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Mangroves of Bhitarakanika National Park

12/9/2013

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Mangroves on the saline & marshy coastline
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The only mode of communication between the many islands and the multitude of water channels, motor boats.
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One of the many pockets of mangroves on a tiny island just off mainland
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Black capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
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Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
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Brown Winged Kingfisher (Halcyon amauroptera)
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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
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Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)
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Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)
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Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
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WIth the lack of big trees in some areas , the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), have adapted to sharing habitat with the saltwater crocodile ( Sleeping in the back).
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Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), mother and child in the mangroves
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White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), with its catch of a fish
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Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
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Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
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Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
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Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
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Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
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Mudskipper
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Fireflies (Photuris lucicrescens)

Windows to paradise ~ the mystical landscapes of Bhitarakanika

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Sunrise, mist and the canopy
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Pneumatophores on the forest bed
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Reflections, a window of nature
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Mangroves, Bhitarakanika
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Open grassland amidst the thick undergrowth
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Dense undergrowth on one of the islands
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"Lotus Pond", guess I made it off season.
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Tide inundated island
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    Nikhilesh Mahakur " Nikhil", a true blue Capricorn, born on the 1st of January, educated with a bachelors degree in Electronics engineering, and a MBA from Xavier’s Institute of Management, currently based at Bangalore , India An IT professional and an avid traveler, with an inherent passion for photography. The passion for photography has been a learning experience and will continue to be an ethical journey of learning with new experiences trying to capture “Life” and it’s moments ‘as is’. Having indulged in serious photography over the last seven years, my primary interest lies in wildlife and people photography. I still use film bodies occasionally for portraiture. Life so far and going ahead, with my experiences with photography has been and will continue to be a learning experience which I shall strive to share with all and hope to make a difference especially for wildlife.


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