Konkan coast

From NH17, somewhere in South Goa. Taken from car window, at approx 80kmph. The driver was a loon!


Likewise.


Kudle Beach, Gokarna.


Ditto, with rather more zoom.


On Sunday morn, you would have seen a dot in the middle of the second bay. That dot would have been this blog. Om Beach, Gokarna.


From the inside of the only beach shack already open for business, somewhere around the bit between the middle and the furthest bay, the rocky bit you see in the long shot. Om Beach, Gokarna.


The rocky bit between bays two and three, up close. Om Beach, Gokarna.


Lady and little boy fetching water from some unknown point. The backwaters (yes, I didn't know you had them in Karnataka either) are in the background. Taken on the way back, also from car window. Damn good driver this time. Drove very fast, but one never felt that he wasn't in complete control of his vehicle. NH 17, Somewhere between Gokarna and Karwar.


Random river that NH17 passes over, somewhere between Gokarna and Karwar. Taken from the car.


And no, this picture doesn't begin to do justice to how beautiful it looked, as one swept down the slope, out from behind trees. Breathtaking. Karwar beach, Karwar.


Taken from the heights of Estuary View. Island just off the Kali estuary, Karwar.

Wings

In the grounds of Om Beach Resort, Gokarna.


I think this is a kingfisher. S/he was too far away to see clearly with the naked eye. This was at full 10x zoom.


Hugely delighted with this shot. Again, full zoom, from an armchair in my villa's porch.

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From the hill between Om Beach and Kudlai Beach.


This dude was surfing the thermals coming up the hill. Missed the shot when he was overhead, and got lucky as he spiralled back. As far as I know, this is a fishing eagle. Brown body, white head.


Same dude(tte?) making a turn.


Freakishly lucky shot. Must have been about 10, 15 metres away, in a clear blue sky. I (don't tell anyone now) did the yeeha-fist-pump thing when I saw this on the camera display.

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From Estuary View, Karwar.


Looked up, saw this guy overhead, swung camera to eye with smooth, swift motion, almost took eye out, clicked.


Three in the bush, erm, tree. Naah. Doesn't have a ring to it.


Close-up of the one who, in the previous shot, was sniffing his underarmswings.