by Thomas | Jan 1, 2016 | Africa, Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kaziranga, Kenya, Little Rann of Kutch, Maasai Mara, South India, Western India
Here’s wishing all our friends and followers a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2016. Thank you for your continued support and patronage of Walk the Wilderness. As we usher in 2016, we wanted to make a post to relive the amazing and memorable wildlife...
by Thomas | Sep 20, 2015 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga, North East India, Places
Our recent trip to Kaziranga National Park left us with some amazing wildlife experiences especially the Tiger sighting, Sparring Rhinoceros, Great Hornbill sightings, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, crossing paths with a massive Tusker and finally the sighting of Hoolock...
by Thomas | Sep 6, 2015 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga, North East India
Our search for a Royal Bengal Tiger took us many safaris into the Eastern range of Kaziranga National Park. On this safari as we entered the park, we saw a herd of wild Water Buffaloes wallowing at a waterhole. As we moved deeper into the park, we spotted an Indian...
by Thomas | May 3, 2015 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga, North East India
We were on an evening safari in the eastern range of Kaziranga national park when we spotted a Rhino wallowing in the water. We stopped to observe it. But it got disturbed by the noisy tourists in another vehicle and soon got up and moved into the tall grass. We moved...
by Thomas | Feb 22, 2015 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kaziranga, North East India
As we reached the banks of the Brahmaputra river that forms one of the boundaries of the Eastern range of Kaziranga, we were wondering whether we would draw a blank on Rhino sightings during our very first safari into Kaziranga National Park. Almost coincidentally, I...
by Thomas | Sep 22, 2013 | Animals, Dudhwa, Endangered Species, India
All vehicular entry into the 27 Sq Km Rhino Rehabilitation Area (RRA) in the Dudhwa National Park has now been banned. Elephant safari is the only mode to get into the RRA to spot the small population of Indian Rhinoceros that had been reintroduced into this region....
by Thomas | Nov 27, 2011 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga
On the first evening safari into the Kaziranga national park, we realized that the winter sunset is bewitchingly beautiful with a spectacular array of colors lighting up the national park during the twilight zone. So we decided that we would spend every evening in the...
by Thomas | May 29, 2011 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga
During the daytime, the female keeps the calf in the swampy grasslands away from the sight of humans as seen in the second image. It is only during the twilight zone that you get a glimpse of the calves as seen in the other images.The Indian Rhino is an endangered...
by Thomas | Jun 20, 2010 | Animals, Endangered Species, India
We participated in the 46th edition of Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which is an international showcase of the very best in nature photography. It is owned by two UK institutions that pride themselves on revealing and championing...
by Thomas | May 23, 2010 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, India, Kaziranga, Places
The early sunsets in the Kaziranga national parkduring winters gave us few wonderful opportunities to photograph wildlife is a completely different setting. Here are some of those images taken in the Twilight Zone. We heard alarm calls near this lake and patiently...
