by Thomas | Sep 1, 2013 | Animals, India, Masinagudi
Savitha, our friend and owner of Forest Hills, Masinagudi told us that she had just recently created a new lodging option in her property. This one was situated on top of the current ‘Panther Hut’, which in itself is a ideal location to watch the wildlife...
by Thomas | Jun 9, 2013 | Birds, India, Masinagudi
Whenever we go to Forest Hills, Masinagudi, we make it a point to go on atleast one evening drive on the Moyar road. Tourists who frequent Masinagudi have had numerous wildlife sightings on this road. Tiger, Leopard, Dhole, Elephant, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Chital,...
by Thomas | Aug 26, 2012 | Animals, India, Masinagudi
As photographers we are always on the lookout for moments to capture the wildlife subject in the act of doing something, since that increases the excitement level in the image. Pictures freezing the wildlife subject in action is popular amongst wildlife enthusiasts. ...
by Thomas | Sep 27, 2009 | Birds, India, Masinagudi
The scaly-breasted Munia is a widespread resident species in India. It is a tiny (10-12cms) shy bird making it a pretty challenging subject for photography. There is however a sure shot way to get close and photograph this bird – find a nesting pair. And we were...
by Thomas | Sep 13, 2009 | Animals, Bandipur, India
The Common Langur is a widespread resident of the Indian forests. They are also found in some urban areas especially in Northern India. The Common Langur is a arboreal monkey, spending most of its time feeding on leaves, flowers, fruits and berries. They are...
by Thomas | May 3, 2009 | Birds, India, Masinagudi
The Asian Brown Flycatcher (ABF) is about 13-14cm in size and a winter visitor to Southern India. I have read articles indicating that this species breeds in the Himalayas, Japan and Eastern Siberia and is a winter migrant.While we had our first sighting of this...
by Thomas | Jan 18, 2009 | Animals, Bandipur, Endangered Species, India
The Indian Gaur is the largest species of wild cattle, bigger than the Cape Buffalo, Water Buffalo and Bison. The biggest populations are found today in India. The wildlife sanctuaries in South India namely Kabini, Bandipur, Nagarhole, Masinagudi, BR Hills are the...
by Thomas | Jan 11, 2009 | Birds, India, Masinagudi
The male Indian Peafowl or commonly known as the Peacock is the National bird of India. We wanted to dedicate a post to this beautiful bird after the series on the Tiger, which is the National animal of India.The biggest challenge we faced while trying to photograph...
by Thomas | Nov 16, 2008 | Birds, India, Masinagudi
This series on Gold-fronted Leafbird is compiled from images taken during multiples visits to Forest Hills, Masinagudi in Tamilnadu, India.In our previous post on Forest Hills, you would have noticed a similar image of the Juvenile Gold-fronted Leafbird. This adult...
by Thomas | Oct 18, 2008 | Birds, India, Masinagudi
Would you believe if we told you that all the birds in this post were shot from a single spot. Yes, that’s right. We photographed all these images from “The Machan” at Forest Hills located in Masinagudi-Tamil Nadu, India.Forest Hills is a small family run place and...
