Close to Karnala Bird Sanctuary near Mumbai, I went to watch the beautiful Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher also known as black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher in action. Colorful, vibrant, and lively this bird made my birding trip an amazingly wonderful experience.
Size of ODK - 13 cm
Found in - Southern & Northern range of Western Ghats India, Sri Lanka, and Northeast. Also found in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Preferred habitat - Small streams in densely shaded forests
Food habits - Small vertebrates, including forest skink, geckos, lizards, crabs, tadpoles, snails, frogs, crickets, and dragonflies.
My Bird watching & Photography kit :
Binocular - Olympus - 10x50 DPSI (Black) - [ Ссылка ]
Camera Body - Canon Mark 80D - [ Ссылка ]
Lens - Sigma C 150-600mm - [ Ссылка ]
Tripod- Benro C3780tn Carbon Fibre Tripod - [ Ссылка ]
Smartphone: OnePlus 7T Pro - [ Ссылка ]
Gimble: DJI Osmo Mobile 3 Handheld Smartphone Gimbal - [ Ссылка ]
Sigma Lens Cover - WildRoar Wild Coat for Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 - [ Ссылка ]
Rain & Dust cover - WildRoar-XXL- for 600mm & 800mm- [ Ссылка ]
ODK Bird Photography tips :
High shutter speed around - 1/1000as ODK is always on the move.
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Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (ODK) at Karnala Bird sanctuary
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