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Hira Punjabi's Image
Hira Punjabi (India) witnesses a rose-ringed parakeet delivering a painful nip to the tail of a Bengal monitor.
Hira was in Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, following this Bengal monitor lizard for four days.
As it investigated a tree cavity for birds’ eggs or chicks, it was mobbed by up to 12 parakeets at a time.
Rose-ringed parakeets are native to the Indian subcontinent and equatorial Africa.
They’ve been introduced around the world as pets, and feral populations now thrive in cities across Europe, North America and Japan.
They compete vigorously with native birds and bats for nest-holes.
Behind the lens
Hira Punjabi
India
Hira has been a wildlife photographer for 30 years in India and many other parts of the world. His work has received many international awards, and he uses photography as a conservation tool to raise awareness.
Image details
- Nikon Z9
- 600mm f4 lens
- 1/1250 at f8 • ISO 1600
- Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, India
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