Prithvi Mandava

ICICG Badminton Tournament - Women's

ICICG
Calgary Telangana Association Group
Calgary Marathi Association
Gujarati Mandal of Calgary
Rajasthan Association of North America - RANA Canada
Malayalee Cultural Association Calgary

House Wren.

Small bird, big attitude. These guys are loud, territorial, and will absolutely chase off birds twice their size without hesitation. What they lack in stature they make up for in sheer audacity.

This one’s banded—you can just see the metal ring on its leg. Somewhere there’s a researcher with a spreadsheet tracking where this bird has been and how long it’s lived. That data adds up over thousands of sightings to paint a picture of migration routes, survival rates, and population health.

Shot early morning in Calgary. The Z6 III handles high ISO well, which you need when small birds won’t sit still in low light.

📍 Calgary, Alberta
Taken June 2025

📷 Nikon Z6 III | NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S | f/6.3 | 1/1250s | ISO 4000

Northern Mockingbird at Rotary Park yesterday—not something you see every day in a Calgary winter ❄️

Known for their incredible ability to mimic other birds (and car alarms, and squeaky gates…), mockingbirds are more common in the southern US. Seeing one tough out an Alberta winter is always a treat.

This one was fluffed up against the cold and gave me enough time to grab a few frames low to the ground.

📷 Nikon Z9 + Z 600mm f/6.3 PF

Northern House Wren
Calgary, Alberta

Nikon Z9
Nikkor Z 600mm F6.3 with Z TC 1.4x
840mm, 1/1600, f/9, ISO 12800