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 | Apr 6, 2014 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, India
We caught a gorgeous sunrise (above) as we began our final safari of this trip into Bandipur National Park and our drive took us to one of the highest points in the park from where you get a bird’s eye view of the entire Bandipur National Park. There we spotted...
by Thomas | Jan 19, 2014 | Animals, Corbett, Endangered Species, India
We started the evening Jeep safari from Dhikala forest lodge situated deep inside the core zone of Corbett National Park. Being one of the first vehicles heading out of the lodge, we decided to first recce the Sambar road that runs along the banks of the Ramganga...
by Thomas | Nov 10, 2013 | Animals, Corbett, Endangered Species, India
After the cold, damp and foggy weather in Dudhwa National Park, The bright and sunny Corbett National Park seemed like paradise. Thanks to Ritish and Minakshi, who had done all the arrangements including reservations, we were going to be staying at the Dhikala forest...
by Thomas | Jun 26, 2011 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Tadoba
The Sambar deer is one among the “threatened list of species” of deer found in India. They are camera shy and dart into the lantena at the sight of a Jeep. However, one evening, we had a pleasantly surprising experience during our safari in the Tadoba...
by Thomas | Jul 18, 2010 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
The Indian Wild Dog more commonly known as the Dhole is one of the most successful hunters in the Indian Wilderness. The high hunt-to-kill ratio is attributed to the fact that Dholes are sociable animals who live and hunt in packs of comprising of 20 or more...
by Thomas | Nov 22, 2009 | Animals, Endangered Species, India
The Sambar Deer is the most widely spread deer species in the world, covering many countries in the Asian continent. It is also one of the larger members of the deer family. Some males are known to weigh up to 300 kgs. Their population is large and spread to almost...
by Thomas | Aug 16, 2009 | India
I have been away the last week as I lost my mom on 10th Aug. She was suffering from Cardiomyopathy for a long time, and she passed away on the eve of her 65th birthday. I was very close to her and I will miss her for the rest of my life. Be it humans or wildlife,...