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What is HORIZONS ? :: The horizon is the apparent line that separates Earth from sky. The true horizons can observed when it lines on the sea surface. Also many locations this line is made by Lands, Trees, Buildings, Mountains etc.The Horizon line divides all visible directions into two categories : those that intersect the Earth surface and those that don't. The horizon line is horizontal like to feel like end of earth no end of Earth surface . The Images of Horizons or skyline taken at Little Rann of Kutch . I tried to shoot many locations but sometimes not gonna happen that. Little Rann of Kutch is good place for Horizon photography bcz flat surface and 360 degree view. Above photo we passed thorough rann and i saw car trek on ground and line goes end of surface looks beautiful.

Horizon Height and distance calculation : 

Well if you want to see horizon then you have to observe from 5-7 feet above sea level. Also you need clear land about 3-5 km distance then you can see clear Horizon line. In cities there are lots of disturbance like buildings, trees, towers etc so you can not see the clear horizons. For horizon line  to see you need clear land area or water area. Best area for Horizon line is in between sea. In ocean there is clear Horizon line you can see easily. Also sunrise and sunset time horizons are amazing to see because of Twilight sky colors. Well all of these photos are not taken from 7 feet height and distance may not 3-5 km but its still you can see Horizons clearly. Photos taken from ground level but the rann area is clear so you can see horizons line from ground level.

For calculation of Horizon distance equation is  ::  Square root ( Height / 0.5736 ) and the result you get distance of Horizons.

Best Place To See Horizon lines :

The best place to see horizons are beaches. Because you can see clear line between Sky and Earth. Well where i live in Gujarat i have also one place name Little Rann of Kutch where i can see clear Horizon line as you can see in photos of Horizons. Little rann of Kutch is best place for me because its very near to me like about 2 hours car drive. Here there are huge number of raptors you can see in winter seasons. Lots of Migratory birds came here and the most important about Little Rann ot Kutch is Indian Wild Ass. Indian wild ass found only in Gujarat in this region only.

All Images taken at Little Rann of Kutch, Guajrat. Little rann of kutch known as LRK also famous for raptors and Indian Wild Ass. Lots of migratory birds coming here in winter. So never miss a change to visit LRK in Gujarat. LRK also very nice place for Star Gazing  and Star Trail Photography, Time laps Photography.

Camera used : Canon 6 D, Canon 100-400 mm lens, Canon 50mm lens, canon 18-55 mm lens

Where is Spiti Valley ? : Before some years ago no one knows about Spiti Valley only bikers and trekkers go their but now a days it is most popular destination in Himachal Pradesh. Spiti valley  located in Himachal Pradesh India. It is near to indo Tibet (china ) border. Spiti means the middle land. Spiti valley is cold desert mountain valley of Himalayas. Spiti valley distributes in two parts one is Lahaul and other is Spiti district. Kaza is sub divisional headquarter of spiti district . Kaza is situated at 12500 ft from sea level and on spiti river. Spiti valley is one of the best place in Himachal Pradesh to visit in summer.

Spiti Valley Circuit  Tour :

Spiti valley tour is managed easily. It’s a round tour starts from Delhi or Chandigarh. The route to spiti valley is Delhi- Chandigarh- Kalpa- Tabo- Kaza and return back to same route and second route is Delhi – Chandigarh – Kalpa – Tabo – Kaza – Manali – kullu – sundarnagar – Chandigarh –Delhi

How many days need for Spiti valley Tour :

Well depends on your how many days you want to spend. I spend Total 7 days to spiti vally tour from Chandigarh. And also 2 days in Chandigarh before and after. If you want to explore more areas during Spiti valley tour you need at least 10-15 days . In this you can explore each and every places which come on route of Spiti Valley from Delhi or Spiti Valley from Chandigarh. The best explore of Spiti Valley i had seen in youtube is visatoexplore but i had not much days to explore that much. So if you go for 7-9 days then follow my itinerary so you can easily manage your trip.

