Photography at Butterfly Park Jubilee Hills Hyderabad

It's quite easy to get misled by the name of this park. I went there hoping I will find some good butterflies, however, this park although very well maintained, unfortunately has no butterflies.

Black Drongo

We went inside the park, no entry ticket, no butterflies there, rather this park is being used by the nearby local residents to walk their dogs. Finally managed to find a park where dogs are allowed. I'm sure I will take Eins along some time soon.

Very well maintained landscape, good green grass lawn in the middle and a jogging track alongside the park. I could spot a few birds in those trees around the park, got some beautiful shots as well. 
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Enjoy the pics below.

Common Tailorbird

White-throated Kingfisher

Ashy Prinia

Red-vented Bulbul

Ashy Prinia

Plain Prinia

Overall a very satisfying day, discovering a park that allows Eins to tag along with us.

Photography at Buddhist Monastery Secunderabad

This Buddhist Monastery is located at a serene location in Mahendra Hills, Secunderabad and hence not many people know about it. The idea was just to spend a good time at a new location and hence decided to go. Carrying the camera along is now more of a habit that anything else. You never know when all of a sudden somebody peeps from the tree branches.

Although photography isn't allowed inside the Monastery however standing outside the gate of the monastery we clicked some shots. Not many birds around but some good butterflies were there. For a photography outing per-se, this might not be an ideal location, however if you just want to spend a leisure time at a peaceful location complimented with some photography, you could visit here with your family.

The timing of the monastery is 5 AM to 10 AM then 4-30 PM to 8-30 PM.

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Enjoy the pics below.

Butterfly - Insect Photography

A definite subset of Bird Photography - every bird enthusiast has reasons to get fascinated by butterfly and bug photography. Some of the reasons why we got hooked to butterfly / insects photography are below,

• The pattern and color of the butterflies are so unique
• Usually they are found sitting on a colourful flower or around green plants and leaves - giving an opportunity to click such beautiful colors 
• Since they are small, you have to be quite near to focus, giving you beautiful bokehs 

This post compiles all the shots of butterflies / bugs we clicked till date. The list of species is as below followed by the pics.

1. Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) 
2. Bamboo Treebrown (Lethe europa) 
3. Banded Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx splendens)
4. Banded Treebrown (Lethe confusa)
5. Baronet (Symphaedra nais)
6. Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
7. Black wood spider (Nephila kuhlii)
8. Blue Ground Skimmer (Diplacodes trivialis)
9. Blue Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum glaucum)
10. Blue Moon / Common Eggfly / Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
11. Blue Mormon (Papilio agenor polymnestor)
12. Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
13. Blue-tailed Forest Hawk (Orthetrum triangulare)
14. Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) 
15. Brown Katydid (Sathrophyllia rugosa)
16. Castor semi-looper (Achaea janata) 
17. Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) 
18. Chestnut Tiger (Parantica sita)
19. Chiasmia nora (Chiasmia nora) 
20. Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
21. Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus) 
22. Clay Triple-lines moth (Cyclophora linearia) 
23. Clear Sailor (Neptis clinia)
24. Commander (Moduza procris)
25. Common Archduke (Lexias pardalis)
26. Common Blue Bottle (Graphium sarpedon)
27. Common Castor (Ariadne merione)
28. Common Chaser (Potamarcha congener)
29. Common Crow (Euploea core)
30. Common Cruiser (Vindula erota) 
31. Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) 
32. Common five-ring (Ypthima baldus)
33. Common four-ring (Ypthima huebneri) 
34. Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe) 
35. Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa) 
36. Common Jester  / Peninsular Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea)
37. Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
38. Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
39. Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
40. Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) 
41. Common Map (Cyrestis thyodamas)
42. Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
43. Common Peacock (Papilio bianor)
44. Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
45. Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
46. Common Sailor (Neptis hylas)
47. Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria) 
48. Common Wanderer (Pareronia valeria)
49. Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)
50. Crimson Tip (Colotis danae) 
51. Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum pruinosum)
52. Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus) 
53. Dark Judy (Spitosa fylla) 
54. Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus)
55. Ditch Jewel (Brachythemis contaminata) 
56. Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) 
57. Engrailed Moth (Ectropis crepuscularia) 
58. Fulvous forest skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia)
59. Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula patellifera)
60. Giant Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila pilipes)
61. Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
62. Globe Skimmer (Pantala flavescens)
63. Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)
64. Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma) 
65. Great Blackvein (Aporia agathon) 
66. Great-spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
67. Green Drab Moth (Ophiusa tirhaca)
68. Green Hairstreak - Theclini (Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus)
69. Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris)
70. Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)
71. Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna) 
72. Himalayan Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea ssp. garuda)
73. Himalayan five-ringed Butterfly (Ypthima sakra)  
74. Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
75. Indian Common Clubtail (Ictinogomphus rapax)
76. Indian Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
77. Indian Grizzled Skipper (Spialia galba)
78. Indian Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus)
79. Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
80. Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
81. Jewel Bug (Chrysocoris stollii)
82. Large Oakblue (Arhopala amantes)
83. Large Salmon Arab (Colotis fausta)
84. Large Tree Nymph (Idea leucono)
85. Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
86. Little Virgin Tiger moth (Apantesis virguncula)
87. Looped Three Ring Butterfly (Ypthima watsoni)
88. Man-faced Stink Bug (Catacanthus incarnatus)
89. Marbled White Moth (Nyctemera coleta)
90. Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria)
91. Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
92. Monkey Moth (Eupterote decolorata) 
93. Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
94. Naga Sapphire (Heliophorus kohimensis)
95. Oleander Hawk-moth (Army Green Moth) 
96. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
97. Pale Grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria maha) 
98. Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) 
99. Pied Paddy Skimmer (Neurothemis tullia) 
100. Pioneer (Belenois aurota)
101. Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
102. Plain Tiger Caterpillar (Danaus chrysippus)
103. Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris)
104. Potanthus Dart (Potanthus pseudomaesa)
105. Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) 
106. Red Bug (Cotton Stainer) 
107. Red Helen (Papilio helenus)
108. Red Saddlebag (Tramea onusta)
109. Rice swift (Borbo cinnara)
110. Scallopwing (Zographetus mathewi)
111. Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)
112. Short banded Sailor (Neptis columella)
113. Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)
114. Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
115. Slate Flash (Rapala manea)
116. Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) 
117. Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata)
118. Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
119. Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)
120. Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia) 
121. Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura)
122. Swallow-tailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
123. Tailed Palmfly (Elymnias caudata)
124. Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais)
125. Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)
126. The Spangle (Papilio protenor)
127. Variegated Flutterer (Rhyothemis variegata)
128. Wasp Moth (Amata huebneri)
129. Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
130. White Arab (Colotis vestalis)
131. Yellow Coster (Acraea issoria)
132. Yellow tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) 
133. 
     

Enjoy the clicks below!

Blue Tiger - Hyderabad

Plain Tiger - Hyderabad

Chocolate Tiger (Assam)

Great Blackvein (Dhanachuli)

Himalayan five-ringed Butterfly (Dhanachuli)

Common Map (Dhanachuli)

Common Four-ring (Dhanachuli)

Golden Sapphire (Dhanachuli)

Pale Grass Blue (Dhanachuli)

Brown Hairstreak (Dhanachuli)

Chalkhill Blue (Dhanachuli)

Little Virgin Tiger moth (Dhanachuli)

Swallow-tailed moth (Dhanachuli)

Monkey Moth (Dhanachuli)

Engrailed Moth (Dhanachuli)

Clay Triple-lines moth (Dhanachuli)

Hill Jezebel (Dhanachuli)

Common Archduke (Assam)

Common Cruiser (Nameri)

Monarch - Ottawa

Great-spangled Fritillary

Black Swallowtail

Short-tailed Swallowtail - Newfoundland

Pale Swallowtail - Edmonton

Crimson Tip - Hyderabad

Common Jezebel - Hyderabad

Common Lime - Hyderabad

Mottled Emigrant - Hyderabad

Striped Tiger - Hyderabad

Common Mormon - Hyderabad

Common Eggfly - Hyderabad

Common Castor - Hyderabad

Lemon Pansy - Hyderabad

Common Emigrant - Hyderabad

Common Crow - Hyderabad

Common Wanderer - Hyderabad

Common Blue Bottle - Hyderabad

Yellow Coster (Arunachal)

Indian Cabbage White male (Arunachal)

Dingy Bushbrown (Arunachal)

Man-faced Stink Bug (Hyderabad)

Small Copper (Dhanachuli)

Water Snow Flat

Indian Red Admiral (Dhanachuli) 

Common grass yellow (Coorg)

