Little wonders of Hebbal Lake

Over the period of few weeks, I had made many trips to Hebbal lake and photographed many birds. Being a lake it is expected to see few varieties of water birds. However since the lake also has a decent garden there are some common birds (other then water birds) which can be seen in plenty. Well I am talking about sunbirds, flowerpeckers, prinia and tits. Though these small birds can be spotted easily, I find them very difficult to photograph...

Read More

Misty morning at Hebbal Lake

20th November, 2010 One more weekend and time for a photo shoot at Hebbal lake. Yes, looks like I over doing this, but every visit gives me different kind of shots and it never seems to be enough. When I got up I looked out in the sky and did not see any signs of clouds. I was happy thinking that it will be a clear morning and I might get good light for shooting birds. I reached the lake at around 6.40 AM and found that the sky was not as clear...

Read More

Birding at Valley School - Trip 1

13th Nov, 2010 I had read about Valley school as one of the better places for birding near Bangalore so this time decided to visit this place with an expectation of capturing and seeing some different variety of birds. Birding trips to Hebbal and Lalbuagh always yielded productive results so this time it was time to try my luck at Valley School. During my last few trips to Hebbal I had made friends with few photo enthusiastic guys...

Read More

Pond heron - Super model of Hebbal lake

Off late I have been making frequent trips to Hebbal lake. There is a decent variety of bird life there which provides a good opportunity to practice some birding shots. One bird that is found in abundance at Hebbal lake is the Pond Heron. Its full name is Indian Pond Heron and is also known as Paddybird (Ardeola grayii). This small bird can been seen mostly through out the bank of the lake. It can be easily missed as it camouflages...

Read More

Birding at Hebbal

Off late I have got back my interest of shooting birds and animals. I had left my 55-200mm lens for some time after getting the Sigma 150mm macro lens and had been mostly shooting insects, butterflies and other interesting macro subjects since then. After selling of my 55-200mm I got a new Nikon 70-300mm VR lens and now I am back to shooting birds. After I got my new toy it was time to test it and what could be a better place to test the...

Read More