Spiti Valley Package cost :

Well I would recommend you not to book any package for spiti valley. We also search for spiti valley package from Chandigarh with Innova car and it bit expensive. I suggest if you are from near by destination like Delhi , Chandigarh etc then go with your own car (SUV ) its cost you very cheap for your trip. We do our trip by own not a single hotel booking. We just book a car from Chandigarh to Chandigarh for 7 days.  Our total package with Car, Hotel rent, Food and other expenses cost around 21k Per person. We start from Chandigarh to Kaza via kinnaur , Kalpa , Nako, Tabo , Kaza and return from Kaza , Manali, Sundarnagar, Chandigarh. In winter return route from kaza to manali may not open. It open during summer after mid may or end of may. That route cost extra 7k of our car because its very bad road condition.

Chandigarh to Spiti Valley Tour Itinerary:

Day 1 : Arrive at Chandigarh and stay at Chandigarh 

Day 2 : Early morning leave to Kalpa or Reckong Peo . ( 307 Km almost 13 hours drive )

Day 3 : Kalpa to Tabo Via Nako sight scene ( 200 km approx including nako sight scene and take almost 8 hours)

Day 4 : Tabo To Kaza via Dhankar ( approx 50 km but if you go Dhankar lake then it will take almost 4 hours in Dhankar , So total it will take almost 6-8 hours depends on you where you stay more  time or not )

Day 5 : Stay at Kaza ( local sight scene )

Day 6 : Kaza to Manali or Kullu ( Total 182 km approx and it will take almost 10 hours or more , Google shows only 4 hours but road condition is very bad after Losar village so it will take more time to reach manali )

Day 7 : Manali to  Sundarnagar ( 130 km approx but you can do river rafting and paragliding at kullu in between and after noon drive to sundarnagar it will take almost 4-5 hours depends on traffic )

Day 8 : Sundarnagar to Chandigarh . Stay at Chandigarh (176 km almost 4-5 hours drive )

Day 9 : Leave to your Destination

From Kaza to Manali via Kumzum Pass Chandratal Lake is famous but it open only after mid may or end of may. If you drive from Delhi then you have to add more days before and after it around 300 km distance Delhi to Chandigarh .

Where to Stay in Spiti Valley : Accommodation In Spiti Valley 

• Chandigarh you can stay lots of hotels near airport and outer airport but i suggest you to book hotel near zirakpur so next day you can go direct to the kalpa route via kinnaur valley
• Kalpa : we stay at Alpine Nest hotel in kalpa or Rekong Pio. Hotel is very good and rooms were very neat and clean. Also it is on height so in the morning you can see beautiful view of Himalayas.
• Tabo : At tabo we stay at Green tara homestay and its a good homestay with good hospitality. Also cheaper than hotels.
• Kaza : We stayed at Kunga Hotel in kaza which is on the road after kaza city to kumzumpass route. It is also a good hotel with good rates.
• Manali : We stay at Gezelling Hill Tree hill cottages . It was amazing cottage with spacious rooms and a sitting area. 

This itinerary is managed by us by own. We do not book any hotel and any package for travel and sight scene. There is no need to book any package for Spiti Valley from Delhi . You can go by own with book of Car or by own car. As per your capacity you can drive car. We travel a lot almost every day. 

Spiti Valley Tour can managed from Delhi , Chandigarh, Manali too. But Manali route may open in mid of May so best route for Spiti Valley is from Chandigarh to Kinnour via sarahan, Kalpa, Chitkul.

Best Time to Visit Spiti Valley :

Best time to visit Spiti Valley is in Summer during May to July. All route and roads are open during this season. Also return route from Kaza to Manali via Kumzum pass is open after mid may and it is one of the best route for nature lovers. Chandratal Lake is open after end of May so you can visit in Jun. Also some peoples visit Spiti Valley in Winter too. During winter its very very cold and if you can control extreme cold condition.

