Haserghatta (Bengaluru) and Ranganthittu (Mysore)
Year end of 2011 brought an awaiting trip to locations near Bengluru and Mysore, which are regarded as photographers paradise. I am too late to write the report and add details of the visit, but I...
View ArticleBirds and Butterflies Monsoon 2012
Grass to seed, seed to GrassGrass is not just greenBig to small, Grown and growing. Humble and green Common Grass yellowCommon Grass yellow butterflies mating TigerEyes of Grey Pansy!! Grey pansy Plain...
View ArticleSolapur - 2012
Grasslands of Nannaj-SolapurGrey Francolin - sitting down in fieldsYellow eyed BabblerLarge Grey Babbler - nobody can miss this "raowdy" bird !"Khunnas"Greater CoucalLaughing dove - preeningThe stout...
View Articleflamingo
Expanse of Flamingos gathered at Shiwdi Jetty, Mumbai in 2006. Click on image to see larger version
View ArticleTal-Chapar Wonderlife sanctuary
The word "Tal" means the flat saline depression, an unique element of the Thar desert landscape. The Tal-Chapar Sanctuary came into limelight due to the sightings of rare birds like Yellow Eyed...
View ArticleAmaltas
Amaltas or Casia fistula appears a simple tree untill the spring arrives, heat rises in atmosphere, then this tree opens up its treasure for display, long showers of bright yellow delicate flowers...
View ArticleBharatpur-Dholpur 2013
Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, needs no introduction, it is world famous destination for bird watchers, home to more than 350 species of avian-fauna from all categories, resident, migratory,...
View ArticleAmboli-2013
As a naturalist, most of us understand the importance of dynamics of the ecosystems in which everyone from the blade of grass to huge trees, small ant to large predator, butterfly to birds, is holding...
View ArticleKombadbhuje, Uran and Talawe - May 2014
In the scorching summer heat of May, when the all waders and migratory species have returned back and deserted the water bodies leaving behind handful of resident birds, it would have been not so much...
View ArticleFlamingos at Talawe, Palm Beach Road, Vashi 14 June 2014
Greater Flamingo - ImmatureLesser flamingo
View ArticleGoa birding 6-9 Nov. 2014
Malabar Gaint SquirrelGreen Vine SnakeGreen Vine SnakeHump nosed ViperHump nosed ViperMalabar Grey HornbillYellow footed Green PegionIndian NightjarCommon IoraRed Rumped SwallowPurple Rumped...
View ArticleKavdi-Bhigwan-mayureshwar sanctuary - December 2014
Indian Gazelle (चिंकारा) at Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.As winters approach and migratory waterfowls pour in, Bhigwan and its backwaters are constantly thought in the mind of photo addicts like me....
View ArticleAround Mumbai.....post monsoon wandering
Crimson rose butterfly Tri-color Munia or Black-Headed Munia Scaly Breasted Munias enjoying bath in roadside puddle..though muddy, it gave such a relief to the birds so that they could beat the...
View ArticleSteppe Eagle
The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.It was once considered to be closely related to the non-migratorytawny eagle (Aquila...
View ArticleDecember 2015
After a long gap of time, I could get hold of the year's last weekend of December 2015. Due to Eid & Christmas holidays, I could have non-stop birding plan for weekend which started from 24th...
View ArticleAround Pune Trip November 2016
भिगवण - कुम्भारगाव २०१६In first week of November 2016, just after the Diwali Celebrations visited favorite birding places around Pune.Many good images I could make during the trip in which I could...
View ArticleUran January 2017
UranSince Uran was declared for development under SEZ act in 2002, (actual destruction stated in 2004) till date many of us have witnessed rapid loss of natural habitat of uniquely branded species...
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