by Thomas | May 1, 2022 | Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
This evening happened to be the best birding session that I have had at Coorg Wilderness Resort (CWR). What makes this session extraordinary is that we spotted five different species of birds in under fifteen minutes. And the icing on the cake is that each of these...
by Thomas | Nov 8, 2015 | Animals, BR Hills, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
We have been visiting the BRT wildlife sanctuary situated in BR Hills for many years now. We make it a point to visit BRT atleast once a year because in our opinion it is the most beautiful of all the sanctuaries in Karnataka. As we entered the sanctuary during the...
by Thomas | Feb 1, 2015 | Animals, BR Hills, Endangered Species, India, South India
It was still Monsoon season in the western ghats when we drove into BR Hills. The forest was saturated with a blanket of lush greenery and the overcast skies predicted that we were in for a rain soaked safari experience. True to predictions, it rained every day at BR...
by Thomas | Jul 13, 2014 | Birds, BR Hills, India
Ever since I saw my first Blue-capped Rock Thrush near the Golghar in Jungle lodges at BR Hills, it has been in my must photograph list. But like most Thrush, seeing one is much easier than photographing them. On this trip, I had made up my mind to photograph the...