Photographing birds in Gujarat | Kutch District| India Photographing birds in Gujarat, Kutch district in India, holds a very unique landscape for wildlife and birding. My interest in Gujarat started after reading the documented journeys made by the late Salim Ali and Datuk Loke Wan Tho back in 1943 to 1944 in the book, “Loke Wan... Continue Reading →
4D3N Bird Photography Trip to Ganeshgudi, Karnataka, Western Ghats India.
4D3N Bird Photography Trip to Ganeshgudi, Karnataka, Western Ghats India.
Tigers of India, Asian Geographic Magazine
Tigers of India. Our story on the tigers of India is published in the current isuue of Asian Geographic Magazine ( No 122 Issue 6/2016). The past 13 years have taken us on several journeys through many parts of India. The rich biodiversity of nature in India has led us to return again and again begging... Continue Reading →
Whistling-Thrushes in Borneo, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Sumatra & Thailand| Birding in Asia
Whistling-Thrushes in Borneo, India, Malaysia, Thailand & Sri Lanka| Birding in Asia
DJMPC 2015 Annual Photography Contest. Revisiting Coimbatore as one of the contest judges.
DJMPC 2015 Annual Photography Contest. Revisiting Coimbatore as one of the contest judges. DJ memorial photography contest (DJMPC) is an annual photography contest organized by Lakshmi Machine Works Limited since 2012 to commemorate its past Chairman and Managing Director, Dr D Jayavarthanavelu who was a keen photographer. I was invited as one of the judges for... Continue Reading →
Nilgiri Tahr, Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India
Nilgiri Tahr, Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India Where can you get a guarantee sighting of Nigiri Tahr (Nilgiri Ibex) in India? We spent 2 days looking for the Nilgiri Tahr near Munnar, Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India (South of Coimbatore). The town of Munnar in the state of Kerala in India is near Eravikulam National... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching, Bird photography in Kutch, Gujarat, India
Bird watching, bird photography in Kutch, Gujarat, India This plain looking bird would not attract any casual photographer. It is a rare bird indeed. There are 5 members of the Bushchat family in India. The Stoliczka’s Bushchat is virtually endemic to the desert plains in scattered bushes. In the midst of our arduous search, driving... Continue Reading →
3rd Global Bird Watchers’ Conference, Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India.
3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India The 3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India. was held in Kutch, Gujarat, India in January 2013. We took part in the The 3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference and extended our trip to explore other parts of the Greater Rahn of Kutch. Gujarat... Continue Reading →
Photographing Tigers in Kanha and Bandhavgarh National Park India
Photographing Tigers in Kanha and Bandhavgarh National Park India The Royal Bengal tiger is the essence of Indian wildlife and ultimate big cat that once roamed in large numbers all over Asia from the cold Siberian wilderness to the equatorial rain forest of Sumatra. There are fewer than 5000 tigers left in the wild. Some... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India
// Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India Singapore to Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat,India Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. In January, we were in the 2nd Global Bird Watcher Conference in India to observe the exotic birds and wildlife of Gujarat starting with... Continue Reading →
Flamingos in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India
Flamingos in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. Excited about what we were going to see this morning, we left at 9.30 am after waiting for 3 other visitors from Ahmedabad to join us just for the flamingos expedition. The journey would take 1.5 hours one way through the scorching sun and barren land over... Continue Reading →