Temperature in Spiti Valley :

During winter Spiti Valley temperature fall down up to -20 to -30 degree. Also roads are not clear due to snow fall. BRO ( Border Road Organization ) maintain roads in all seasons. Weather in summer is pleasant and temperature in Spiti Valley in summer is around 5-15 degree in day time and at night it 0-10 degree. Weather is not sure so temperature may different during entire season. But one more thing here UV index in spiti valley  is High  .

How to reach Spiti Valley : 

Best route for Spiti Valley is from Kinnaur side and return from manali side. The road condition from Kinnaur side is excellent so you can choose that route and also visit Chitkul, Kalpa, Nako, Tabo from that route. Return route if kumzum pass route is open then you can come back from manali side and visit Chandratal lake. Otherwise come back from same route of Kinnaur side.

Spiti Valley from Manali :

Most peoples take Manali route in Return from spiti valley. Also that route is open during summer. Road condition of that route from Losar Village to Spiti Cut - Koksar is very bad and you can take atleast full day for it. Google shows Kaza to Manali 4 hours but it won't. From Losar to Koksar you find only one Dhaba for lunch or something to eat like meggy. No other services if your car/bike has some issue then you have to go either koksar or Losar. So plan early morning leave for this route. The route has awesome scenery to see so you may take lots of break during this route. In summer at kumzum pass feel very cold. We found some bikers and cars they came from manali to visit chandratal at 3-4 pm. So i suggest if you will go from Manali to Kaza then leave early morning around 6-7 am from Manali. 

Panorama View Spiti Valley :

Here some panorama images taken with mobile and also from dslr camera which mearged after gives you better ideas about spiti valley landscapes. 

Spiti Valley Drone Images :

Himalayan Mountains are really beautiful if you shoot them from Drone. Here my cousine came with Drone and get memorable moments capture from drone. Below image is way to kalpa from Chandigarh.

Above and below image of Tabo village Himachal Pradesh. We stay one night at Tabo at Green tara homestay taken good night starts and at morning we shoot from drone. Tabo Village is near to river so we try to capture whole village and river in one frame.

Dhankar Lake in below image looks amazing from drone image. Dhankar lake is at around 11500 ft height and approx 3-4 km from Dhankar Village and Dhankar monestery. Trek route is moderate if you aclamite weather. Wind is strong blowing here so do not prove yourself infront of weather that you are so strong. Because you are travelling by car and then go for trek at 11000 ft height may be difficult for anyone. My cousine also get low level oxygen problem when we come back from trek. So be safe .

Kaza to Kumzum Pass : One of the best route during Spiti Valley Tour is Kaza to Kumzum pass to Manali. Weather changes every hour do not pridicted. But definately you will get thrill during route. We face snowfall during the way and the feel was amazing. But The road is too bad that you will travel whole day around 10-12 hours. Also i would suggest 4 x 4 cars for this route. Low ground level cars may damaged during route. Also there is no service during 50 km in between.

For Places to visit During Spiti Valley i will make new post with photos. 

If you need any assistence about spiti valley tour feel free to ask nirajhack@gmail.com

What is Milky Way : First of all tell about milky way. Milky way is a group of stars, gas and dust. Milky way contains billions of stars like our sun. It seen in the dark sky area and white patch on bundle of stars so it is called milky way. You can see it only in very dark area and also in no moon light. This is my first Milky Way capture with my DSLR camera. I am going to tell you how to capture milky way in simple steps with your DSLR camera. Our solar system is a part of Milky way Galaxy and there are millions of milky way galaxy in universe which contains millions of solar systems and stars.

Milky Way Photography Guide : 

• Find The Darkest location near to your area with using some mobile apps.
• Observe area in day light and find good spot for your camera.
• Use some good Foreground subject like electric pole, Tree without leaves, Mountains etc.

