by Thomas | Jun 18, 2017 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba
We haven’t been to Tadoba National Park in a couple of years. The opportunity presented itself when Matt wanted to see Tiger and I offered to take him to Tadoba. Before we knew, we checked into Irai Safari Retreat and headed out to Agarzari buffer zone of Tadoba... 
by Thomas | May 28, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Birds, Featured, Kenya
The last bird that I photographed on the very first game drive in Amboseli was the Grey-headed Kingfisher. I had spotted this bird just behind my room at the lodge. It was then that my driver and guide pointed out that the lodge was indeed the best place to photograph... 
by Thomas | May 14, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
The huge swamps of the Amboseli National Park attract many species of birds and we saw numerous birds and photographed a handful of them. The most beautiful of all the birds we photographed was the Malachite Kingfisher, no wonder it made it as the feature picture even... 
by Thomas | Apr 23, 2017 | Birds, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
White-Rumped Shama is a shy bird and not exactly camera-friendly as it almost always forages in the dense undergrowth of the Indian wilderness. So when we spotted one sitting on an open perch almost at eye level, during one of our drives in Kabini, we pounced on the... 
by Thomas | Apr 9, 2017 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
This trip of ours to Kabini coincided with the onset of monsoon. The pre-monsoon showers had converted the park into a lush green paradise. During the monsoon season, it Invariably begins to rain just around the safari hours and everybody including the wildlife...