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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

A flash of flame in the Aravallis. Black-rumped Flameback. 📍Jhalana, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birdoftheday #birdsseenin2026 #birds #photography #woodpeckerwednesday #ThePhotoHour

Black-rumped Flameback clinging to the trunk of a tree, calling with its beak open. Its bright red crest and golden-yellow plumage stand out against a soft green forest background at Jhalana, Rajasthan.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

They must be sent back to the forests of Borneo—where they truly belong.

Orangutan Land Trust@orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social · last mo.

At least five orangutans, which are not indigenous to India, were rescued in a forest in Odisha’s Balasore district, prompting the authorities to suspect that wildlife smugglers might be behind the animals' sudden appearance there. www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha...

fenraven @fenraven.bsky.social · last mo.

Oooh, I've never seen this bird before! The head looks like that of a piliated woodpecker, but that gorgeous back! Wow.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

A flash of flame in the Aravallis. Black-rumped Flameback. 📍Jhalana, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birdoftheday #birdsseenin2026 #birds #photography #woodpeckerwednesday #ThePhotoHour

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

One fish. Two claimants. A Great Cormorant holds on to its catch as another tries to wrest it away, turning a successful hunt into a battle for possession. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. #lensonwildlife #birds #photography #ThePhotoHour #birdoftheday

Two Great Cormorants struggle over a large fish in the water at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. One bird grips the fish firmly in its bill while the second attempts to seize it, sending water spraying around them. The outstretched wings, suspended droplets and dark background capture the intensity of the tussle.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

One fish. Two claimants. A Great Cormorant holds on to its catch as another tries to wrest it away, turning a successful hunt into a battle for possession. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. #lensonwildlife #birds #photography #ThePhotoHour #birdoftheday

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

Curiosity has spots. (Flora’s cub) 📍Jhalana Leopard Reserve, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #mammals #ThePhotoHour #wildlifephotography 📷

A young leopard, Flora’s cub, peers curiously over a rocky mound through thorny branches, looking directly at the camera against a soft blue background at Jhalana Leopard Reserve, Rajasthan.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

Curiosity has spots. (Flora’s cub) 📍Jhalana Leopard Reserve, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #mammals #ThePhotoHour #wildlifephotography 📷

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

Twilight vows. One last dance before the light fades. Sarus Crane. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #BirdOfTheDay #ThePhotoHour #BirdsSeenIn2026

Two Sarus Cranes perform a courtship dance in a wetland at dusk, facing each other with wings spread against soft golden light. Their raised wings catch the warm backlight as they step across the shallow water.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · last mo.

Twilight vows. One last dance before the light fades. Sarus Crane. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #BirdOfTheDay #ThePhotoHour #BirdsSeenIn2026

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 4mo ago

#BirdsSeenIn2026

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography@akshaykhanna.com · 4mo ago

The Oriental Pied Hornbill is not considered a resident of Delhi, yet this individual has attracted attention after being observed feeding Indian Grey Hornbill chicks—a rare example of cross-species care. Shown here carrying the shell of a Giant African Land Snail. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature

Oriental Pied Hornbill perched on a tree trunk in warm morning light, holding a Giant African Land Snail shell in its bill. A nest cavity is visible directly below the bird on the same trunk. Photographed at Lodhi Garden, Delhi.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 4mo ago

The Oriental Pied Hornbill is not considered a resident of Delhi, yet this individual has attracted attention after being observed feeding Indian Grey Hornbill chicks—a rare example of cross-species care. Shown here carrying the shell of a Giant African Land Snail. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature

Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 6mo ago

I love you little owl

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography@akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Golden eye among mustard blooms. Short-eared owl. 📍Dhanauri Wetlands. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #BirdOfTheDay #ThePhotoHour #raptors

Short-eared owl perched upright on a weathered wooden post, set against a softly blurred mustard field. The bird faces slightly to the right, with one bright yellow eye catching the light. The background transitions from green and yellow tones to a muted grey sky, creating a calm, minimal composition with ample negative space.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Golden eye among mustard blooms. Short-eared owl. 📍Dhanauri Wetlands. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #BirdOfTheDay #ThePhotoHour #raptors

