by Thomas | Jun 19, 2022 | Animals, Central India, Featured, India, Satpura
The biggest of all squirrels is India is the Malabar Giant Squirrel, which is also the mascot of the Satpura National Park. We were resting in-between safaris at the Churna guest house in the Bori range of the Satpura National Park. While we sat around sharing...
by Thomas | May 9, 2021 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
The pe-monsoon showers had turned Kabini into a lush green paradise and the ambience looked splashed with extra saturation of colours wherever you looked. This is also the rutting time for the Chitals and squabbles amongst probable suitors. We saw a couple of Chital...
by Thomas | Jan 5, 2020 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
We had a couple of days off and with the weekend round the corner, we headed off to Kabini Tiger Reserve, our favourite wildlife haunt close to home. We did the first two game drives and came back with a few keepers. The Muntjac, commonly known as Barking Deer, was...
by Thomas | Jan 1, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Bandipur, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Nagarhole, South India, Tadoba
We wish all our readers a very Happy New Year! In this blog, we share our “Best Wildlife Experiences” of 2019. Maasai Mara, Kabini, Bandipur and Tadoba have been our favourite wildlife destinations and that’s probably why they are featured in this...
by Thomas | Sep 1, 2019 | Animals, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
The Malabar Giant squirrel is an omnipresent resident of the Indian wilderness, especially the forests of South India. However, they are very shy and limit themselves to the high branches of the canopy. Once in a while, you may just get fortunate enough to come across...
by Thomas | Sep 23, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
On this safari into the Kabini backwaters, we drove on the abandoned stretch of MM Road, which has been blocked off for many years given that wildlife criss-cross this road as they go back and forth from the Kabini Backwaters. First, we encountered a Macana or...
by Thomas | Feb 4, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
With over five national parks within a 4-5 hours driving distance from Bangalore gives us many opportunities for wildlife photography. One of the most popular national parks in India is the Nagarhole National Park, commonly known as Kabini, which is about four hours...
by Thomas | Feb 20, 2011 | Animals, Endangered Species, India
The Indian Giant Squirrel commonly known as the Malabar Giant Squirrel is a large bodied tree squirrel endemic to the forests of Peninsular India. The beautiful plumage colors and the characteristic long tail, about 2 ft in length, make it one of the popular species...
