Bangalore, Karnataka
Conservation Tourism
Bird of the Day: White-necked Jacobin
Malampuzha Dam – Kerala
The biggest irrigation reservoir in Kerala, Malampuzha Dam, is located in the Palakkad district. Beautiful gardens, an amusement park and a rock garden surround the lake, made even more picturesque with the Western Ghats as the background.
Bird of the Day: Juvenile Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mount Roberts Trail, Alaska)
Bird of the Day: Black-necked Stork
Bird of the Day: Squirrel Cuckoo (Gamboa, Panama)
Action Capture
Each time I head into the field to photograph wildlife I watch their movements within the habitat patiently and then think about how best to tell that individual’s story. Frequently action is a dramatic part of it.
Shutter Speed is an important parameter of the “exposure triangle”. When photographing action you can freeze the image using a high shutter speed or can create motion blurr with slow shutter speed.
As a photographer you need to decide in advance how you want to capture the image, whether it’s a silky flow of water, panning shot, long exposure star trials, long exposure vehicle tail light trails etc. There is no one correct answer. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Yellow Warbler (Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin)
Bird of the Day: Purple-rumped Sunbird
Winter Arrivals
Yesterday I encountered the first Brown Shrike for the season at Daroji Bear Sanctuary, near the town of Hampi, Karnataka.
For me, the appearance of the Brown Shrike is an indication of the winter migrants arrival. In previous years my first sightings have been in October, but they’ve arrived earlier this year.
I saw and photographed 2 individuals. One was totally worn out, probably because of the long, tiring migration from as far north as Siberia. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Ruddy Treerunner (Los Quetzales, Panama)
Bird of the Day: Snail Kite in Flight
Bird of the Day: Paddyfield Pippit (Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu)
Bird of the Day: Speckled Mourner (Pipeline Road, Gamboa, Panama)
Bird of the Day: Lesser Flamingo – Juvenile
Bird of the Day: Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (Gamboa, Panama)
Bird of the Day: Juvenile American Dipper Eating Cranefly
Bird of the Day: Indian Pond Heron (Ranthambore, Rajasthan)
Bird of the Day: Black-crowned Tityra – female
Ooty Lake – Tamil Nadu
Located in the Nilgiri district, Ooty Lake was constructed in 1825 at the urging of the Coimbatore collector Mr. John Sullivan. At the time it was built in order to provide irrigation to the people of the region. Continue reading



















