a fairly large dragonfly found outside the cities….

a fairly large dragonfly found outside the cities….
the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian
peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon.
we had an encounter near chennai with it today and it even put up a
performance for us.
dhaman (Ptyas mucosa)
Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii)
(Aseo flammeus.)
also known as pellucid hawkmoth. kp, DAL 50-200 WR
We (me and my son adit) went on a birding trip/beginner’s trek to deoria tal and chopta in uttarakhand in the third week of may. some of the birds we managed to photograph there, the himalayan monal definitely being the highlight of the trip….