Pictures of the Brown-headed Gulls in action at the Pangong Tso (lake) situated at 14,000 ft.
Bird photography is often best left to DSLR bodies with a high quality telephoto lenses such as a 70-200mm or an 18-135mm at the very least for someone with a lower budget. Canon's EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM is one of my personal favorites. I've had the opportunity to use one in the past. But if you like photography one cannot resist taking pictures with whatever gear one has!
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However, since I own an entry level Canon 550D DSLR paired with an 18-55mm kit lens and a 50mm F1.8, I usually make do with these on my personal trips.
These pictures as well as other pictures I've been sharing recently were taken with my 550D w/18-55.
These birds are quite bold and they can be noisy when they are in a large colony. They are common to this high-altitude cold desert of Ladakh.
It is fascinating to watch these birds in flight, landing and taking off at the melting Pangong Lake at close range.
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The mountains in the following shots holds one of the highest motorable passes on earth at over 18,500 ft.
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It was a dream to visit this place and see these birds in action. It took me a lot of time to save up the money to make the trip here.
Some of these birds fly quite low to the ice.
From my home this place is over 3500 kms away and I've always taken the road to this place. One has to cross several high-passes and the last one that brings you here is at an altitude of 17,640 ft at it's summit.
A brown-headed Gull prepares to take-off.
This is a close-up of the Brown-headed Gull shot by Mv Shreekumar
I couldn't get a good close up of a Gull in water. They would simply fly off as I went closer and I don't feed wild animals/birds so didn't offer them any food in order to get closer.
You can read more about the Brown-headed Gull here!
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