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 | 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...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Thomas | Mar 14, 2021 | Animals, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We were on an evening safari in Kabini backwaters and were passing through an area, when we got the stench of an old carcass. And soon enough we spotted a Red-headed Vulture – one of the prime scavengers of the Indian forests. We caught a couple of pictures...
