21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Blend Into the Green

Nelliyampathy is known as the land of Greater Hornbills but we can find a good number of raptors as well in this place if closely observe the surroundings. On this day we 4 were heading to Nelliyampathy and on the way we found this bird on a tree in the middle of the tea estate. We stopped our car and came out, and started clicking the photos. As it is on the roadside trying multiple angles was not possible and we all were standing in the same place and were taking the photos, possibly the similar frames. After clicking enough photos I started searching for possible ways where can create some unique frames. I found a tree near the road with some good green leaves. I am a big fan of photos with foreground blur and I used that tree and leaf as my foreground and captured this frame, A photo of a serpent eagle blend into the green.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Nelliyampathy, Kerala, India
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Anandhu M