Bird images win accolades for Dubai based photographer

White-Cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis).

Little Spider Hunter (Arachnothera longirostra).

Sarita Sumaria's interest in photography started with a point and shoot camera and transformed to a serious passion after joining Shutter Bugs Creative Forum in United Arab Emirates. She has achieved the distinction of ARPS (Associate Royal Photographic Society), SPSA (SPSA-Silver), AFIAP (Artist FIAP), FICS (Fellow ICS), in the year 2020 and ARSPS (Associate RSPS) and cMoL (Master of Light Distinction) in the year 2019.

I intend to portray a selection of the colourful birds that inhabit the sensitive ecosystems that I encountered during my birding trips, said Sarita. Above, Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni).

Painted stork-juvenile (Mycteria leucocephala). Her travels from the Northern Himalayan range to the Western Ghats in Southern India and long hours spent in the wilderness have helped to observe and appreciate the natural history of the avian species.

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus). Sarita has participated in International exhibitions and won many awards. Her preference for nature photography is clearly evident with her images of birds and her trips to wildlife sanctuaries of Africa and India.

Jungle Babbler (Argya striata).

Small Bee-Eater (Merops orientalis).

Purple Moorhen (Porphyrio poliocephalus).

Red-Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus).

Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis).

White Browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus).

White Breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus).

Small yellow-napped woodpecker (Picus chlorolophus).