by Thomas | Nov 18, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India |
We saw a Tigress, popularly known as the backwaters female, in dying light on the first safari on this trip to the Kabini Tiger Reserve. We went on several safaris after that, but did not see a Tiger again. On our final safari of this trip in Kabini, we were hopeful...
by Thomas | Nov 11, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore |
While the first Tiger cub walked away from us, a third Tiger, the last of Noor’s cubs in Ranthambore made his appearance in a nonchalant manner. He walked right along the main road. He came up to a rock by the side of the road right behind our vehicle and scent...
by Thomas | Nov 4, 2018 | Animals, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba |
I ended the previous post on Tadoba with the fleeting image of Matkasur, the dominant Tiger of Tadoba’s core zone. I wished he had surfaced earlier, when there was more light. Having said that, I reminded myself that it was a wild Tiger in its territory and any...
by Thomas | Oct 28, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara |
This post is about a spectacular sighting that we had of an African Elephant in Maasai Mara. One of our morning game drives in the Park started with the intention of first checking if the Leopard we saw the previous evening was still around or not. We drove non-stop...
by Thomas | Oct 21, 2018 | Birds, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India |
It was the rainy season and just before we started the afternoon safari towards the Kabini backwaters, it had started raining. Given the all round dampness I was wondering if we were going to draw a blank in terms of wildlife sightings. We drove deeper into the...
