Cycling and Birding

May 22 2008
The Betoda - Borim Bypass highway, cuts through a range of hillocks. The vegetation here is home to lots of bird specie. I often do off road cycling on the dirt trail off this highway. The trail is just over a kilometer. The forest department Aforestation program has brought two hills under thick vegetation. The area is fenced and protected.

An early morning ride to this place is especially rewarding. One can easily spot, White Rumped Shama, Jungle Bush Quails, Black Bulbul, Orange Headed Thrush, Rose Ringed Parakeets and more.

On this particular trip on May 22 2008, I could capture a few of them on my Canon 400D with Sigma 70-300mm lens.



CRESTED HAWK EAGLE



LESSER FLAME BACKED WOODPECKER MALE



LESSER FLAME BACKED WOODPECKER FEMALE




JUNGLE BUSH QUAIL



ORANGE HEADED THRUSH

Birds and More

A poster for our upcoming photo exhibition at KALA ACADEMY, Panaji, Goa.Over 300 photographs will be on display, showcasing, Birds, Snakes, insects of GOA and More....

My First MTB Video

Here is an amateurish attempt at both, video shooting and mountain biking. The camera used is Canon S5 IS still digital camera in video mode. It was real fun doing this shoot, since I doubled as camera man and the biker. I had to set the camera on the rock in the middle of the track, then run back to the bike and start pedaling towards the camera. This video is 5 clips combined together