by Thomas | Oct 21, 2018 | Birds, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
It was the rainy season and just before we started the afternoon safari towards the Kabini backwaters, it had started raining. Given the all round dampness I was wondering if we were going to draw a blank in terms of wildlife sightings. We drove deeper into the...
by Thomas | May 6, 2018 | Birds, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
The Crested Hawk Eagle is a prolific predator of the Indian wilderness. I have always been enthralled by the ferocity of this omnipresent raptor and have been fortunate enough to spot it with many kills. This time round we were in Kabini, when we spotted this Crested...
by Thomas | Feb 18, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Pench
Keeping in mind that it had been a few years since we visited Pench National Park, we planned a trip there for a couple of days on-route to Tadoba National Park. It was peak summer in Central India; the temperatures were soaring and hovering in the mid 40s...
by Thomas | Apr 9, 2017 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
This trip of ours to Kabini coincided with the onset of monsoon. The pre-monsoon showers had converted the park into a lush green paradise. During the monsoon season, it Invariably begins to rain just around the safari hours and everybody including the wildlife...
by Thomas | Mar 12, 2017 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
It had been a while since we visited Kabini and this time around we stayed at The Serai. We noticed a pair of Sunbirds feasting on the flowers next to the cottages and we got these images while I was testing out the 500mm f4 lens on my D700. The pictures of the...
by Thomas | Jun 12, 2016 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
On this trip to Bandipur National Park, I had rented out the Nikkon 600mm f4 lens just to see how different it is compared to my trusted 300mm f2.8 lens. So most images are photographed with the 600mm f4 mounted with the 1.4x TC. On the first safari, the only keeper...
by Thomas | Nov 1, 2015 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, South India
We had some exciting sightings during this trip to the Bandipur National Park. And the sheer variety of wildlife sightings made it a memorable trip. We would rank this visit as one of our best ones to Bandipur. In this post, we wanted to showcase some of the amazing...
by Thomas | Jan 11, 2015 | Animals, Bandipur, Birds, Endangered Species, India, South India
A Crested Hawk Eagle endowed with strong talons and beak is a fearsome raptor. At the same time, it’s piercing eyes and beautiful crest make it one of the most handsome bird of prey. Most of the times you will spot a Crested Hawk Eagle sitting still on the...
by Thomas | Jun 29, 2014 | Animals, Birds, BR Hills, India
Many memories make BR Hills wildlife sanctuary a very special place for us. It is the genesis of our passion for wildlife photography. We spotted our first tiger there and BR Hills is the only Jungle lodges property located deep inside a wildlife sanctuary, making...
by Thomas | Dec 22, 2013 | Birds, Corbett, India
After watching the gorgeous sunrise in the Dhikala Grasslands deep inside Corbett National Park, we headed onto the safari road that borders the Grasslands. This road has the Sal forest lining it on one side with the Grasslands on the other side. With our sight fixed...
