by Thomas | Apr 3, 2022 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
On this drive in Kabini Backwaters in the famous Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India we came to a huge waterbody in the middle of the park. We waited to soak in the amazing tranquility of this waterbody, when an Asiatic Elephant, one with huge tusks, came by. We...
by Thomas | Mar 20, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We chose to drive into the Kabini backwaters zone on this afternoon drive. We drove all around the Kabini backwaters with no sightings. Towards late afternoon we heard alarm calls of Chitals and Langurs. We were soon joined by a couple of more jeeps. Our guide pointed...
by Thomas | Mar 13, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We started our afternoon drive into Kabini Tiger Reserve and this time around we took the MM road to check for Tiger activity, given the hot afternoon sun. And we reaped rich dividends when we spotted this Tigress cooling off in the water that was collected in a check...
by Thomas | Mar 6, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We were yet again in our favourite Jungle Lodges property situated on the banks of the Kabini Backwaters in the Nagarhole National Park. Soon we headed out on our first safari of this visit and we drove around the whole evening with no sightings of any mammals....
by Thomas | Feb 27, 2022 | Birds, Chikmagalur, Featured, India, South India
Chikmagalur turned out to be an amazing birding destination, as you would have seen from our previous post. But the cherry on the cake was watching and photographing a flock of Plum-headed Parakeets skilfully foraging or should I say harvesting paddy. It was...
by Thomas | Feb 13, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
We were on a Tiger’s trail in Ranthambore National Park and watched her mess-up a hunt. As she headed back into the tall grass, our guide was quick to point out that she might emerge on the road on the other side and we quickly drove around to get there. When we...
by Thomas | Feb 6, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
We were on our last evening drive on this trip to Ranthambore National Park, when our guide suggested we check out Malik Talab, one of the three popular lakes in the park. As we drove up the banks of the lake, we heard Spotted Deer alarm calls and we quickly spotted a...
by Thomas | Jan 30, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
The National Parks of Central and Northern India are the best places to see the Sambar Deer, possibly the favourite prey of the Bengal Tiger given their large size in comparison to other deer species. Unlike their cousins in the Southern National Parks, these Sambar...
by Thomas | Jan 23, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
We were on the lookout for Tigers in the buffer zone of Ranthambore National Park. Though we heard a couple of alarm calls here and there, we didn’t spot them. Our excitement levels was waning, when we saw a couple of jeeps waiting along the side of the road and...
by Thomas | Jan 16, 2022 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
It’s not without reason that Ranthambore National Park is known as the land of Tigers. It’s not only because of its density of Tigers, but the amazingly beautiful landscape in which one can observe and photograph them. On consecutive safaris we saw as many...
