by Thomas | Feb 23, 2020 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
This post is in continuation from where we left off in the previous post where we sighted a Bengal Tigress during one of our afternoon safaris in Kabini. We had found her walking around nonchalantly, scent marking all along the way. And then somewhere she decided to...
by Thomas | Feb 16, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
On this afternoon drive into Maasai Mara, we reached the general area known for the African Lion brothers – but they were nowhere in sight. However to our pleasant surprise, we spotted a pair of Pied Kingfishers. This is the last place in the world that I...
by Thomas | Feb 9, 2020 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
Like I said in my earlier post on visiting Bandipur during the monsoon – the wilderness has much more to offer, if you are willing to look beyond Tigers. And this sighting of a huge Tusker wallowing in sticky clay goes to prove that point and more. Not just was...
by Thomas | Feb 2, 2020 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We were on an afternoon game drive in Kabini backwaters when we got news that a Tiger has been spotted near the power lines area. We got to the location, as quickly as possible, and there she was walking towards us. We quickly reversed and turned the vehicle around so...
by Thomas | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Grey crowned cranes are found in most parks of East Africa, and we saw a pair of them not far from the safari road in Maasai Mara. We approached them carefully and switched off the engine as soon as they were in range of my 600mm f4. While foraging, one of the cranes...
