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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 08/09/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 06/09/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 30/08/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 01/06/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 20/04/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 13/04/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 12/04/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 01/04/2026

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.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 30/03/2026

A common face of Surajpur Wetlands. Still impossible to ignore. Among its many residents, few command a gaze quite like this. Spotted Owlet. 📍Surajpur Wetlands , Uttar Pradesh. #lensonwildlife #birds #raptors #nature #photography #owl #ThePhotoHour #BirdOfTheDay

Spotted owlet perched on a curved tree branch against a smooth green background, facing the camera with bright yellow eyes and a direct, alert gaze.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 23/03/2026

Short-eared Owl at Dhanauri, photographed yesterday, lingering at the edge of the season. A brief spell of cooler weather over Delhi NCR holding the window open. 📍Dhanauri Wetlands, Uttar Pradesh. #lensonwildlife #birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #raptors #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour

Short-eared Owl in flight at Dhanauri wetlands, wings fully spread and eyes focused, captured in soft morning light against a clear sky.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 22/03/2026

Ever wondered what a bird from a 4000-year-old hieroglyph looks like in real life? Meet the Egyptian Vulture—also known as the ‘Pharaoh’s Chicken.’ 📍Dhanauri Wetlands, Uttar Pradesh. #lensonwildlife #birds #raptors #BirdsSeenIn2026 #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour

Egyptian Vulture captured mid-movement in grassland, with one wing partially raised and body leaning forward. Its yellow face and pale plumage stand out against a soft green background, with layered flight feathers visible and a focused, intent posture.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 20/03/2026

Russet Sparrow on rhododendron bloom. World Sparrow Day. 📍Ramgarh, Uttarakhand. #lensonwildlife #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour

Russet Sparrow perched on a bright red rhododendron flower, photographed in Ramgarh, Uttarakhand. The bird shows a warm chestnut crown, white underparts, and a distinct black throat patch. It is sharply in focus against a soft, blurred background of red blooms and green foliage, creating strong subject isolation and contrast.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 18/03/2026

The mid-flight flick 💦 After surfacing from a dive,Pied Kingfishers flick their head back to shed water.Captured mid-flight, the arc of droplets reflects that rapid recovery. The pale film over the eye is the nictitating membrane, briefly visible after the dive. #lensonwildlife #birds #photography

Pied Kingfisher flying low over water, flicking its head back with a curved spray of droplets around it, eye partly covered by a pale membrane.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 17/03/2026

“Golden Passage” — Picture of the Week in today’s edition of Amateur Photographer (UK). Captured at Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, on a winter morning when fog and backlight briefly turned the trail into a glowing corridor. #lensonwildlife #photography #wildlifephotography

A silhouetted spotted deer stands on a forest path framed by arching trees. Soft fog and golden backlight create a glowing tunnel effect through the woodland at Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 14/03/2026

Light catching the bronze wings of a marshland wanderer. Bronze-winged Jacana. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birdoftheday #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 13/03/2026

Solar Sovereign. A raptor’s transit across a burning star. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #birds #silhouette #raptors

A dark silhouette of a raptor flying across the glowing disk of the rising sun. The bird’s wings are spread wide as it crosses the sun, creating an eclipse-like moment against a deep orange sunrise sky. The lower part of the frame fades into darker reddish tones, emphasizing the minimalist scene and the powerful contrast between the bird and the sun.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 10/03/2026

The skirmish escalates. A split-second duel caught in the frames that followed. #birds #photography

Two Glossy Ibises confront each other mid-air above a misty wetland in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India. Both birds hover facing one another with wings spread wide and their long curved bills nearly touching during the aerial clash. One ibis raises its leg toward the other as droplets of water fall beneath them. Below the action, a dense group of Eurasian Coots sits closely together on a small muddy patch surrounded by shallow water, appearing calm while the dramatic interaction unfolds above.

