by Thomas | Jan 19, 2020 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
I was resting in the sit-out of my cottage in Jungle Lodges property in Bandipur National Park when I spotted Munia’s flying back and forth from the next cottage. I instinctively knew that there was a nest somewhere on the roof of that cottage and it...
by Thomas | Feb 17, 2019 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
During this trip to Bandipur we sighted many birds, including one of the elusive raptors – the Black Eagle, that is said to be rarer than Tigers. Some of the birds that we saw, we shared them in the previous post on Birding in Bandipur. If you are on the...
by Thomas | Jan 13, 2019 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
Bandipur National Park is almost home considering the fact that it is less than 4 hours drive from Bangalore. On this trip to Bandipur, our first couple of safari yielded a rich harvest of bird portraits. Here are a few birds that caught our attention. The common...
by Thomas | Jul 15, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Tadoba
On a morning safari into the Tadoba National Park we saw the Oriental Honey Buzzard that came down to the lake to quench its thirst. It was a lovely sighting. The Brown Fish Owl, featured above, was another price catch of the afternoon safari, later that day. While...
by Thomas | Feb 27, 2011 | Birds, BR Hills, India
The Brown Fish Owl is a widespread resident of the Indian Wilderness and we have been fortunate to have had some amazing sighting of this large Owl.Distinct ear tufts and heavily streaked plumage are characteristic to the Brown Fish Owl. BR Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is...
by Thomas | Mar 28, 2010 | Birds, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga
Since January we have been sharing with you our wildlife experiences from our first visit to the Nameri and Kaziranga wildlife sanctuaries in North East India. As mentioned in a few of our earlier posts, this part of India is home to some beautiful species of birds...
by Thomas | Oct 1, 2008 | Birds, BR Hills, India
I normally post once a week on Saturdays. However, this being a long weekend in India, we are going to Kabini in Karnataka, India. Hence this early post. Kabini is breathtakingly beautiful and is located by the side of a river and has been rated by British Tatler’s...
