Since I have better models, I thought why not. Feel free to download each image to your phone by right-click/long press and use them as your phone wallpaper.
These models have been shot from some exotic locations such as Bangalore, Bhitarkanika, Chiplun, Sattal, Bharatpur, Lake Naivasha, and Masai Mara.
The PDF version is here.
Update: Due to multiple requests, print version of this is available now. Do fill this form if you’d like to buy a copy for yourself or for gifting.
Update 2: Times of India decided to join the bandwagon. I was not contacted about this feature. I just happened to come across the article few days after they published it.
If these models are too hot to handle, click here for my regular calendar for 2026.
Well done Sandeep. What a great concept. Thanks for creating this calendar. I have 6 of these on my life list.
Thank you so much. My bucket list is to get all the 12 species found in India.
Thank you for your generous offer the models are so beautiful couldn’t help downloading a few. Thank you again
Thank you, Jayshree. Glad you liked it.
Wow did not now many of them existed. A very nice calendar & pics are superb. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Dr Sameer. There are 12 species in India alone. I have only managed 9 of them. The last 3 in this set are from Kenya. Across the globe, I think there are a little over 100 of them.
Excellent work! Love your enthusiasm and creativity. Superb share for us.
Thank you so much, Arun.
Very nice compilation
Thank you, Suresh.
Excellent efforts & magnificent result..👌
Thank you, Bhupat.
Excellent initiative and wish you all the best.
Thank you, Abid.
Well done!! Sandeep you are not just a birder, a bird photographer but also a solid communicator!! Loved the attempts to make it interesting, using the kingfisher image!!
Thank you so much, Manish. Each capture was an adventure in itself. It was only fair to compile them after all that.
Wonderful initiative. Didn’t realize there were so many types of Kingfisher. Your photographs are lovely. I wish you success in your future endeavors. Looking forward to more such shares.
Thank you so much, Kusum.
Super clicks ,both calendars. Good for gifting and keeping .
Thank you, Saju. You can order the print version for yourself and/or for gifting here – https://forms.gle/NfQw4z32zrfii43J8
Excellent shots and a lovely concept too.
I personally have been able to click only 6 of these so far.
Inspirational..
Keep it up and best of wishes..
Thank you, Rajiv. Hope you get many more.
Wonderful pictures Sandeep. Keep going….without compromising on your personal safety 👏
Thank you, Premnath. Appreciate your concern. Sometimes, we do get carried away and forget we are in the wild. 🙂
Dear Sandeep,
Excellent collection of exotic and HOT models as you mentioned. I too a fan of these models and could click 2 to 3 of them when they made their rare and quick appearance while in Maharashtra especially in chiplun and surroundings. Thanks to have it from my friend, may be he noticed Chiplun.
Thank you so much for the excellent calender deviating from the normal expectations for the bird watchers!!
I prefer the soft version and shall use it. Thanks a lot and best wishes to you
Thank you, Suresh. Oriental Dwarf KF shot I have is from Chiplun. Travelled all the way from Bangalore just to click this beauty.
Nice to know. Fantastic idea and work. Keep it up. Best wishes
Nice to know. Fantastic idea and work. Keep it up. Best wishes
Loved these pics Sandeep. Have to mention about a great bird enthusiast , and medical doctor , who lives in Kodagu. His hand painted greeting cards are quite the rave all over the district . With his largesse , we had brought out a calendar for the year 2015 from Sainik school Kodagu. His illustrated book, Birds of Kodagu , chronicling the locations and habits of over 850 birds with sketches, is a collector’s item.
Thank you, Ben. That is so cool. I will try and get my hands on that book.