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aditya.sridhar

Nature & Wildlife Photographer
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Nikon D850 / Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF
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Dawn 🔶 As much as I like golden hour, in my min

Little Grebes on a misty morning 🔶 I've very li

Spirit 🔶 Terns are surprisingly difficult to ph

A couple of days ago, I had an amazing opportunity

Infinity 🔶 As a bird photographer, one of my go

Movement ⚫ I know it's been an emotionally diffi

The Flying Rainbow 🔶 Now that the migration has

Tranquil 🔶 I had typed out a massive caption di

Oasis 🔶 Life in the desert is harsh and unforgi

I wish everyone a very Happy #EarthDay! Today mark

Foreboding..{Long Read 📚} 🔶 The last of the $Foreboding..{Long Read 📚} 🔶 The last of the Bee-Eaters have passed, taking the clouds along with them. This period is always stressful personally as it shifts away from creative, experimental photography to feeling a lot like grasping at straws before the long dry season rolls in. 🔶 We often talk about attaching emotions to images, and to me, this is a perfect representation of my mind at the moment. I feel burnt-out and demotivated. However, they say every cloud has a silver lining. First of all, I'm thankful for the amazing community on Instagram (YOU!) for the great support during these difficult and uncertain times. Second, I'm fortunate to be able to spend time with these wonderful birds. It's a privilege that can often be overlooked, but it truly is a blessing to still be able to go out (within reason) and not be confined to the walls of our homes or, indeed, our own minds. It's a situation which would've seemed unprecedented a few months ago, but we're at the epicentre of something that could shake the very foundations of human existence. It's sobering and yet disorienting. The monotony of daily life has a bitter undertone of instability and volatility; the anxiety is pervasive, and yet, life goes on. But, as a much needed breath of fresh air, humans are no longer in constant conflict with each other. A sense of unity and belongingness, the very lifeblood of humanity, has been drawn out from within us. Collectively, we need to stick together but stay apart. It's a test of character and will; a war fought without weapons and in deafening silence. 🔶 #nuts_about_birds #bird_watchers_daily #your_best_birds #birds #bird_brilliance #kings_birds #pocket_birds #bns_birds #nikonmea #naturephotography #nationalgeographic #wildlife_inspired #featherperfection #creativewildlife #raw_birds #bbcearth #bahrain #best_birds_of_ig #best_birds_of_world #birds_private #birds_adored #fotobh #planetbirds #Bahrainbirds #udog_feathers #eye_spy_birds #fds_bahrain #beeeater #minimalistic #nuts_about_nature$

When there's a Will(ow), there's a way 🔶 The Ap

The Hermit {Long Read 📚} 🔶 Life is an enigma $The Hermit {Long Read 📚} 🔶 Life is an enigma, oftentimes incomprehensible, and sometimes insanity-inducing. Scratch beneath the surface and it's akin to unravelling Pandora's box. One topic, in particular, has had my attention and fascination for a while - the concept of Yin and Yang, and how it applies to the world around us. The only two constants in life are creation and destruction. Where there is life and abundance, death and desolation will eventually follow. However, it's an endless cycle that's both natural and necessary. We, as humans, have a duty of care to protect and maintain this ecological balance. It only takes a momentary lapse of judgement to wreak havoc with the natural system, as was evidenced last year when a manmade fire decimated a large strip of grassland behind my house. Countless lives perished in the blink of an eye, but the damage caused goes beyond the raw numbers. What was once green, untouched wilderness has been rendered a black, charred and scarred wasteland. Nature, however, always finds a way, for where there are ashes, is potentially a Phoenix awaiting its reincarnation. The Graceful Prinias have returned, worrilessly filling the air with their sweet music. The flight of the pollen-carrier bumblebee can be heard by all, their diminutive size pulling a weight far heavier than is visible to the naked eye. The jasmines bloom in all their beautiful glory, requesting, nay, demanding their essence to be disseminated amongst the humble inhabitants of the farm. On a dead tree in the distance, a Squacco Heron acts as a beacon of hope - a sign of recovery and the formation of new life. Nature will find balance, and so should we. 🔶 #nuts_about_birds #bird_watchers_daily #your_best_birds #birds #bird_brilliance #kings_birds #pocket_birds #bns_birds #dailybirdpix #fineart #nikonmea #naturephotography #nature_brilliance #nature_sultans #wildlife_inspired #birdsonearth #featherperfection #bbcearth #bahrain #best_birds_of_ig #best_birds_of_world #birds_private #birds_adored #planetbirds #udog_feathers #eye_spy_birds #nature_perfection #creativewildlife #nuts_about_nature #squaccoheron$

I've so many shots of these Dunlins that I'm getti

Everglow 🔶 Next up in my ongoing series of imag

Kentish Plover 💙 🔶 This is a re-edit of an i

Read between the lines. 🔶 It's fascinating how

Simplicity's been the word of the week for me. Whi

There's no better therapy than being in nature. Fo

Springtime Singsong 🔶 #nuts_about_birds #bird_w

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