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 | 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...
by Thomas | Sep 23, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
On this safari into the Kabini backwaters, we drove on the abandoned stretch of MM Road, which has been blocked off for many years given that wildlife criss-cross this road as they go back and forth from the Kabini Backwaters. First, we encountered a Macana or...
by Thomas | Aug 26, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We were on an evening safari in the Kabini Tiger Reserve and we spent a whole 2.5 hours with no sightings except for a fleeting view of an Elephant with her calf, both of whom vanished into the Kabini undergrowth in a jiffy. We just had 20 minutes to exit the park...
by Thomas | Jul 29, 2018 | Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We have often heard the vociferous Malabar Pied Hornbills in many national parks in India and then followed their noisy calls to spot them. However, Pied Hornbills are very shy birds and rarely sit quietly, especially on lower branches, making it a big challenge to...
