Elephants? Kanha National Park?

mridula · Jun 25th, 2009, 00:28

Thank you Kausiks, he bird was kind enough to choose a branch near our jeep and then sit there for a few minutes posing well. So all I had to do was to click a shot and I am so glad I used a new zoom lens for his trip.

kausiks · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:02

While in Kanha a few months back, I was running after the Neelkanth/Indian Roller to get a decent photo of it, especially while it was flying. The colors are amazing. Unfortunately the photos that I could manage were far from satisfactory. However, in Bandhavgarh I could manage a wonderful crested serpent eagle to somewhat compensate by earlier attempts.

mridula · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:47

Any pictures of it?

kausiks · Jun 25th, 2009, 12:00

Here it is.... (not sure if it is right to embed pictures directly in posts, but it is the quickest way as of now

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mridula · Jun 25th, 2009, 12:06

Lovely pictures.

Kausiks (or anyone else) by any chance can you identify these two birds?

http://picasaweb.google.com/mridula/...00733916352754

http://picasaweb.google.com/mridula/...04837492334834

didindia7 · Jun 26th, 2009, 03:14

Hello,
First one is a shikra, second seems to be a treepie.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mridula

Lovely pictures.

Kausiks (or anyone else) by any chance can you identify these two birds?

http://picasaweb.google.com/mridula/...00733916352754

http://picasaweb.google.com/mridula/...04837492334834

mridula · Jun 26th, 2009, 11:28

Didindia7 thank you. When I searched for Treepie on Google images I recognized the bird. But not sure about Shikra, it seems to have white patches and I actually have another picture of it. This bird has no white feathers like Shikra.

didindia7 · Jun 27th, 2009, 00:08

Hello, for me it's a shikra female (yellow eyes). I have many pictures from this bird (mainly male ones).

Quote:

Originally Posted by mridula

Didindia7 thank you. When I searched for Treepie on Google images I recognized the bird. But not sure about Shikra, it seems to have white patches and I actually have another picture of it. This bird has no white feathers like Shikra.

mridula · Jun 27th, 2009, 00:38

Diindia, thank you. If you say it is Shikra then it is! Did you see my Malabar Pied Hornbill?

http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...-hornbill.html

didindia7 · Jun 27th, 2009, 01:12

Yes I saw it. Maybe I saw the same one at Kanha last april. It was the first time I saw one after many Kanha travels.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mridula

Diindia, thank you. If you say it is Shikra then it is! Did you see my Malabar Pied Hornbill?

http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...-hornbill.html

mridula · Jun 30th, 2009, 12:53

Thanks Didindia. I have now written my entire Kanha report for the Gonomad website-

http://www.gonomad.com/lodgings/0906/india-kanha.html

Jun 25th, 2009, 00:28	#16
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Thank you Kausiks, he bird was kind enough to choose a branch near our jeep and then sit there for a few minutes posing well. So all I had to do was to click a shot and I am so glad I used a new zoom lens for his trip. __________________ Mridula Travel Tales from India

Jun 25th, 2009, 12:00	#19
kausiks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 307	Here it is.... (not sure if it is right to embed pictures directly in posts, but it is the quickest way as of now ) Attached Thumbnails

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Jun 25th, 2009, 11:02	#17
kausiks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 307	While in Kanha a few months back, I was running after the Neelkanth/Indian Roller to get a decent photo of it, especially while it was flying. The colors are amazing. Unfortunately the photos that I could manage were far from satisfactory. However, in Bandhavgarh I could manage a wonderful crested serpent eagle to somewhat compensate by earlier attempts.

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mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Any pictures of it?

Jun 25th, 2009, 12:06	#20
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Lovely pictures. Kausiks (or anyone else) by any chance can you identify these two birds? http://picasaweb.google.com/mridula/...00733916352754 http://picasaweb.google.com/mridula/...04837492334834

Jun 26th, 2009, 11:28	#22
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Didindia7 thank you. When I searched for Treepie on Google images I recognized the bird. But not sure about Shikra, it seems to have white patches and I actually have another picture of it. This bird has no white feathers like Shikra.

Jun 27th, 2009, 00:38	#24
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Diindia, thank you. If you say it is Shikra then it is! Did you see my Malabar Pied Hornbill? http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...-hornbill.html

Jun 30th, 2009, 12:53	#26
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,587	Thanks Didindia. I have now written my entire Kanha report for the Gonomad website- http://www.gonomad.com/lodgings/0906/india-kanha.html