# 4 Butterflies in Bharatpur

I had a blast in Bharatpur clicking photographs of these beautiful butterflies. In a world full of birds these insects were beautifully busy in their own world skipping from one flower to the other. After going shutter crazy for nearly 15 minutes I took a deep breath and just soaked it in the moment and a tear escaped my eyelid.

# 3 Bharatpur: Not Birds

Birds were not the only living beings I captured in Bharatpur. Here are some other living beings that appealed to my lens.

Cycling couple on the foggy morning

Tortoise

Shutter crazy

Nilgai

Meditating

# 2 Birding at Bharatpur

Presenting the second lot of my pictures of birds of Bharatpur.

Female magpie robin

Ghost tree, the nesting place of painted storks

Little owlet

Spotted owlet

Parakeet

Juvenile painted stork making a landing

Flying geese

Little egret (reflection)

Shikra

Cormorant

Will post pictures of some other creatures I saw at Bharatpur in the next post.

# 1 Birding at Bharatpur

I went to Bharatpur in Rajasthan to visit the Keoladeo National Park over the last weekend. It was a fantastic trip and I highly recommend the weekend getaway. Here are some of my captures. I have a lot of photographs from the trip and will be uploading some more in the days to come.

White-cheeked bulbul

White-cheeked bulbul taking off

Peacock

Yellow-footed green pigeon

Scarlet minivet

Jungle babbler

Woodpecker

Drongo

Laughing dove

Hoopoe

Black shouldered kite

Indian tree pie

Family of painted storks

Grey heron (front) and painted stork (back) doing a tango!

Brahminy starling

Brahmini ducks (also called surkhab in Hindi)

Shrike (possibly long-tailed shrike)

P.S: Thanks Jaideep for helping me give captions to the photographs.

Happy 100th Birthday, Delhi!

Dear, Delhi,

You have essayed a lot of roles in my life.

You have been:

A parent—looking out for me when I was all alone

A dear friend—giving me company when everyone else was busy

An important teacher—providing lessons of history with your array of monuments

A companion—protecting me along your beautiful gray roads lined with lush trees

A sister—sharing your secrets with me and keeping my secrets safe

A brother—teasing me with your unpredictability and at the same time warding off dangers

My love for you transcends words. I hope you know that.

You are the sexiest 100 year old I know. May your beauty grow with each passing year and may you continue to welcome people from across the country and the world with open arms.

With loads of love,
A true Dilliwali :)