Category Archives: Birds

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary – Trip 2 and Trip 3

Feb 8th, 2026 and Feb 19th, 2026 The boat glides forward, its oars briskly slicing through the gently flowing waters of the Kaveri. We weave alongside mini islands … thickly vegetated mounds that rise out of the water and provide … Continue reading

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Bandipur National Park – Jungle Safari

The flavor of the season was ‘Leopard’. Ever since I arrived at Dhole’s Den, the jungle lodge which was my launch pad for the upcoming safari in Bandipur National Park, all I heard were tales of how guests and guides … Continue reading

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Dhole’s Den – Bandipur

Aug 31st – Sep 2nd, 2025 Hum aapke hain Cuon? A cheesy caption, you say? Well perhaps but this isn’t merely a pandering to my compulsion for wordplay (ok, maybe just a little) but is also a title that I … Continue reading

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Muthanallur Lake – Bangalore

Jun 8th, 2025 A vast, thick drape of green, broken only by a tiny puddle of water, was my first view of Muthanallur lake. A dirt track below that had suffered the lashings of a recent rain and another track … Continue reading

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Blackbucks of KGF/BGML Grasslands, Kolar

May 4th, 2025 My previous blog post which I hope you have read, spoke of my recent and rather futile expedition to Bethamangala lake where my friends and I had gone to photograph the Knob-billed ducks but ended up scoring a … Continue reading

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Bethamangala Lake and Dam, Kolar

May 4th, 2025 No Luck, no Duck, no Buck!  When you have nothing much to write about but you really really want to use the above caption. (Somewhat like buying a saree just because you have a blouse piece, if … Continue reading

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Ramasagara Lake – Kolar

Mar 30th, 2025 The turn of the Tern. If you have been following my posts, you will know that my current whim is to tag along on bird photography jaunts with a good friend of mine, to a few popular … Continue reading

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Jayamangali Blackbuck Conservation Reserve, Tumkur

March 16th, 2025 If your Black Bu(i)ck can attain such lofty heights of ground clearance, would you call it ‘More bang for your Buck’? Well after a few bird photography jaunts with a friend of mine, this time we planned … Continue reading

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Kabini Jungle Safari at Nagarahole National Park – Round 2

Feb 18th, 2025 The Kabini jungle is special for me because this was where I had embarked on my first South Indian safari in October 2023 and where I had the intense pleasure of spotting tigers in 2 out of … Continue reading

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Kokkarebellur Bird Habitat, Mandya district

Feb 5th, 2025 A sense of déjà vu comes over me as I gaze at the huge trees studded with flocks of magnificent Painted storks. I am excited to be able to witness yet again, a phenomenon of human and … Continue reading

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