Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala
Bird of the Day: Black-rumped Flameback
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala
Conservation Tourism
Bird of the Day: Red-Headed Bunting
Kheda, Gujarat
Bird of the Day: Laughing Dove (Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: Common Tody Flycatcher (El Cuyo, Mexico)
Bird of the Day: Crab Plover
Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Periyar Sightings: Tiger Trail
View of Periyar Lake
Mr. Mujeeb, tour escort from Kumily, went on the Periyar Tiger Trail hike last month and shared some of his photos with us.
Beauty of Kerala – Athirappally Waterfall
Photo credits: Ramesh Kidangoor
The Athirappally Waterfall  is one of the largest in Kerala, situated about 1000 ft above sea-level on the Chalakkudy River, at the entrance to the Sholayar Forest Range of the Western Ghats. Falling from a height of 80 ft, this cataract is a major tourist attraction. Continue reading
From Arctic to Oceania in Eight Days
Migrating Bar Tailed Godwit – Mulki, India
Every autumn the Bar-tailed godwit undertakes an eight-day journey from Alaska to New Zealand. The bird flies non-stop, rarely breaking the whopping 11,000 kilometer journey to rest or eat.
This wading bird is far superior to all aircraft constructed by humans when it comes to the art of flying for a long time without a break; unlike seabirds, they can neither rest on water nor feed at sea. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Indian Yellow Tit
Ganeshgudi, Karnataka
Bird of the Day: Lesser Flamingos
Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Bird of the Day: Arafura Fantail (Darwin, Australia)
Beauty of Munnar – Top Station
Photo credits: Jossmon
Top Station, named for being the railway station with the highest elevation in the area, is one of the main attractions in Munnar. It is about 24 km from the town, and the view from Top Station provides us with a stunning bird’s eye view of Tamil Nadu, our neighboring state to the east. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Dollar Bird
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala
Rim Shot
Part of what I call the previsualization process in photography relates to lighting. A good photographic artist must be able to understand their equipment well enough to blend what they see through the viewfinder and visualize the framing from the lens+camera combination.
I was walking in this path at Bharatpur when I saw this group of Rhesus Macaques coming from behind me. I saw this light patch in front of me and stopped for the Macaques to cross that patch.
I knew I would get the image I visualized if any of the macaques stopped at that point. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Shikra
Bangalore, Karnataka
Bird of the Day: Semi-palmated Plover (Churchill, Canada)
Criss-Crossed Stripes
This photo of a tiger cub with its mother was taken at Tadoba Tiger Reserve. Composition is an art and it takes time, patience and perseverance to collect your thoughts and compose the image you’ve visualised.
There are guidelines for composition, but as the name implies, they are just guidelines to be aware of. In this photo I composed an image where the mother’s face isn’t seen, and the legs and majority of the tigers’ bodies are cropped out of the frame…but still, I feel this image has a strong visual impact. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Large Grey Babbler
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Bandipur National Park – Karnataka, India
Photo credits: Ramesh Kidangoor
Bandipur National Park is one of the most famous wildlife national parks in South India, and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Covering an area of 880 sq km, it was once one of the private wildlife reserves of the Mysore Maharaja. Today, Bandipur National Park is a protected zone for over 100 species of mammals, Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Masked Flowerpiercer (Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador)
Organikos 