What you need for Milky Way Photography :

• Good DSLR Camera with Good Wide angle Lens
• Tripod
• Remote Shutter

Milky Way DSLR Camera Settings :

• Set Widest aperture of your lens f /2.8 is best
• Set shutter speed on 30 seconds or 20-25 seconds
• Use ISO at 3200 ( if your lens aperture f / 2.8 ) . ISO depends on your lens aperture so adjust according to your aperture.
• Use manual focus and set to Infinity
• In camera settings make Long exposure Noice reduction off.
• Use Tripod and Remote Shutter for taking a shot.

Here you go only few simple settings on your DSLR and you can capture milky way or Galaxy. It is amazing experience for me to capture milky way for the first time. I know i got not a good shot but i am happy to capture it. Well every time it is not easy to capture milky way. To photograph Milky way you will have to go at dark areas only. It is not visiable in every areas. Also you have to find Milky way by mobile apps. Then you put your camera on that direction and capture milky way. Also moon phases are very important because moon light destroy your milky way photos. So plan on dark or no moon day for milky way photography.

Mobile Apps For help in Milky Way photography : There are many apps for star gazing and milky way finding also for informations about stars among them i use belows.

• Light Pollution Maps ( you can find dark areas from this app ) I use this app for moon directions and moon rise and set timings and also for night events too.
• Star Tracker  ( This app is for location of Stars and also planets , it also shows milky way direction too )
• Sky safari ( it is simillar to star tracker but more effective for find deep sky objects and also info and distance of stars and comets , meteors, moon phases, astroieds info etc.)

Milky way photography Tips / Things to keep in mind for milky way photography :

Most important thing you shoud know about Milky Way photography is location. Find the darkest area by using app so you can get better results. Also look about Moon Phases too. In one of my recent trip Moon phases destroy my whole milky way photography during entire trip. So plan during no moon days if possible. Another important thing is you do not sleep. Milky way rises after 9 -10 pm but at that time milky way is at horizons so may be local lights and pollutions may show in your frame as i capture there are lots of tent lights and also some desert pollution in Nubra Valley. Take atleast 20 shots in different ISO and shutter speed and aperture too. Sometimes different value helps in post processing in photos. One thing you note that you have to shoot in RAW format only. Night photos , Star photos, Galaxy photos, Milky way, Star trail shoots only in RAW format only.

Best Camera for Milky Way Photography :

I suggest for Full Frame cameras for milky way photography. You can use any DSLR or Mirrorless Cameras and get also good results. I use canon 6D for this milky way photography.

Best Lenses for Milky Way Photography :

Any wide angle lens can capture milky way photos. Also wide aperture lens is more helpful in milky way photography. I suggest for F / 2.8 lenses makes awesome results. I also suggest 10 mm lens or 14mm lens if you have. I borrow 14 mm rokinon lens for my canon 6 D from my cousine. You can use also 18-55 mm , 50 mm , 35mm etc any wide angle lens below 50mm is good for it. You have to change ISO and shutter according to your lens focul length. Result may different in each lens and each camera body. But you can post processing in photoshop after capture Milky Way. 

I want to shoot Milky Way and Time laps photography at Pangong Lake but my bad luck weather is not good their. Mostly cloudly weather when i wake up at night for photography so i did not take milky way shots. In Nubra valley weather is clear but some city lights of Hundar village disturbing in my frame. Pangong lake is best place for night photography because there is not a single light after 10 pm in entire area. So if sky is clear you can see millions of stars from here. But also Its very cold at night and also too much windy.

Gear used : Canon 6 D, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 lens, Using remote shutter, Tripod

Location : Nubra Escape Camp, Nubra Valley , Hundar.

Har Ki Dun valley or Har Ki Doon valley whatever you say the valley is in Uttarakhand state. The har ki dun valley is in Garhwal Himalayas. The valley has beautiful scenic views of Himalayan Mountains. The har ki dun valley height is approx 3566 m up from sea level mean around 11700 ft. During winter October to march  the valley fully covered with snow . So you can visit in both season to see different views of Har ki doon valley. In winter it looks full covered snow and in summer u can see snow mountains, dense green jungle, meadows, green patches with orchids etc. Har ki doon trek is moderate trek and it will start from sankri village. You can complete har ki doon trekking in five days from sankri - har ki doon-sankri. In winter trek will go harder because of snow. 

