic!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing your bird photos.
ReplyDeleteSo many species that absolutely do not occur here.
The sunrise is also great to see.
Greetings Irma
Can only say wow again. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteI especially love the photos of the Asian Green Bee-eater and the little warblers. Fantastic close-ups.
ReplyDeleteTruly Amazing photography
ReplyDeleteIf I have 4 thumbs, I would give you four thumbs up!!!!
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
What a gigantic sight!
ReplyDeleteI am very enthusiastic about the wonderful photos, you are an artist, my respect!
My Sky
As always, your photos are unsurpassed, Shiju.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
What a fabulous sunrise. Really like the Oriole shots too.
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ReplyDeleteThe sunrise and moon captures are beautiful, I love the views of golden lake. Awesome captures of the birds, they are all beautiful. Great post and a great outing. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
Hi Shiju, I love the way you designed this post and, as always, you have included so many wonderful shots! I could write a great big paragraph about which images are my favorites. 😊 I have two questions I hope you will answer here or on my blog. 1. What is your go-to camera and what kind of lens are you using for your wonderful bird close-ups? And 2. Within Blogger, which “Theme” are you using? I love the way you have the large images with commentary between the pics. Thanks, as always, for sharing your wonderful blog. John
ReplyDeleteHi John,
DeleteHere are the answers to your queries:
1. I bought a Canon 6D years back. It is now many generations old. Modern cameras have better features but this camera serves my purpose. I use a Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens. It is less expensive and good but definitely nowhere near the quality that Canon lenses give.
2. I use the ‘Simple Simply Simple’ theme which is available in the ‘Simple’ category of free themes in blogger. I have customized it by tweaking the code.
Thank you Shiju for answering my questions. I admire your photography setup. Have a great week ahead! John
Delete...Shiju, of course you captured many beautiful images, but your dreamy golden hour images are my favorites. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteImages of dawn breaking are sheer poetry! And the birds photos just wowsome!
ReplyDeleteEvery post of yours introduces me to new birds or to birds I have only seen once far away from my home. Such beautiful images! The diversity of birdlife is inspiring, and I keep hoping that the predictions of loss of. habitat and species won’t come true.
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The photos of dawn are breathtaking. Love all the bird photos, they are absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow such stunning photos and scenery, so glad I found this Blog hop, so many wonderful posts to enjoy x
ReplyDeleteIt's just amazing at how many different birds you see in one outing. You really have to be patient to see those among the branches and get photos. Some don't pose for very long. LOVE the beginning of your day!
ReplyDeleteYou captured beautiful, golden light and lovely birds.
ReplyDeleteAn Indian Robin...never knew of their existence! Beautiful. As are all your birds today.
ReplyDeleteHave a super week ahead, and thanks for sharing your post & photo(s) with us at IRBB!
Just amazing! I love all of your photos from your amazing day, the first ones with the sun rising are captivating and you must have so much patience to capture so many beautiful birds. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! The golden light of the lake alone... WOW!
ReplyDeleteAnd then, of course, the unbelievable world of birds again, which you once again captured in breathtaking pictures ❤️
Have a good new week! All the best from Austria!
Traude
The before sunrise shots are stunning. Even more so than your usual, I think!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous sunrise and happy greetings for new day by all the beautiful birds! Your photos tell an wonderful story.
ReplyDeleteWow. And wow and wow and WOW!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these stunning photos at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2023/02/spring-is-here.html
Your photos never fail they just get better every week I thoroughly enjoyed them the sunrises are spectacular :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a sunrisetastic week Shiju 👍
Amazing photos of evening sun
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see you again!
ReplyDeletewow, luna si reflexiile rasaritului de soare, dar si imaginile cu pasari, toate fotografiile tale sunt fantastice. Este arta suta la suta!
Have a nice day! Happy WW!
I can't believe how many bird species there are in the world. You showed me so many new ones today. Sunrise was a delight!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That first lake photo is just amazing! Those shots of the golden lake are also breath taking.
ReplyDeleteOh Shiju what a feast of amazing images....the moon!! Wow. Thank you for joining in this week’s link up for Wednesday’s Words and Pics. Next week I will be in ‘moving house’ mode, so no link up. All being well, the link up will be back on 8 March. Denyse.
ReplyDeleteApplause. Its wonderful again.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are absolutely stunning! I'm in awe! Popping over from My Sunday Snapshot.
ReplyDeleteThat's a seriously STUNNING sunrise! Thanks so much for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
ReplyDeleteWow, that first photo is so amazing.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are amazing, as always. You are a great photographer! Thank you for linking up.
ReplyDeleteSuch a bounty of beauty! Including your lovely wife. Wishing you a blessed week
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