Chetan Rangaraj

Nature & Wildlife Photography

Female Leopard
A female Asiatic Leopard <i>(Panthera pardus)</i> on the lookout.
Tangerine Sky
The Badhra Reservoir at sunset.
Tiger Country
A Tigress <i>(Panthera tigris)</i> looks back before she disappears into the thicket.
Streak-throated Woodpecker
A male Streak-throated Woodpecker <i>(Picus xanthopygaeus)</i> looking for termites.
River Tern
An Indian River Tern <i>(Sterna aurantia)</i> with a small fry in its beak.
Leopard Cub
A Leopard cub <i>(Panthera pardus)</i>.
Curiosity
A curious Leopard cub <i>(Panthera pardus)</i> gazes at the strange contraption that's recording its image.
Here comes the rain
A male leopard <i>(Panthera pardus)</i> braces himself for a thunderstorm.
Crested Serpent Eagle
A Crested Serpent Eagle <i>(Spilornis cheela)</i> on the lookout for prey.
Trunks
An Indian Elephant <i>(Elephas maximus indicus)</i> reaching for some succulent young leaves.
On the run
A Gaur <i>(Bos gaurus)</i>, the largest wild cattle in the world, on the run.
Coppersmith Feeding
A Coppersmith Barbet <i>(Megalaima haemacephala)</i> feeding on wild figs.
Giant Wood Spider
A Giant Wood Spider <i>(Nephila pilipes jalorensis)</i>.
Little Ringed Plover
A Little Ringed Plover <i>(Charadrius dubius)</i> all set for lift-off.
Male Blackbuck
An adult male blackbuck <i>(Antilope cervicapra)</i>.
A kiss
Smooth-coated Otters <i>(Lutrogale perspicillata)</i> on the banks of the river Cauvery.
Dholes on a kill
Dholes <i>(Cuon alpinus)</i> demolishing a spotted deer kill.
Dusty
An irate female asian elephant <i>(Elephas maximus indicus)</i> after a dust bath.
On The Prowl
A male Bengal Tiger <i>(Panthera tigris)</i> on the prowl in the Bandipur National Park.
Sambar Drinking
A pair of Sambar <i>(Cervus unicolor)</i> drinking out of a waterhole at dawn.
Tug o' war
A pair of Dholes <i>(Cuon alpinus)</i> on a spotted deer rib-cage.
Common Iora
A female Common Iora <i>(Aegithina tiphia)</i>.
Hoopoe
A Hoopoe <i>(Upupa epops)</i> perched on a branch.
Oriental Skylark
An Oriental Skylark <i>(Alauda gulgula)</i>.