Ranbir Mahapatra
12-03-2009, 11:07 PM
It was my first visit to a wildlife sanctuary. Nature's sly sense of humor became immediately apparent. Ranganathittu, nestled in islets formed by River Cauvery, with its high density of various species of birds could put to shame many of the so called "zoological gardens". Our clumsy attempt at replicating such ambiance in a zoo seemed lamentable.
http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109
And who says you cannot get close to a wild bird? The birds of Ranganathittu were flamboyant in their majestic ignorance of us: the tourists.
Looking back, I wish I had done justice to the beauty of the place and its feathery inhabitants.
This is an image of an Asian Openbill stork. It is a resident of this part of the world and is the most intrepid of the lot I saw at Ranganathittu. The Indian Cormorant did give it some tough competition though.
Image details:
Location: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, on the way to Mysore from Bangalore. Taken April 2008.
Canon EOS 400D, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 100, 163mm. Cropped to around 80% of original image.
http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109
And who says you cannot get close to a wild bird? The birds of Ranganathittu were flamboyant in their majestic ignorance of us: the tourists.
Looking back, I wish I had done justice to the beauty of the place and its feathery inhabitants.
This is an image of an Asian Openbill stork. It is a resident of this part of the world and is the most intrepid of the lot I saw at Ranganathittu. The Indian Cormorant did give it some tough competition though.
Image details:
Location: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, on the way to Mysore from Bangalore. Taken April 2008.
Canon EOS 400D, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 100, 163mm. Cropped to around 80% of original image.