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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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Samara Boutique Villa

Apr 6th – 8th, 2025 A profusion of fuchsia hued blooms dance in welcome, their vibrant clusters cascading in charmingly unruly fashion. Various species of tiny birds flit in and out of these paper thin bougainvillea bracts, as usual not … Continue reading

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Ramalingeshwara Temple and Sita Devi Temple – Avani, Kolar

Mar 30th, 2025 The boulder studded hill looms ahead as we drive through the arch and into the village. We are going back in time, all the way to over a thousand years ago, to the ancient 10th century Ramalingeshwara … 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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Mandaragiri Hill and Jain Temple, Tumkur

March 16th, 2025 Peacocks have always fascinated me with their regal bearing and vibrant and iridescent plumage. Hence I was quite delighted and intrigued when a few years ago I came across the captivating photograph of a beautiful temple which … 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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TGI Star Holiday Resort – Yercaud

March 7th – 9th, 2025 Do you have an inclination for the Incline? Then join me on this little trip high up in the hills of the Eastern ghats of South India. The driveway slopes upwards, flanked by rows of … 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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Fireflies Kabini

Feb 17th – 19th, 2025 A river runs alongside it! Lush green sprawling lawns, multihued blossoms popping out startlingly from the monochromatic verdancy, glistening blue waters lapping the not-so-distant shores, all day long melodious background birdsong, tall shade trees with … Continue reading

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