by Thomas | Sep 19, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
We were on another trip to our favourite workcation destination in Madikeri, namely Coorg Wilderness Resort. Why is it our favourite destination – a luxurious property with reliable and high speed WIFI, delicious food, prompt room service and top notch standard...
by Thomas | Sep 12, 2021 | Animals, Bandhavgarh, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India
We were on our last safari in Bandhavgarh National Park and were hoping to sign off in style with a good Tiger sighting. We started off our drive and spotted this Langur with a young one clinging to it. Given that it was on the forest floor, it looked very anxious and...
by Thomas | Sep 5, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, its been a while since we visited Maasai Mara and in this last post from our previous trip, on Maasai Mara, we wanted to include a few birds, animals and the beauty of the landscape of this absolutely amazing place. Here we go. The...
by Thomas | Aug 1, 2021 | Animals, Birds, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
The Indian wilderness comes alive during the monsoons and Kabini backwaters is a great place to witness the vibrant lush green forests of India. Its also a time when you get to see huge herds of Chital or Spotted Deer and Chital stags with their gorgeous antlers. The...
by Thomas | Jul 25, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
A game drive in Maasai Mara is always exciting given the wide variety of birds and animals. On this drive we got within striking (photography) distance to get some lovely pictures of two of the Big 5’s and frame filling compositions of the Hadeda Ibis. The...
by Thomas | Jul 18, 2021 | Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
Within a few hours of patiently waiting, from the comfort of the balcony of one of the suites at Coorg Wilderness Resort, I was rewarded with some lovely pictures of these winged visitors. It was just that the perches they frequently perched on were a little distant...
by Thomas | Jun 20, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
This Juvenile Malabar Whistling Thrush sat right outside my Suite in Coorg Wilderness Resort and kept calling for its parents. Fortunately it also gave me an opportunity to take enough and more pictures to make a portrait collection of his amazing whistler. Wow, what...
by Thomas | May 23, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
The afternoon Monsoon showers drenched the canopy turning everything into a hyper saturated mode. I setup shop – read camera setup, on the balcony of my suite at Coorg Wilderness Resort in Madikeri and was soaking in the sautéed hues of the view when this...
by Thomas | May 2, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We spotted these Ground Hornbills forging in the tall grass as we drove into the Maasai Mara Reserve. They were not very far from the road and we stopped to observe them. Soon enough one of the Hornbills paused to check us out – helping in capturing this...
by Thomas | Apr 25, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
This evening in Coorg Wilderness Resort, we were treated to a magical spectacle. The Malabar Whistling Thrush that was nesting on the ledge of the neighbouring Suite decided to put on a show for us. As the evening approached and the sunlight started fading, this...
