by Thomas | Sep 13, 2008 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
During one of our trips to Bandipur national park, we had been on the evening safari, which turned out to be awfully quiet, with absolutely no sightings. However, it was a beautiful evening and we did not let disappointment, of not sighting wildlife, dampen our...
by Thomas | Dec 25, 2011 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
“Happy Holidays to all our blogger friends” We have had many encounters with Asiatic Elephants in the Indian forests. There was a time when an Elephant mock charged us and ended up less than 10 feet from the Jeep. There was another encounter where...
by Thomas | Oct 9, 2011 | Bandipur, Birds, India
We have experienced time and time again that the best wildlife moments are when the subject is engrossed in action. Wildlife action can be anything from the subject being in middle of a hunt, courtship, mating, feeding or it could be as simple as quenching its thirst...
by Thomas | Oct 2, 2011 | Bandipur, Birds, India
We always make it a point to switch off the vehicle engine and spend some time at the check dam in the Bandipur national park, scanning the landscape for wildlife.The Cormorants and Darters are a common sight on the water front. This time, as we waited near the dam,...
by Thomas | Sep 18, 2011 | Bandipur, Birds, India
The Red-wattled Lapwingis a widespread resident in Peninsular India. They are present in a wide range of habitat ranging from open grasslands adjoining the cities to the dense habitat of the Indian wilderness. They exhibit a unique behavior of being hyper wary of...
by Thomas | Jul 24, 2011 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
One of the popular reasons for a tourist to visit the Indian wilderness is in the hope of sighting the Bengal Tiger. The most frequent conversation starter amongst tourists who visit an Indian Wildlife Sanctuary is – “Have you seen a Bengal Tiger before...
by Thomas | Jul 17, 2011 | Bandipur, Birds, India
It had been a while since we sighted a Hoopoe and photographed the beautiful golden-coloured, crested bird. Hoopoes are normally found on the forest floor, either close to or right on the Jeep tracks itself. However, they tend to fly away when the vehicles get too...
by Thomas | Jul 10, 2011 | Bandipur, India
Though most of the wildlife sanctuaries in India are closed during the monsoons, a few popular sanctuaries like Bandipur national park & Tadoba national park are open all year round. It is said that wildlife sightings are far and few during the monsoon season....
by Thomas | Jun 13, 2010 | Bandipur, Birds, India
The Tickell’s Flycatcher is a widespread resident of India. We have sighted them many a times and found them quite inquisitive. You can often find them keenly observing you from a distance of about 30 feet.And this is exactly what happened to us at Tusker...
by Thomas | Oct 4, 2009 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, Featured, India
While on vacation, we visited Bandipur national park, and were blessed with a 5 minute sighting of the King of the Indian wilderness – the Tiger. It was a very lucky sighting and here we share with you our ‘Royal’ experience. It had been drizzling...
