by Thomas | Jun 13, 2021 | Animals, Bandhavgarh, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India
The Tiger brothers in Bandhavgarh who we were tracking had clearly caught the scent of a Tiger, as evident from their facial gestures. They took some more time to catch the scent and headed off gingerly along the tracks. The earlier aimless ambling had turned into a...
by Thomas | Jun 6, 2021 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
On this safari into Kabini Tiger Reserve, we spotted a pack of Wild Dogs. It was just three of them, an Alpha Male and Female and one other pack member. We first spotted the lone member running towards us right in the middle of the road and we stopped to look for the...
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 16, 2021 | Animals, Bandhavgarh, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India
While on a safari in the Bandhavgarh National Park we heard from another driver that someone had spotted the sub-adult cubs of Dotty, the Tigress who owned this particular territory within the park. We drove around for a while in their search, but could not find them....
by Thomas | May 9, 2021 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
The pe-monsoon showers had turned Kabini into a lush green paradise and the ambience looked splashed with extra saturation of colours wherever you looked. This is also the rutting time for the Chitals and squabbles amongst probable suitors. We saw a couple of Chital...
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...
by Thomas | Apr 18, 2021 | Animals, Bandhavgarh, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India
We started our morning safari into the Bandhavgarh National Park. The temperature was below 5 degrees as we waited at the gates to get into the park. It was still pretty dark as well as we entered the park. Here’s a glimpse of the camera-unfriendly weather as we...
by Thomas | Apr 11, 2021 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
As we were exiting the Kabini Backwaters during one of our evening safari’s there, we spotted this huge tusker that was foraging among the woods. He stopped to take notice of us, giving us an opportunity to observe his massive tusks. The sighting of this tusker...
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 | Mar 21, 2021 | Animals, Bandhavgarh, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India
After the amazing sighting of the sub-adult Tigers at one far end of Bandhavgarh National Park, we headed back in the direction of the park gates while on the lookout for more wildlife. As we passed a man-made water saucer adjacent to the road, one of the last...
