by Thomas | Apr 11, 2021 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
As we were exiting the Kabini Backwaters during one of our evening safari’s there, we spotted this huge tusker that was foraging among the woods. He stopped to take notice of us, giving us an opportunity to observe his massive tusks. The sighting of this tusker...
by Thomas | Mar 28, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
We woke up to this beautiful view in Coorg Wilderness Resort. We just sat there sipping coffee and taking in this gorgeous ambience. As the fog started to clear up, the avian species made a pitstop on one of the main perches on the canopy. I patiently waited and...
by Thomas | Mar 14, 2021 | Animals, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We were on an evening safari in Kabini backwaters and were passing through an area, when we got the stench of an old carcass. And soon enough we spotted a Red-headed Vulture – one of the prime scavengers of the Indian forests. We caught a couple of pictures...
by Thomas | Feb 28, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
The catch of the day at Coorg Wilderness Resort was the Black-lored Yellow Tit, simply because of the amazing picture that I got as it took flight. I first heard the noisy bird before I caught it with my camera. It’s such a small bird and also pretty skittish. I...
by Thomas | Feb 14, 2021 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We were on a morning safari in Kabini and we stopped by to get a picture of an Asiatic Elephant with huge tusks. We first spotted him when he was following a herd of females. Then when he stopped, we got a couple of portrait pictures of him, before we headed off. We...
by Thomas | Jan 31, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
Our stay at Coorg Wilderness Resort proved to be a curtain raiser to what an amazing birding hotspot the property is. Having observed and photographed a few of these birds, I decided to patiently follow them to see where they were nesting. And to my amazement, I...
by Thomas | Jan 17, 2021 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We wanted to describe an interesting experience with Wild Dogs, commonly known as Dhole, in Kabini. While we were on this drive in Kabini, we spotted a pack of three Wild Dogs strolling ahead of us on the tracks. We stopped to take a picture of the three moving in...
by Thomas | Jan 3, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
In case you haven’t seen our curtain raiser post on Coorg Wilderness Resort, click here to get a preview of the amazing species of birds that you can photograph at this property. This post is dedicated to the untiring Malabar Whistling Thrush that we spotted...
by Thomas | Jan 1, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kanha, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Nagarhole, Serengeti, South India, Tanzania
Happy 2021 to all of you! Keeping in line with our practice of reliving the best wildlife moments of 2020, we have put together a compilation of the best experience we had in each of our favourite locations. The best wildlife experience of 2020 has a clear winner in...
by Thomas | Dec 13, 2020 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
We had been to Coorg, many years ago and when the lockdown opened up, we decided to spend a few days to get over the lockdown syndrome. We picked Coorg Wilderness Resort as our destination this time and what an incredible find it turned out to be. Coorg Wilderness...
