New chicks on the campus

Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus, are fairly common birds in most of India, including IIMA campus. However, they had been untraceable for me till three days ago.

And there was a very busy couple too...

There is a shot everywhere...

And more often than not, I miss it :(

A few days back, I took a small walk from IIMA campus gate to a neighborhood market and within those 17 minutes, missed my camera at least thrice. There was a tiny tot running around gleefully; two dogs sitting in the same pose and staring towards nothing, and; a photostat shop stuck in a time-warp, somewhere in early 80s. And that was over and above the usual flowers, trees, and photo-worthy IIMA campus.

And today, it happened again when I was talking on phone. An amazingly beautiful kingfisher flew and sat barely ten feet away from me. Alas! I didn't have my camera today as well. And all I could do was to regret and gape at that beauty like this...

Water Lilies at IIMA campus

All that flies is not a bird

Sweet Kiddos

In Jaipur, when we were visiting the Maharaj Singh Zoological Garden, some school kids were also visiting the zoo. I asked for a picture and all of them were so elated and so ready to pose... I shot three and couldn't decide which one to put up here, so here are all the three :)

White Peacocks

Climbing...

Geometry of Rains

And some non-bird birds

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Double-Wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Some more Birds

Peach-faced Love Birds

Pic taken in Kankaria Zoo, Ahmedabad

Yellow Footed Green Pigeon (2)
Pic taken from my balcony at IIMA

Red Wattled Lapwing (3)

Pic taken at Statue Circle, Jaipur

Dolls

There is a Dolls Museum in Jaipur, housed in a school for deaf, dumb, and blind children, rarely featured in tourism maps, and hence, little known even in neighborhood. Here are a few pics that I was able to capture - quality of pics is not good due to glass showcases and lighting woes. However, the dolls were pretty and so were the kids there, with whom I've got a few pics shot :)

भक्त और भगवान

Two pics from two sides of entrance of Birla Temple, Jaipur

After rains...

A light in different lights

Muuuaaahhhhhh......

होंठ हो लाल और जिस्म हरा, कोई तो दोस्त हो तोते जैसा

Candy

Shades of Sky

Self-Portrait

मुझसे बिछड़ के खुश रहते हो

मेरी तरह तुम भी झूठे हो

Aves

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)


Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)


Great Egret (Ardea alba)


Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)