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 | Aug 30, 2020 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
How may of us who have visited Indian Forests have seen a Chital (Spotted Deer) or for that matter a Ruddy Mongoose. The resounding answer would be all of us. However if we check the same audience, as to whether they have seen a sub-adult Chital suckling its mother or...
by Thomas | Feb 17, 2019 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
During this trip to Bandipur we sighted many birds, including one of the elusive raptors – the Black Eagle, that is said to be rarer than Tigers. Some of the birds that we saw, we shared them in the previous post on Birding in Bandipur. If you are on the...
by Thomas | Jan 27, 2019 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We did a short trip to Kabini, our favourite destination that’s a quick 4 hours drive from home. We saw a few Elephants on an otherwise dry first safari. The following morning safari, to start with, we spotted a Malabar Pied Hornbill . Then we saw this Spotted...
by Thomas | Nov 1, 2015 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
We had some exciting sightings during this trip to the Bandipur National Park. And the sheer variety of wildlife sightings made it a memorable trip. We would rank this visit as one of our best ones to Bandipur. In this post, we wanted to showcase some of the amazing...
by Thomas | Dec 28, 2014 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India, South India
It had been raining Leopards on this particular trip to Bandipur National Park. After the lovely sighting of the perfectly camouflaged Leopard, we again sighted a Leopard with a Spotted Deer kill while on this safari. Once again the Leopard had chosen a tree that...
by Thomas | Nov 30, 2014 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India, South India
The fresh lush green forest cover and the high density of prey species in Bandipur National Park like Spotted Deer (above) and Gaur are an indicator of a good monsoon. We were positive that we would get to see one of the three predators; the Tiger, Leopard or the Wild...
by Thomas | Nov 16, 2014 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India, South India
It was the Dasara holiday weekend and with all the tourists thronging the park, Bandipur adorned a festive look, more like a city rather than a National Park. The Bandipur National Park reception was overcrowded and there were lots of people any direction you looked....
by Thomas | Sep 7, 2014 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
After the adrenalin rush from the Asiatic Elephant chase at the Bandipur National Park, we were slowly settling down while roaming the forest in search of wildlife and birds. Soon it was time to head back. We took a road that leads to the park gates and when we were...
by Thomas | Mar 23, 2014 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
A morning safari in Bandipur National Park is always exciting given that we have had many cherished memories. Sighting of a Tigress with four cubs was indeed on one such morning safari, so was the memorable sighting of massive Tiger during the monsoon season on...
