foresthills – Page 2 – Lose Yourself Photography

Birding by the bridge

The stream which flows at the entrance of Forest Hills Farm and Guesthouse attracts a host of birds. Commonly sighted birds are Malabar Whistling Thrush, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Black Drongo, Red-vented and Red Whiskered Bulbul, etc.

One evening I was treated to wonderful sights of the White-rumped Shama and female Indian Paradise Flycatcher.

Shama_DSC4368 — White-rumped Shama (male)

A White-rumped Shama poses on a steel pipe. It was nice to see this otherwise shy bird sit comfortably in the open despite my presence.

Flycatcher_AP_F_DSC4670 — Indian Paradise Flycatcher (female)

The extremely restless Flycatcher flying from one perch to another, offered a few seconds to freeze some frames.

More from the bridge in future posts…

The big switch

Lesser Flameback Woodpecker | Forest Hills Farm and Guesthouse, Mudumalai, India

Finally! Earlier in November I decided to shift my primary shooting gear from Canon to Nikon. I was on the lookout for a Nikon 500mm lens to replace the Canon one.

Earlier in January, a friend insisted I see a 600mm lens on sale. I thought ‘why not? No harm in seeing the lens!’. After testing the lens, I started considering this as an option especially for bird photography.

After debating and consulting friends, I decided that the 600mm telephoto was too tempting to let go. Super excited about this lens and looking forward to more birding.