by Thomas | Sep 30, 2012 | Bangalore, Birds, India
One monsoon morning, I decided to go to a popular birding location on the outskirts of Bangalore called Hesserghatta. On reaching there I realized that the monsoon rains over the last month had converted the grasslands into treacherous off roading tracks and my...
by Thomas | Nov 6, 2011 | India, Places
Like we mentioned in Wild places – Indian Wilderness Part – 1, India is a country with lots of wild places, which are abundant in diverse flora and fauna. Though there are so many places we are yet to travel to, we are blessed to have been able to visit...
by Thomas | Sep 12, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
The Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark is a bird of the open dry habitat. It has a perfectly camouflaged plumage, which makes it quite difficult to spot it in its habitat. The dry lake bed of Hesserghatta on the outskirts of Bangalore is an ideal destination to photograph this...
by Thomas | Aug 8, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
The Oriental Skylark is a widespread resident and winter visitor in India. On the outskirts of Bangalore, the Hesserghatta Lake with its open grasslands and proximity to a water body is an ideal habitat for this Skylark and we get to see and observe it in close...
by Thomas | May 30, 2010 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Though we have observed and photographed many birds in the wilderness over the years, the Common Kestrel still remains our favorite model. And Hesserghatta remains our favorite studio to photograph this beautiful bird of prey.Here are some images of a couple of Common...
by Thomas | Jul 19, 2009 | Birds, India
Latest update on Great Driving Challenge contest – The Top 12 list was announced on 23rd July. We made it to the Top 12. A big thank you to all our blogger friends. We appreciate your support. Having photographed many bird species, we can surely say that, for...
by Thomas | Jun 21, 2009 | Animals, India
The Indian Grey Mongoose or the Common Mongoose is the most widespread species of the Mongoose family found all over India. They can be found close to human habitation in open scrub lands and cultivated fields. We were quite surprised when we found out that till a few...
by Thomas | Apr 19, 2009 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Pacey of Today’s Blah gave us the “Talented blog award”. You can see the award posted in the sidebar. Thank you Pacey for your generosity and we dedicate this post to you as a humble gesture of our friendship. Black Kite is a medium sized raptor and...
by Thomas | Apr 4, 2009 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Grey Francolin is a widespread resident found in most open habitats across India. It prefers dry grass, thorn-scurb, avoiding humid tracts, and is more common in the neighborhood of farms and villages. The population of Grey Francolin has been steadily declining due...
by Thomas | Mar 22, 2009 | Bangalore, Birds, India
Last time we went to Hesserghatta near Bangalore, we got our very first images of the Common Kestrel (Female). You can view that post here. This time around we were fortunate to photograph many bird species, thanks to getting there on time. And one of the prized...