Crimson Marsh Glider (Coorg)

Pied Paddy Skimmer (Coorg)

Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Kalimpong)

Common Lascar (Kalimpong)

Scallopwing (Kalimpong)

Tamil Yeoman (Kalimpong)

Indian Fritillary (Kalimpong)

Emperor Dragonfly female (Kalimpong)

Blue-tailed Forest Hawk (Kalimpong)

Common Hedge Blue (Kalimpong)

Dark Judy (Kalimpong)

Red Helen (Kalimpong)

Indian Palm Bob (Kalimpong)

Green Drab Moth (Tumling)

Naga Sapphire (Kalimpong)

Common Cruiser (Kalimpong)

Purple Sapphire (Kalimpong)

The Spangle (Kalimpong)

Common Tan Wave (Sikkim)

Banded Treebrown (Kalimpong)

Purple Sapphire (Kalimpong)

Large Oakblue (Kalimpong)

Common Jester (Kalimpong)

Marbled White Moth (Kalimpong)

Small Tortoiseshell (Kalimpong)

Striped Blue Crow (Kalimpong)

Slate Flash (Kalimpong)

Indian Cabbage White (Kalimpong)

Glassy Tiger (Ganeshgudi)

Wasp Moth (GRK)

Common Emigrant female (GRK)

Large Salmon Arab (GRK)

White Arab (GRK)

Common Mormon male (GRK)

Yamfly (GRK)

Crimson Tip male (GRK)

Small Salmon Arab (GRK)

Brown Katydid (GRK)

Migratory Locust (GRK)

Pioneer (GRK)

Common Sailor - Kanha

Tawny Coster - Bidar

Clear Sailor - Coorg

Blue Moon - GRK

Atlas Moth - Garhwal

Atlas Moth - Garhwal

Common Peacock - Garhwal

Silver-washed Fritillary - Garhwal

Painted Lady - Garhwal

Studded Sergeant - Garhwal

Chestnut Tiger - Eagle's Nest

Large Tree Nymph - Andaman

Common Rose - Bidar

Danaid Eggfly - Hyderabad

Danaid Eggfly (male) - Hyderabad

Red Bug (Cotton Stainer) - Hyderabad

Giant Asian Mantis - Hyderabad

Green Stink Bug - Hyderabad

Oleander Hawk-moth (Army Green Moth) - Hyderabad

Dragonfly - Kanha

Jewel Bug - Tirupati

Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk - Lonavala

Blue Marsh Hawk - Lonavala

Crimson Marsh Glider female - Lonavala

Chiasmia nora - Hyderabad

Plain Tiger Caterpillar - Chikmagalur

Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - Coorg

Blue Mormon - Coorg

Common five-ring - Coorg

Fulvous Forest Skimmer - Coorg

Pond Skater - Coorg

Looped Three Ring Butterfly - Coorg

Tailed Palmfly - Coorg

Himalayan Common Baron - Garhwal

Castor semi-looper (GRK)

White Arab (GRK)

Golden-ringed Dragonfly - Hyderabad

Variegated Flutterer - Hyderabad

Red Saddlebag - Hyderabad

Giant Golden Orb Weaver - Thattekad

Chocolate Pansy - Bandhavgarh

Indian Grizzled Skipper - Bandhavgarh

Potanthus Dart - Bandhavgarh

Yellow tailed Ashy Skimmer - Bandhavgarh

Common Leopard - Bandhavgarh

Indian Common Clubtail - Bandhavgarh

Scarlet Skimmer - Bandhavgarh

Globe Skimmer - Bandhavgarh

Blue Ground Skimmer - Bandhavgarh

Common Pierrot - Bandhavgarh

Fulvous forest skimmer - Bandhavgarh

Lime - Bandhavgarh

Black wood spider - Bandhavgarh

Common Chaser - Bandhavgarh

Commander - Bandhavgarh

Ditch Jewel - Bandhavgarh

Lime - Bandhavgarh

Tawny Coster - Bandhavgarh

Short banded Sailor - Bandhavgarh

Baronet - Bandhavgarh

Rice swift - Bandhavgarh

Common Rose - Bandhavgarh

Bamboo Treebrown - Bandhavgarh

Indian Painted Grasshopper (GRK)

Grey Pansy (Kalimpong)

Green Hairstreak - Theclini (Dhanachuli)