Two Glossy Ibises confront each other mid-air above a misty wetland in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India. The bird on the left turns slightly away from the camera with its wings partly open, revealing iridescent green, purple, and bronze feathers on its back, while the bird on the right faces it with wings extended and legs lifted. Their long curved bills point toward each other as they hover in the middle of an aerial dispute. Beneath them, a tightly packed group of Eurasian Coots sits together on a small muddy patch surrounded by shallow water, remaining calm while the dramatic interaction unfolds above.

Two Glossy Ibises hover mid-air above a calm wetland in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. The ibis on the right spreads one wing wide while facing the other bird, which turns slightly away with its back toward the viewer, showing iridescent green and bronze feathers on its wings and back. Their long curved bills point toward each other as they confront one another in flight, legs dangling and droplets of water suspended beneath them. Below the action, a dense group of Eurasian Coots sits closely packed on a small muddy patch surrounded by shallow water, seemingly indifferent to the dramatic aerial interaction above.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 10/03/2026

Quiet below. Riot above. A mid-air clash between two Glossy Ibises above a flock of resting Eurasian Coots. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan #lensonwildlife #birdoftheday #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Two Glossy Ibises confront each other mid-air above a misty wetland in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. The ibis on the right lifts one wing high while facing the other bird, which turns slightly away, showing iridescent green and bronze tones on its back and wings. Their long curved bills point toward one another as their legs dangle during the aerial interaction. Below them, a tightly packed group of Eurasian Coots sits together on a small muddy patch surrounded by shallow water, appearing calm beneath the dramatic moment above.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 05/03/2026

Winter guests in antelope country. Common Cranes among grazing Blackbuck. 📍Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birdoftheday #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #mammals 🪶

Three Common Cranes standing on a sandy mound in the grasslands of Tal Chhapar while a Blackbuck grazes behind them, its head visible between the cranes’ long legs. Soft green foliage and tree branches blur in the background, highlighting the interaction between migratory birds and a resident antelope.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 01/03/2026

Nice 👍. This is Indian Paradise Flycatcher in white morph. The one I am sharing is in rufous morph. 🪶

A striking Indian Paradise Flycatcher perched sideways on a thin branch against a soft green forest backdrop. The bird has a glossy black crested head with a vivid blue eye-ring and bill, rich chestnut upperparts, and exceptionally long, flowing chestnut tail streamers that extend far below the branch. The background is smoothly blurred, highlighting the bird’s elegant form and dramatic tail length.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 01/03/2026

Between water and sky. Clean exit. Pied Kingfisher 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #birdoftheday #BirdsSeenIn2026 #nature #photography #kingfisher 🪶

Action shot of a Pied Kingfisher rising from water with a fish in its beak. The bird is shedding water droplets in a dramatic spray against a blurred background. High-speed wildlife photography showing intense detail of the feathers and the catch.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 26/02/2026

Raptor Law of the Thar Desert. Laggar Falcon with Spiny-tailed Lizard kill. 📍Bikaner, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #raptors #falcon 🪶

A Laggar Falcon perched on a weathered stone pillar in the Thar Desert, gripping a Spiny-tailed Lizard in its talons. The falcon leans forward in a feeding posture, its hooked beak close to the lizard’s head. Warm desert light highlights the falcon’s brown plumage and long tail, while the background is softly blurred in muted green tones, isolating the bird against the smooth backdrop.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 23/02/2026

Ancient land. Eternal wings. Grey Heron. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #heron 🪶

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 20/02/2026

Eye to eye. Notoriously shy — rarely this close. Indian Golden Jackal. 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #Nature #Photography #Mammals

A sharp, eye-level, full-body portrait of an Indian Golden Jackal walking directly toward the camera on a trail in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. The jackal has a focused, intense gaze with light-colored eyes and golden-brown fur. It is captured mid-stride with one front paw slightly lifted, set against a soft, blurred background of sun-drenched scrubland.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 18/02/2026

