Bird of the Day: Black Catbird – Endemic (El Cuyo, Mexico)
Conservation Tourism
Capturing Behavior
One of the important points to keep in mind during wildlife photography is to observe the behavioral aspects of your subjects and capture it.
When you spend time with your subject and when they get used to you, they continue their normal behavior and that’s when you need to be alert and keep your eyes open to capture any of the behavior they exhibit.
In this image what I have captured is one of the most common means of communication between elephants: Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Clark’s Nutcracker (Rocky Mountain National Park, CO)
Bird of the Day: Short-eared Owl
Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Bird of the Day: Eastern Wood-Pewee
Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin
Action Capture, Part 2
I captured this leaping Bonnet Macaque was photographed at Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary near Hampi, Karnataka. Although the photograph represents a split second of activity on the animal’s part, it represents a great deal of thought and patience on mine.
One of the important aspects in wildlife photography is to study the behaviour of your subjects, which will help you in your planning and image making. In this case I noticed the monkeys had a pattern of climbing the left rock and jumping to the right rock to get onto the trees on that side. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Blue-crowned Motmot
Gamboa, Panama
Bird of the Day: Malabar Hornbill
Shiroor, Karnataka
Bird of the Day: Double-crested Cormorant (RÃa Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico)
Bird of the Day: Ruddy Ground-Dove (Gamboa, Panama)
World Tourism Day 2013
Photo credit: Ranjith
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) invites people world wide to participate in World Tourism Day on September 27 every year. Kerala enjoys unique geographical features that have made it one of the most sought after tourist destinations in Asia. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Sunbird
Thekkady, Kerala
Chimmini Lake – Thrissur
Photo credit: Ion Appan
Located near Thrissur, Chimmini is only a two hours drive from Cochin. The huge lake is surrounded by Chimmini Wild life Sanctuary, established in 1984. The 10 sq kilometer lake spreads across the middle of the sanctuary, surrounded by dense forests. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Black Oystercatcher (Portland Island, British Columbia)
Bird of the Day: Canyon Towhee (Colorado National Monument, CO)
Eravikulam National Park – Rajamala, Munnar
Photo credits: Nobi Paul
Eravikulam National Park stretches over 97 kilometers in the tea growing region of Munnar between the picturesque Kannan Devan Hills and  Anamudi. The park covers virgin grasslands and wooded valleys that include the spectacular flower called Neelakurinji, which blooms only once every 12 years. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Jerdon’s Leafbird (Bangalore, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: American Coot
Sweetwater Wetlands, AZ
Gavi – Thekkady
Visitors can enjoy the pleasure of boating in Gavi lake even during monsoon weather
Gavi is one place in the world where with every turn visitors have an encounter with nature. It boasts unadulterated views of tropical forest, hills, valleys, cascading waterfalls, sprawling grasslands and cardamom plantations. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Glossy Flowerpiercers (Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador)
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