Blue Mormon

Blue Mormon 

Biological Name: Papilio Polymnester Regional Name: राणी पाकोळी

Gears Used:

Camera: Canon 600DL

Lens used: Tamron 150-600 mm VC USDG2

I had earlier shared the habitat capture of this beautiful butterfly, so in this particular picture I wanted to share the portrait shot of this beautiful butterfly. The main advantage of having some flowering plants around you leads to the capture of such beautiful butterflies. This is one of my favourite butterflies to capture as it is a very large swallowtail type of butterfly and looks amazingly impressive when it flutters around. It was just around for 5-10 minutes in front of my house sucking nectare from the flowers nearby, during which I was able to capture this movement. It is the fourth largest butterfly in the Indian Sub-continent and also it is the state butterfly of Maharashtra.

Long-Tailed Shrike

Long-Tailed Shrike

Biological Name: Lanis Schach 

Regional Name: लांब शेपटीचा खाटीक

Gears Used:

Camera: Canon 600D 

Lens Used: Tamron 150-600 mm VC USD G2

We had come to this particular location to capture some waders nearby the water bodies. I was looking around to spot a bird nearby the dense shrubs foliage. I saw a bird perched up on a flowering stem in the early morning sunlight. It was there for few minutes which was enough for me to click it properly with some different stills. I wonder how many years this habitat will be preserved in the coming years as due to the on going projects related to transport and housing projects this habitat is on the verge of getting destroyed...!!!