by Thomas | Apr 4, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
During one of our evening game drive in Maasai Mara, we had a chance sighting of a Steppe Eagle. It was equally surprised to see us at such close distance, before it flew away. Given that this visit to Mara was many months after the Annual Migration was over, the...
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 | 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 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 | Dec 27, 2020 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Featured, India, Kanha
Our maiden trip to Kanha National Park left us in awe of the incredibly beautiful habitat and excellent management of the park by the forest officials. Over the last few months you might have seen our posts on the beautiful park and in this last post on Kanha National...
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...
by Thomas | Nov 1, 2020 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
On one of our drives into Bandipur National Park, we spotted this male Shikra next to a waterhole. It should have come by to quench its thirst and gave us a few minutes to get a couple of pictures, before it flew away. The Grey-backed Shrike was an accidental catch. I...
by Thomas | Aug 16, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Serengeti, Tanzania
After the incredibly exciting start to our morning in Serengeti National Park- checkout our earlier posts on the Lioness carrying new-born cubs, we headed deeper into the park. We stopped to observe a courting pair of Black-bellied Bustard and they surprised us with a...
