by Thomas | Sep 30, 2012 | Bangalore, Birds, India
One monsoon morning, I decided to go to a popular birding location on the outskirts of Bangalore called Hesserghatta. On reaching there I realized that the monsoon rains over the last month had converted the grasslands into treacherous off roading tracks and my...
by Thomas | Sep 12, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
The Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark is a bird of the open dry habitat. It has a perfectly camouflaged plumage, which makes it quite difficult to spot it in its habitat. The dry lake bed of Hesserghatta on the outskirts of Bangalore is an ideal destination to photograph this...
by Thomas | Aug 29, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
It is monsoon time in India and though wildlife photography during rains can be quite exciting, it does come with its own set of unique challenges like low and soft light, getting the shutter speeds, ensuring that one’s photo gear is protected and so on and so...
by Thomas | Aug 8, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
The Oriental Skylark is a widespread resident and winter visitor in India. On the outskirts of Bangalore, the Hesserghatta Lake with its open grasslands and proximity to a water body is an ideal habitat for this Skylark and we get to see and observe it in close...
by Thomas | Jul 11, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
The Ashy Prinia is a widespread resident found all over India from urban gardens to open grasslands. We have observed this species in many places from in and around Bangalore to the pristine beaches of Goa.In all these sightings, the one thing that has always amazed...
by Thomas | Jun 27, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
The Purple Heron in our humble perception is the most shy of all Herons that we have photographed till date. While we have seen these birds many a times, getting close enough to get good images has always been challenging.Purple Herons are widespread resident and...
by Thomas | May 30, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Though we have observed and photographed many birds in the wilderness over the years, the Common Kestrel still remains our favorite model. And Hesserghatta remains our favorite studio to photograph this beautiful bird of prey.Here are some images of a couple of Common...
by Thomas | Sep 6, 2009 | Bangalore, Birds, India
During one of our early morning birding trips on the outskirts of Bangalore, we noticed a few tiny yellow crowned birds darting amongst a reed bed in the middle of a small roadside pond. I instantly recognized them as the Streaked Weaver, a widespread resident of...
by Thomas | Apr 19, 2009 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Pacey of Today’s Blah gave us the “Talented blog award”. You can see the award posted in the sidebar. Thank you Pacey for your generosity and we dedicate this post to you as a humble gesture of our friendship. Black Kite is a medium sized raptor and...
by Thomas | Apr 4, 2009 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Grey Francolin is a widespread resident found in most open habitats across India. It prefers dry grass, thorn-scurb, avoiding humid tracts, and is more common in the neighborhood of farms and villages. The population of Grey Francolin has been steadily declining due...
