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vikram8300.bsky.social
@vikram8300.bsky.social
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Amateur / hobbyist photographer

Avid traveler and culinary adventurer
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vikram8300.bsky.social
A red kite searching for lunch near Iraty forest in the Pyrenees! Quite the stunning creature

#birds #birdinflight #wildlife #france #photography #pyrenees #birdphoto #bif #photo #sonyalpha
August 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Osprey catching dinner at Georgica pond. Quite an efficient catch, less than 60 seconds of scanning, darted in to the water and was on its way back to the nest

#wildlife #birds #birding #osprey #sonyalpha #nature #photography #birdphotography #birdinflight #bif
July 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Piping plovers at cedar point in East Hampton this weekend! Nesting near the beach. 🐦

Bonus one in flight!

#sonyalpha #wildlife #birds #birding #birdinflight #nature #easthampton
June 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Some osprey snaps from cedar point this weekend!

#wildlife #birds #birding #birdphotography
#sonyalpha
#bif #birdinflight
June 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Some snaps from this past weekend!

1. Blue Heron at golden hour
2. American Goldfinch
3. Dragonfly
4. Cedar Waxwing

All shot on Sony A ii and 300 GM with extenders!

#birds #birding #bird #wildlife #nature #montauk #easthampton #longisland
#photography #sonyalpha
June 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
European Kestrel in the Loire Valley at Chateau Jalesnes

Was looking around for prey from the top corner of the chateau!

#birds #birding #wildlife #france #photography #falcon #kestrel #sonya1ii
#nature
June 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Found some common swifts in Paris! They were flying incredibly fast (as usual). New 300mm GM lens from Sony with extenders was incredible (even with 2x)

#sonyalpha #sonya1ii #birding #wildlife #paris #blueskies
June 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Last weekend at Central Park! Quite a few smaller spring finds near the ramble:

1. Hooded warbler
2. Black and white warbler
3. Red winged blackbird
4. Northern parula

#photography #birding #birds #canonusa #canonr1 #nyc #wildlife
May 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Spring time birds chirping in NYC

#nyc #birding #canonusa #birds #wildlife #photography #centralpark

1. Blue jay
2. White breasted nuthatch
3. Northern cardinal
4. Downy woodpecker
April 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
A double breasted cormorant sunbathing to dry off this weekend in Central Park!

#canon #photography #birds #birding #r1
April 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Spring is here - some great egrets searching for lunch
March 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Strolling around Central Park today - double breasted black cormorants and a Canada goose!

All shot in 600mm
March 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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African barred owlet! Quite compact and less than the size of a normal adult hand

Spotted in Zimbabwe at Matetsi Lodge Reserve

Shot on canon r5 mk ii with 100-500 lens

#birding #bird #owl #safari
#canonusa #wildlife #africa #zimbabwe
February 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Big cat! Spotted at Sabi Sands outside of Kruger

Leopard was resting after a heavy meal and totally uninterested in making a love on any prey on the other side of the small pond

Amazing the fur stays clean in the mud

#wildlifephotography
#leopard
#africa
#canonusa
#canonr1
#photography
January 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Went to lions sands in Sabi Sands over the holidays and managed to get a snap of this lion cub!

Was from quite a distance so the timing and lineup worked well. Shot in canon r1 with 100-500 at 500mm

#wildlife
#lion
#cub
#canonusa
#canonr1
#photography
January 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Some recent snaps from safari in Sabi Sand and in Zimbabwe! Despite the rains was able to get some good pictures

1. Elephant with mother
2. Zebra
3. Southern Ground Hornbill
4. Lilac roller in flight!

#birding
#birds
#safari
#canon
#canonr1
#canonr5mkii
#wildlife
#africa
January 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Some bird watching photos from Reelfoot Lake State Park on the Tennessee / Kentucky border. Both a bald eagle and a red shoulder hawk! Pretty stunning the amount of wildlife out there in December

Shot on canon r1 - amazing autofocus behind the branches. Also with the 100-500 canon lens.
December 28, 2024 at 2:26 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Walking around some western Kentucky farms and spotted some song birds

Shot on canon r1

#birding #birds
December 25, 2024 at 2:27 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Amazing wildlife escape in Tennessee at reelfoot lake park. Home to 200+ bald eagles!

Also unbelievable autofocus from canon r1

#birding #statepark #baldeagle #eagle #canon #wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography
December 24, 2024 at 12:24 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Tufted titmouse in Central Park after the first day of snow in New York!
December 22, 2024 at 1:46 PM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Tonight’s meteor shower! Managed to catch one streaking across the sky despite the superbright winter moon

#landscapes #nightphotography
#meteorshower
#meteor
#canonr
December 14, 2024 at 6:44 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Some recent shots from antelope canyon and Kanab Utah. First shot is at Ahlstrom point which is well worth the rocky drive!

#landscapes #utah #canon #photography #arizona

Shot on canon r5 mark ii
December 11, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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🚨Proper verification system on the way 😃👇
#BkueSky
Adam Payne (@adampayne26.bsky.social)
Bluesky COO Rose Wang talks to PolHome: • wants “to be part” of the Westminster conversation • “watch out” for a new verification system • on echo chambers — Bluesky doesn’t want people “shouting”…
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December 9, 2024 at 8:15 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Some landscapes from Zion national park and surrounding areas in northern Arizona and Utah. Fantastic colors and dramatic landscapes.

#canon #landscapes #photography #canonr5mkii
December 9, 2024 at 7:19 AM
vikram8300.bsky.social
Took the new canon r1 out for a stroll in Nolita. Caught a few sparrows and a cardinal in flight on Elizabeth street!

Shot with a 70-200mm lens

#bird #nyc #canon #birdinflight
December 9, 2024 at 6:33 AM