Ranganathittu bird sanctuary in Mysore, Karnataka is one of the best locations in Southern India to observe the Painted Stork. Yet another, not so famous location is Kokrebellur near Mandhya, Karnataka, India. Kokrebellur is an interesting example of how people can co-exist with wildlife.
Here’s a collection of images of the Painted Stork that we have put together from our various trips to both Ranganathittu and Kokrebellur.All images were shot with the D300, 300mm f2.8 lens mounted with 2x teleconvertor, unless specified otherwise. The images have been cropped for composition and post processed in Capture NX.
EXIF-600mm, f5.6, 1/800s, -1.0EV, ISO 200.






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