Best Time for Har Ki Dun trek : Har Ki dun trek Best Time or Best season for har ki dun valley trek 

Har ki dun trek can do in both season but i suggest do it in may to july in summers. Also beauty of winter season is also amazing but its very very cold in winter. In summer you can easily enjoy nature and walk through route. Also find beautiful birds during trek. Winter is challanging for this type of treks. Still some advanture lovers can do it in winter but they have proper guidence and good guide too. 

Har ki Dun or Har ki Doon trek Package / Har ki Dun trek Cost : 

Well i would suggest if you are going on trekking anywhere go with local guides. That is most cheaper your journey. Contact your trek local person with guide and porters which gives you a best price on your trip and also either or you support the locals. Local peoples has the only that income so you can directly help them . Most professional trekking tour operators book local guides. So ultimately you go with them only. My whole trek to Har ki Dun from Mehsana to Mehsana cost around 15k INR. With train and all . Now a days the price may increase. During trek to har ki dun it starts from sankri you have only homestay at sankri after that you will have to stay in tents only with sharing basis. Foods they serve at their best . My total Har ki Doon Itinerary you can see on my different post.

Har ki Dun Valley of Gods : 

Har Ki Dun is also known as Valley of Gods. The local peoples says about the story that The PANDAVA'S goes in heaven through this way. And the Mountain where Pandavas go to heaven is called  " SWARGAROHINI " . This peak is un- climbed till now as I know. The view of Swargarohini is really looks like heaven. On the way to Har Ki Dun you can continuously meet river named Rupin, Supin and  Tons and after all its merge into Yamuna. 

Is it Har Ki Dun or Har Ki Doon ? 

Well you can say Har ki Dun or Har Ki Doon both are same in pronounce speaking. Also both are same place but spelling of Dun/ Doon are different. Most of says its Har Ki Dun valley and most say Har Ki Doon valley. Har ki Dun is a mountain of Lord Shiva as per local says. Mountain is untouch and not for climbing. Valley of Gods name because from here you can see a beautiful valley and at end of valley mountain " Swargarohini " where Pandava's Goes in heaven through this way. So this valley called Valley of GOD's.

Har ki Dun Trek : Har Ki Dun Trek Route

Har Ki Dun trek starting point is Sankri. Sankri is base camp of Har ki Dun trek and also for Kedarkantha trek. Also Ruinsara trek done from sankri base camp. So sankri village is best place for trekkers. From Sankri to seema and seema to Har Ki Dun trek of total 30-35 km approx. Its a moderate trek and you can do it easily just some few difficulties in between. Lots of Birds found here. So its good trek for birders too. For Har ki Dun trek Itinerary i write an article for full itinerary so you can follow that itinerary too if you want. 

How Difficult Har ki Dun Trek Is ? : Har Ki Dun trek Dificulty Level (Moderate) :

Well Har ki Dun trek is moderate trek. If you can do easy treks about 5-8 km then you can do it . You can have some difficulties during trek when high step up at some places but not so difficult it. You can do this around 35 km trek in 2 days and also can do in 3 days as per your capacity. 

Above images gives you some better idea  for Swargarohini peak . Awesome scenery like a wallpaper. I like below image because there is everything in one frame which i want to capture ( Mountain with snow, Dense jungle, River, Sun rays , Dramatic sky ). That's why I love this photo much even it could better if professional photographer shoot it.

Amazing Himalayas : 

Himalays is the best place for landscape lovers and also for trekkers. Lots of unexplore places where you can go in Himalays. Amazing beauty of Himalayan Mountains from above 10000 ft heights. Also easy to hard treks to be done at Himalayas. Amazing landscape photography you can do here at any place also you can do night photography , star gazing, star trails, longexposure photography and also a time laps photography which shows amazing beauty of Himalayas. Weather is variable but plesant during summers. During winter its too cold at some places. 

