Date: 23rd March 2009 Place: Karanji Lake, Mysore The above shot I took by moving very slowly towards the Heron knowing how easily this bird gets spooked by the slightest disturbance. The picture above is not exactly what I had in my minds eye though. I wanted a silhoutte shot, but clearly the light was […]
Category: Birds
Cormorant take-off
Date: 23rd March 2009 Place: Karanji Lake, Mysore A cormorant bursting out of the water and taking to flight is one of the most common, but yet, splendid sights on offer for anyone at a place like Karanji Lake.
Birds in Flight
Date: 23rd March 2009 Place: Karanji Lake, Mysore I have always loved photographing Birds mid air – there is a certain thrill in freezing time as a Bird elegantly glides across. Anhinga Melanogaster (Darter Bird): Karanji Lake has turned out to be an ideal habitat for the Darter; I see more and more Darters in […]
the Anhinga, the Duck and the Rat Snake
Place: Karanji Lake, Mysore Date: 23rd March 2008 Though I have made many trips to this lake before, I never used to have a fixed agenda; this time I wanted it to be different. I wanted to primarily focus on taking snaps of the Anhinga Melanogaster bird. The Anhinga Melanogaster is the Indian variety of […]