Took a trip to Uran today. Well the land filling of the marshes are well underway. The bushes that screened the water are all chopped off. The pools are smaller and my favourite temple pool where the spoonbills land, will soon also be filled up . All in all, Uran and its ecology is pretty much gone. The birds are fewer and, those that are there are much further away. A steller birding area close to Mumbai is at its death throes.
Temple Pond being filled
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Well, I did find a nice Baya Weaver nest and made some flight image. The only way is to pre-focus and let the motor drive do its stuff. Even then , had to predict where to prefocus. Really tough ones these and they are still not where I want them to be. But any case, here goes.
Yep “almost” got them.
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Finally, something a bit more usable…..
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And here is a funny one where these birds ended up fighting over the female and between two females !
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Awesome ones, Krish. You managed more keepers than I did . A case of FF v/s 1.3 crop . But then it was fun and I think we should do it again 😉
Terrific shots…superb
Usable photos of Uran are simply amazing. I wish you had more light…I liked the one where the weaver is enroute to the nest the best. There is a good seperation of objects…
The 5th Image is just amazing.One can wait a lifetime for this moment to capture it.
Great work….Ashish
I would say that this is a life timer shots. surely a kind of an achievement to have such a beautiful moments captured so perfectly. A huge congrats on this Krish.
wonderful! 🙂
Your comment on the last photograph doesn’t match what is seen. The last bird in that line is obviously a male. The first bird is a female and the middle bird does look smaller than either.
When I first saw this photo, I read a caption of
“The little chick fell out of the nest, mama caught it, dad pushed it from below. ??
What a collaboration! What a photo! ??”
I’m inclined to agree with that caption. Was there something else that you saw there? It this not the photo that you were describing?
1. Nest was being made so no chance of chicks. 2. Both are adult females and I noticed them to be well flying. Only looking small due to the action profile. Male makes a nest and a female goes in to inspect before she decides. I saw that a second female went into the nest when the first was there and then the fight broke out 🙂
My husband is a bird photographer and he agrees with you Krishnan. He said this is typical Weaver behavior. Stunning photos!
Thank you Kelly !
This is a first class photo no matter what the story is. Definitions are fabulous.