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

A Painted Stork stands its ground as the paparazzi line up their lenses in the background. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #BirdOfTheDay #ThePhotoHour

A Painted Stork stands in the foreground while a line of photographers crouch and aim long telephoto lenses from behind, creating a scene of intense focus on the bird. Bharatpur, India.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Lunch in transit. Pied Kingfisher. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour

Pied Kingfisher in mid-flight carrying a fish in its beak, with a fine trail of water droplets suspended behind it against a softly blurred background.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Lunch in transit. Pied Kingfisher. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

The angle of elegance. Indian Pitta. 📍Bhondsi, Haryana #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #BirdOfTheDay

An Indian Pitta stands on a slanted branch in a forest, its colorful plumage visible—green back, turquoise wing patch, buff-orange belly, and a dark eye stripe, with soft green bokeh behind.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

The Spiral Crown. Blackbuck. 📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #nature #photography #mammals #ThePhotoOur

A male blackbuck stands partially surrounded by tall dry grass in Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. It faces forward with a calm, alert expression, its long spiraled horns forming a symmetrical frame above its head. The dark facial markings contrast with its lighter body, while the soft, golden background remains clean and out of focus.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

The Spiral Crown. Blackbuck. 📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #nature #photography #mammals #ThePhotoOur

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

A measured distance. Even conflict allows a moment of stillness. Black-winged Kites. 📍Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #raptors #BirdOfTheDay #monochrome #bnw #ThePhotoHour

Two Black-winged Kites are captured mid-air against a pale, high-key sky, holding a brief pause during an aerial conflict. Their wings are outstretched with subtle contrast, and a measured distance separates them, creating a calm, minimalist composition despite the underlying tension.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

A measured distance. Even conflict allows a moment of stillness. Black-winged Kites. 📍Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #raptors #BirdOfTheDay #monochrome #bnw #ThePhotoHour

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

The Instant of Intent. Wings arched, tail fanned and feet lowered, the falcon checks its speed in a controlled moment — a prelude to the hunt. Laggar Falcon 📍Bikaner, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #raptors #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInFlight #birdsofprey

A Laggar Falcon in mid-flight over scrub habitat in Bikaner, wings arched and tail fanned wide. Its legs hang slightly below the body as it slows in the air. The bird is sharply detailed against a smooth, softly blurred background of muted earthy tones, highlighting its controlled posture in flight.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Fanned to perfection. White-browed Fantail. 📍Mangar, Haryana. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026

White-browed Fantail perched on a short wooden stump, tail fully fanned into a wide semicircle with brown feathers tipped in white. The bird faces sideways, showing a sharp eye and distinct white eyebrow, against a smooth, softly blurred green and brown background.

Purpzie 🐦@purpzie.com · 6mo ago

look at this bird

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography@akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Fanned to perfection. White-browed Fantail. 📍Mangar, Haryana. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Fanned to perfection. White-browed Fantail. 📍Mangar, Haryana. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Tactical Extraction. White-throated Kingfisher. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #kingfisher #birdsinflight

White-throated Kingfisher in flight carrying a small prey, wings spread with water droplets trailing, against a soft blurred background. Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

Tactical Extraction. White-throated Kingfisher. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #kingfisher #birdsinflight

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

A moment of connection. Indian Desert Fox pair engaging in playful bonding behaviour — often seen in the lead-up to the breeding season, but rarely witnessed at such close range. November 2024. 📍Bikaner, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #mammals #fox

Two Indian Desert Foxes standing upright and playfully interacting in dry scrub habitat in Bikaner, Rajasthan. One fox rests its forelegs on the other as they engage in bonding behaviour, surrounded by sparse grass and thorny bushes under warm light.

Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 6mo ago

A moment of connection. Indian Desert Fox pair engaging in playful bonding behaviour — often seen in the lead-up to the breeding season, but rarely witnessed at such close range. November 2024. 📍Bikaner, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #mammals #fox