by Thomas | Apr 24, 2022 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
Today was another productive day of birding at Coorg Wilderness Resort (CWR). Like I mentioned before, one just has to sit in the balcony of the luxurious suite of CWR and take in the glorious valley view. And birds will come calling at regular intervals. Here’s...
by Thomas | Feb 20, 2022 | Birds, Chikmagalur, Featured, India, South India
After many years, we made a trip to Chikmagalur. We first stayed at Primrose Villas for a few days and then at the more remote Flameback Lodges. Both the places turned out to be birding havens and we came back with frame-filling compositions of these small wonders....
by Thomas | Nov 7, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
Coorg Wilderness Resort is a birder’s paradise and a perfect location for near eye-level photography of the birds that perch on the canopy tops of Madikeri. Factors like professional DSLR, prime telephoto and tons of patience will help you get frame filling...
by Thomas | Oct 24, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
This was one of those morning birding sessions at Coorg Wilderness Resort that yielded rich dividends. I saw many species of birds and was successful in capturing pictures of a few of them too. However, the highlight of the morning was this Loten’s Sunbird,...
by Thomas | Sep 26, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
I had setup my camera equipment on the balcony of one of the suites of Coorg Wilderness Resort and clicked these lovely beauties as they paid me a visit, all in the matter of thirty minutes. The resident Scarlet Minivet couple paid me their morning visit and I snapped...
by Thomas | Jul 18, 2021 | Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
Within a few hours of patiently waiting, from the comfort of the balcony of one of the suites at Coorg Wilderness Resort, I was rewarded with some lovely pictures of these winged visitors. It was just that the perches they frequently perched on were a little distant...
by Thomas | May 23, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
The afternoon Monsoon showers drenched the canopy turning everything into a hyper saturated mode. I setup shop – read camera setup, on the balcony of my suite at Coorg Wilderness Resort in Madikeri and was soaking in the sautéed hues of the view when this...
by Thomas | Mar 28, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
We woke up to this beautiful view in Coorg Wilderness Resort. We just sat there sipping coffee and taking in this gorgeous ambience. As the fog started to clear up, the avian species made a pitstop on one of the main perches on the canopy. I patiently waited and...
by Thomas | Jan 31, 2021 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
Our stay at Coorg Wilderness Resort proved to be a curtain raiser to what an amazing birding hotspot the property is. Having observed and photographed a few of these birds, I decided to patiently follow them to see where they were nesting. And to my amazement, I...
by Thomas | Dec 13, 2020 | Birds, Featured, India, Madikeri, South India
We had been to Coorg, many years ago and when the lockdown opened up, we decided to spend a few days to get over the lockdown syndrome. We picked Coorg Wilderness Resort as our destination this time and what an incredible find it turned out to be. Coorg Wilderness...
