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The crimson-backed sunbird or small sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Like other sunbirds, they feed mainly on nectar although they take insects, especially to feed their young. They are tiny birds that are resident and are found in forests but are particularly...

Indian flying lizard, is a species of agamid lizard capable of gliding from tree to tree. It is found principally in the Western Ghats and some other hill forests of Southern India. They are almost completely arboreal, found on trees in forests and adjoining palm plantations where they climb...

The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east. This herd of Elephants...

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Myanmar. They are arboreal and gregarious by nature. A herd of capped langur consists of 2 to 14 langurs led by a brawny male langur. They are...

One of the youngsters of a group of five badgers being curious and assessing if it is safe to feed.

A highly adaptable species, found across Britain, but absent from Scottish Islands (except Skye), in all habitats from salt marshes and sand dunes to the tops of mountains. In Britain, more so than elsewhere in Europe, foxes have also adapted to life in urban surroundings...

A mother red fox sits curiously observing, while being photographed.

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. Over much of its range, it is resident year-round, but birds from the colder parts of the northern hemisphere typically migrate south (some well into the southern...

The UK's favourite bird - with its bright red breast it is familar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they...

A very proud european robin posing just before feeding.

A shot of a bird that never sits still...

This cute group of Sanderlings was very curious and came within about two feet of me. It was especially entertaining to watch them follow the receding waves, then jump back as the waves came back in. I really like how the focus singled out the center bird.

I am really amazed at the feather detail my Sigma 100-300 f/4 can produce, especially at short distances (this bird was ~3m away). No sharpening at all has been done to this photo!

Another shot of the same bird

Sorry for being so late in updating my gallery...anybody else such a procrastinator? These are some from a trip to American southwest (AZ, NM, up to CO) over the summer. More to come...

Caught mid-blink!

canon 500mm F4, sigma 150-600mm sport

Image taken with the new sigma 150-600 sport on a 6D canon - cropped 100% with no clarity/sharpening - subject was about 30m away.