Har Ki Dun Trek Panoramic Images :

The Valley of Gods the names tell everything about Har ki dun trek. Its really amazing view of Mountains, river, valley and also green layer of lands. The panoramic view of this trek is amazing and i capture it from my mobile at different location of trek. 

Har ki Dun trek Mobile Photos :

I capture some good images from my mobile. Landscape photography at har ki dun trek is amazing and i also love to shoot landscapes most. We are looking for birds also in our route and get beautiful birds during our trek to har ki dun. We found good number of spices of birds during trek. Birds found in Himalayas are really challenging to capture because of dense forests. We found Birds at har ki dun around 15-20 spices actually i don not know actual number but more than it.

Gear used : Canon 6 D, Canon 100-400mm lens, Canon 50mm lens,Canon 1000 D, Canon 18-55 mm lens

Location : Har ki Dun , Har Ki Doon, Valley of Gods

Black Tailed Godwit is a wader bird found in many places of Gujarat. It generally found in India, New Zealand , West Africa, West Europe and Australia during winter season. In Gujarat it found in many places like Thol Bird Sanctuary, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Khijadia Bird Sanctuary and many other muddy areas where they can found their food easily. I got them at Thol Bird Sanctuary during may month.

About Black Tailed Godwit :

• It has long bill around 7 to 10 cm long.
• It has orange-pink base bill with dark tip.
• Legs of Black Tailed Godwit are dark grey or black.
• Adult has brown-grey breast and upperparts and in Juvenile has orange neak and breast.
• Total lenght is around 70-80 cm and weight is almost 250-350 gm.
• Call of Black tailed Godwit is weeka...weeka...weeka
• They build nest on shallow ground.
• They lay eggs and protect them up to 30-50 m.
• They lay 3-6 eggs and color dark brown or olive green.
• They eat insects like grasshoopers, beetles , flies, caterpillers, fish eggs etc.
• Black tailed Godwit hunted in France.
• Population of black tailed godwit all around the world is around 6 to 8 lakhs.

Black tailed Godwit At Thol Lake :

Thol Lake near Ahmedabad around 25 km is one of the best place for birding. Here you can find more than 200 spices of different birds. Waders and flamingos are resident birds here. During winter the lake is full of birds like Flamingos, Pelicans, Sarus Cranes, Demoiselle Crane and many more tree birds like Asian paradise flycatcher, Fantail, bee eaters , kingfisher birds , swamphen etc. Must visit place near Ahmedabad for bird watchers. 

I shoot Black tailed godwit very near in Thol Lake and take a ground level shot to make good bokeh image. I was too far but i use canon 100-400 mm lens so i got good result no too good but good enough. I shoot 2 Black tailed Godwit territory fight and also matting of black tailed godwit too. Well i was confused either they fight or matting . Their long bill looks dangerous when you are very close to them. Taking a ground level shot is little bit difficult if the crowiling area is full of mud or wet. Generally i shoot without disturbing birds and shoot from much distance.

Gear Used : Canon 6 D body , Canon 100-400 mm lens

Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary

Rock Bunting is sparrow size bird and it looks beautiful small size bird. It is Passerine bird. It is in the bunting family Emberizidae. In India it found in Himalayan range. I found and shoot it at Chandrakhani Pass area during my trek to manali. 