Full flare before touchdown. Glossy Ibis. 📍Bharatpur, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #Nature #Photography 🪶

A Glossy Ibis captured mid-landing in Bharatpur, wings arched wide and feathers splayed as it descends. The bird’s copper-toned body and long curved bill stand out against a soft blue and green marsh backdrop with out-of-focus waterfowl below.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 17/02/2026

Riddhi’s cub. Mud-streaked, steady-eyed, moving with intent. May 2024. 📍Ranthambore, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #Nature #Photography #Mammals

A tiger cub of tigress Riddhi walking forward through rocky terrain in Ranthambore, its body streaked with mud. The cub’s tail is raised, eyes focused ahead, with water droplets suspended in the air behind it.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 16/02/2026

Light, shadow, and a quick toss to align the meal. Common-Hawk Cuckoo. 📍Sultanpur National Park, Haryana #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

Common Hawk-Cuckoo perched on a branch in dappled forest light, tossing a small insect upward from its open bill before swallowing. The bird shows grey upperparts, barred underparts, and a bright yellow eye.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 15/02/2026

Electric blues against muted scrub — Indian Roller. 📍Sultanpur National Park, Haryana #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

Close-up portrait of an Indian Roller perched on a small dry branch at Sultanpur National Park. The bird shows a turquoise crown, streaked brown throat, buff-brown wings, and vivid blue underparts and tail. The background is softly blurred scrub vegetation, highlighting the bird’s detailed plumage and alert expression.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 13/02/2026

Gone in 60 milliseconds! An Oriental Darter surfaces with its catch, momentarily stunned, as a White-throated Kingfisher executes a perfectly timed interception. 📍Bharatpur, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

White-throated Kingfisher intercepting a fish mid-air from an Oriental Darter in shallow water, wings fully spread, water rippling below. Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 11/02/2026

Black-necked Stork descending into the marshes of Bharatpur. Clicked yesterday. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

A Black-necked Stork descends to land in a Bharatpur wetland, wings fully spread and backlit, red legs extended toward the water as splashes rise and other waterbirds react below.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 07/02/2026

Imperial Eagle in flight over Tal Chhapar Grassland, Rajasthan. A winter visitor to these open landscapes. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 06/02/2026

Teeth bared, territory unquestioned. Charger (T120) - A name built on dominance. 📍Ranthambore, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #tiger #mammals 📷🌿

A male tiger, T120 “Charger,” resting on the forest floor in Ranthambore. The tiger looks off-camera with its mouth slightly open, upper canines visible, surrounded by dry leaves in soft, overcast morning light.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 05/02/2026

Chaos for the prey. Control for the hunter. White-throated Kingfisher. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

A White-throated Kingfisher tosses its prey mid-air while perched against a clear blue sky, showing its chestnut body, white throat, and red bill.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 04/02/2026

A master of cryptic disguise - Eurasian Wryneck. 📍Bikaner, Rajasthan #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #woodpeckerwednesday 📷🪶🌿

A Eurasian Wryneck perched on dry grass, feathers slightly ruffled, standing alert against a softly blurred green background.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 15/06/2025

Indian Pitta – 2025 Edition Shot today. Framed forever. A bucket-list moment frozen mid-air. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

An Indian Pitta flying in mid-air in Bhondsi. The bird has bright blue wings, a green back, orange underparts, and a black stripe across its eye. Its wings are open, showing a white patch and a hint of red near the tail. The background is soft green and blurred.

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Akshay Khanna Wildlife Photography @akshaykhanna.com · 03/06/2025

Raw power, soft sand. A Tawny Eagle lifts off from the golden dunes of Bikaner. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour #raptors #TalonTuesday 📷🌿🪶

A Tawny Eagle captured mid-lift-off from the golden sand dunes of Bikaner, wings fully extended and dust trailing behind its powerful talons against a clear blue sky.

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