Wildlife Photography

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:11 pm

xl_target wrote:I also wanted to add a couple of cents to this thread saying that it is certainly unusual for a female of the deer species to have antlers but it is not that unheard of. A quick Google search for "doe with antlers" will bring up a long list.

Correct.
AFAIK the only DEER species which has antlers in both males and females, is the Reindeer.

There are many species of ANTELOPES where both male and females have antlers/horns.
Blackbuck are antelopes (not deer).

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:53 pm

A couple of snaps I took.
Check out the Khaleej in all his glory.

skeetshot · Post by **skeetshot** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:23 pm

That Kaleej (Silver Pheasant) is one of the best pictures I have seen of this beautiful bird of our foothills. Congrats.

And that is an interesting picture of the Shikra on that cage. Is that a Budgerigar inside ? Great hunters these Shikra Hawks.

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:30 am

skeetshot wrote: Is that a Budgerigar inside ? Great hunters these Shikra Hawks.

Absolutely right.
One pheasant I really wan't to capture in my camera is the Monal. I have seen one in the wild but couldn't take a snap. Planning to go looking for them when it snows in the mountains this winter.

Katana · Post by **Katana** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:50 am

Shikras and Besras are a regular sight on my farm. In fact their nesting season starts now. Some people in my area call them 'helicopter' bird because of their ability to hover in one place looking for a meal, usually mice and lizards in the fields. Am not sure which of them do this.

Post by **xl_target** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:02 pm

prashantsingh wrote:
xl_target wrote:I also wanted to add a couple of cents to this thread saying that it is certainly unusual for a female of the deer species to have antlers but it is not that unheard of. A quick Google search for "doe with antlers" will bring up a long list.
Correct.
AFAIK the only DEER species which has antlers in both males and females, is the Reindeer.

There are many species of ANTELOPES where both male and females have antlers/horns.
Blackbuck are antelopes (not deer).

Actually there are numerous reports of Whitetail does with antlers and some female roe deer.
Sorry, don't know much about antelope, never studied them.

LIke this one:

http://blog.al.com/outdoors/2008/12/wow ... s_doe.html

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:34 pm

xl_target wrote:
Actually there are numerous reports of Whitetail does with antlers and some female roe deer.

LIke this one:
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http://blog.al.com/outdoors/2008/12/wow ... s_doe.html

Amazing. What an unique set of antlers that doe has.

Post by **Vikram** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:49 pm

The Khleej Pheasant looks magnificent. I wonder how they are faring in the wilderness and in zoos/aviaries.

Best-
Vikram

Post by **TwoRivers** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:39 am

The Shikra would be the one that hovers. But others of the family can hover as well, though usually not as long.

As to female deer with antlers, this can occur occasionally in all of the deer species, but is an abnormality in all but reindeer/caribou, where the female wears a full set of antlers, though smaller than the male's. I have even seen a cow moose, with eight inch spikes projecting forward.

Akshara24 · Post by **Akshara24** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:58 am

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essdee1972 · Post by **essdee1972** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:24 am

Folks, Canon is conducting wildlife photography course and competition in Kanha National Park, 26th to 29th Jan. Click on http://www.canonedge.com/edge/content/wild-clicks. Price is 25K.

Also, bird photography in Thattekad - http://www.canonedge.com/edge/content/b ... wonderland. This is also payable.

This is FYI please.

Disclaimer - I don't work for, and nor am I otherwise associated with Canon, except as a consumer / user. Since I have a Canon camera, I got into their mailing list, and they keep sending me such mails.

Cheers!

EssDee

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:12 pm

After many years I saw this sight once again.
Ah Vultures.
With a ban on Diclofenac.
Looks like they are making a comeback.

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:21 pm

A small family.

ckkalyan · Post by **ckkalyan** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:38 am

Very nice indeed...

Basking in the Sun - captures the action well; The Boss - shot of a very good specimen

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:52 pm

A couple of snaps taken just before Sun set.

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