Description Of Rock Bunting :

• It is small size bird about 15-16 cm in length 
• Male rock bunting has chestnut upperpart during breeding season.
• It has a pale grey head with black stripping mark.
• Female rock bunting has paler underpart and grey brown back which is simillar to male but dull from male.
• In Africa and Turkey rock bunting has white wing bars.
• It generally found in  Afria, Europe , Asia many parts
• It is partially migratory bird.
• It breeds in dry and rocky mountain areas.
• It lays 3-5 eggs which are greyish in color.
• Call of Rock Bunting is tseee and it sing like churrr... chirrriii...itt

During my trek to manali we go to chandrakhani pass and i found more than 30 spices of birds during my trek. Different spices of birds found here so if you go for birding go by trek i recommand. Some birds i missed because of small size birds and difficult to capture with my lens and some birds images are not clear but can identify easily. Himalayan mountain range is best place for bird watching and bird photography. Some destinations like Sattal , Delhousie and Singalila National Park are heaven for birding and bird watching. Chandrakhani pass is high altitude pass where you can find rare spices of bird like Himalayan Monal but i am not luck so i could not found it. Amazing snow in june month when we went their at chandrakhani pass. Manali Trek open from May  to  July - August . 

Trek start from Dobhi and return to Dobhi takes 4-5 days. I went with YHAI - youth hostels association India who manage different treks in all over India. Cheap and well managed trek they arrange. You can book in advance from direct website of https://www.yhaindia.org/ 

Gear used : Canon 1000 D with Canon 100-400 mm lens

Location : Near to chandrakhani pass , Manali

It is the largest species of Flamingo bird family and also a most widespread species of flamingo family.It is found in India ,south east , middle east and Africa. It is migratory bird. They also breed in India. In Gujarat they breed in Rann Of Kutch , Little Rann of Kutch also found in Thol Bird Sanctuary. I often visit Thol sanctuary so got good shots of them. Best time for shoot them is may-Jun at Thol bird sanctuary bcz of water level is too low . It is been recorded that some flamingo birds are resident in Gujarat at many places like LRK, Khijadia sanctuary, Nalsarovar and Thol Sanctuary. They also breed here and stay for all seasons. So you can find greater flamingo birds in all seasons in Gujarat at many places. 

Flamingo bird facts and description : 

• Greater flamingo bird is the largest living spices of flamingo.
• Greater flamingo has no subspices.
• Flamingo color most of pinkish white in plumage. Wings are red and feathers are black in end.
• Greater Flamingo bird call is like honking.
• The average lifespan of flamingo bird is 30-40 years.
• Main Difference between Greater flamingo and lesser flamingo is height . Lesser flamingo is shorter than greater flamingo. Also Greater flamingo has pale pink bill and black tip. In other case lesser flamingo has dark crimson bill. Lesser flamingo is also more red in color than greater flamingos.

Greater Flamingo birds In Thol Lake : Thol sanctuary is often i visit. Flamingo birds are stay here all seasons. I got good numbers of Greater flamingo and lesser flamingo bird images in a group when i visit Thol. This is my best time with flamingos. Also i got some beautiful pictures of flamingo birds with group and also in duo with some masti. Flamingos looks very good in frame bcz of their color. Thol lake is good place for birders because more than 150 birds spices found here. Also some mammals like Blue bull and black buck also found here. Lots of water birds and tree birds found here. Also sanctuary is not so big so you can find all birds in around 6 sqkm area. Best time to visit thol lake is November to March. All migratory birds are visit in winter so that is best time. Early morning is best for birders. 

Timing And Fees of Thol Sanctuary :

Thol Sanctuary open at 6 AM in morning and close at around 5 PM

Fees of Thol Sanctuary is 50 INR per person and camera fees are 200 INR. Car fees are 500 INR. 

Weekend fees may change that actually i don't know about it. 

Two flamingos with little egret in between of them with down head all. The images of flamingo bird making a good frame. Because of its color flamingo birds images are very attractive and also their grouping make a perfect frame of flamingo bird picture.

A morning pared time for flamingo birds. A beautiful Greater flamingo birds are in a raw make image nice and show their unity. 

Perfact wingspan of Flamingo bird looks great. Pink Wings make image more attractive.

Solo Greater flamingo bird 

Some masti time for two flamingo birds .

Above image shows the discipline of Flamingo Bird and looks like a morning pared they are doing . 

https://youtu.be/9dVBrR9NSOo

A group of Flamingo Birds at Thol Lake make your frame awesome.

