Birds of India #89 : Grey Francolin

Birds of India #89 : Grey Francolin

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...

National Parks #4 – India

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...

Birds of India #60 – Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark

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...

Birds of India #57 – Oriental Skylark

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...

Birds of India #52 – The Common Kestrel

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...
Stalking a Pied Harrier

Stalking a Pied Harrier

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...
Sparkling eyes of an Indian Grey Mongoose

Sparkling eyes of an Indian Grey Mongoose

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...
Black Kites at Hessarghatta Lake

Black Kites at Hessarghatta Lake

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...
Chasing Grey Francolins till one finally posed

Chasing Grey Francolins till one finally posed

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...

Common Kestrel Male in its prime

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...