Location : Thol Lake, Gujarat

Thol lake is just 25 km approx. from Ahmedabad. You can visit one day for Thol lake is enough. Also you can find another migratory birds like pelicans , bar headed goose, river tern and many more resident spices.

Ahmedabad to Thol lake distance about 25km

Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant found in Corbett national Park is one of the biggest park among india. Natural habitats of wild life is really amazing here. I visited second time in april 2014. This time i visit Dhikala zone and stay their for one night to catch Asian Elephant movement habitats and also their behavior. The grass land of Dhikala zone is really very good to catch lots of birds and mammals and also a landscape is tremendous.  Elephants are largest land mammals living on earth. Asian elephants are in endangered as their population decreasing last 60-80 years.

The scientific name for Asian Elephant is Elephas Maximus . They live in grassland and open areas near river. Asian elephant habitat are grassland, forest, savanna and desert .Asian elephant mostly travel in crowd and in family. They have large family so they travel in a group. Only Tusker Asian Elephant found alone sometimes but female Asian Elephant found only in family or Group. The Asian Elephant population in India is around 25000 to 28000 approx. Asian Elephant is endangered in IUCN list.

Asian Elephant Facts / Things to know about Indian Elephant :

• They are largest land mammals living in Asia.
• Total population of Asian Elephant around 50000 individuals.
• Female Asian Elephants can live 60 years approx.
• Asian elephants are smaller than African Elephants
• Also Big differance is their male tusk is smaller than African Bush Elephants.
• Height of Asian Elephant is around 9-10 ft.
• Its weight is around 4000 kgs.
• Total body length with trunk is approx 18-20 ft.
• Asian Elephant trunk contains 60000 muscles.
• They use their trunk for feeding, breathing, washing, watering , defance and offence too.
• Elephant tusk is best weapon for them and they also protect trunk too.
• Skin color of Asian Elephant is mostly grey.
• Elephants can eat approx 120 -140 kg per day

Differance Between Asian elephant / Indian Elephant and African Elephant :

African elephant is larger than Asian elephant. Large in size and also ears are larger than asian elephant. While African elephant weight around 4000-7000 kgs and Asian elephant weight around 3000-6000 kgs. Also skin differance between them too as Asian elephant skin is smoother and African elephant skin is more wrinkled than asian elephants. African Savanna Elephant is the biggest elephants among all spices of elephants.

Asian Elephant cubs are really beautiful to see and they are very cute. Generally cubs are found with females and also in a group. If you are very near to cubs or elephant then they give you warning sign so beware don't go near further. Elephants are more dangerous if you go closer to them. In other way elephants are killed widely for its Ivory means their Tusks. There are lots of incidents of killing elephants by humans but very less incidents of killing humans by elephants. Elephants population is decreasing because of natural habitas , Fragmentation and poaching. Elephants generally found in groups and with family. You can get good photos of elephant family or elephant cubs and elephant mother and cubs.

Asian elephants lives in grasslands and in forests. In India they found in East of Himalayas. In Asia they generally found in China , India, Bangladesh, Shrilanka etc. Elephants found in India called Indian Elephants. Asian elephant has subspices like Indian Elephant, Shri Lankan Elephant and Sumatran Elephant. Elephant eat 112 different spices of plant.

Dhikala Zone at Corbett National Park :

Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is famous for Bengal Tigers but lots of mammals found here. Dhikala zone is inside of Corbett national Park and there is night stay facility at Dhikala which you can book online from forest department. Here near dhikala rest house a river passed so you can get beautiful landscapes of corbett national park at morning sunrise and evening sunset. In the evening Asian Elephant activities are high at Dhikala zone near the river. So you have to be prepare for Asian Elephant Family shot near the river by 4pm. You can get beaufitul Asian elephant family with cubs in a group. Amazing wildscapes you can take with Asian elephants and sunset at Dhikala.

Photos taken at Dhikala zone on safari during evening with Canon 6D and canon 100-400 mm lens.