Photo credits: Joshy Manjummel
A night on Lake Vembanad is a night surrounded by nothing but the vast expanse of sky and water floating on house boats made in the traditional handcrafted style. Continue reading
Vembanad – The Backwater Delight
Conservation Tourism
Bird of the Day: Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Rancho Mirage, CA
Bird of the Day: Eurasian Blackbird (Chikmagalur, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: Brown Pelican (North Shore, CA)
Badami Cave Temple, Karnataka
Photo credits: Ramesh Kidangoor
The Badami Cave Temple in Karnataka was the capital of the early Chalukyas, who ruled much of that area of India during the 6th and 7th centuries. Badami is a treasure trove of Indian rock-cut architecture and sculpture. It is set in a picturesque countryside at the mouth of a sandstone ravine . The caves overlook a large lake known as Agasythya Teertha.
Bird of the Day: Purple-rumped Sunbird
Bandipur National Park, Karnataka
Bird of the Day: Immature Frigatebird
North Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Beauty Of Kerala- Alappuzha
Photo credits: Ramesh Kidangoor
Sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and Vembanad Lake on a sliver of land barely 4 km wide, Alappuzha has the dual advantage of cheap inland water transport on its eastern end and calm seas suitable for an all-weather port on the west. Its criss-crossing canals, which were once busy waterways, historically evoked comparisons with Venice. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Night Heron (Lalbagh Botonical Gardens, Bangalore)
Bird of the Day: Little Spiderhunter
Gavi Forest, Kerala
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
Photo credits: Ramesh Kidangoor
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary is Kerala’s first officially recognized bird sanctuary. Named after the late renowned ornithologist Dr. Salim Ali, the small but intensely biodiverse area lies snugly between two branches of the Periyar river and the serenity of the Anamalai hills. This bird watcher’s paradise was once a rubber plantation, but due to its abundant wildlife and in order to protect the wide range of resident and migratory birds it was declared a sanctuary in 1983.
Bird of the Day: Changeable Hawk Eagle – Juvenile (Bandipur National Park, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: Eurasian Spoonbill (Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Mysore, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: Black Vulture
Yelapa, Mexico
Bird of the Day: Pied Kingfisher
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka
Wild Periyar- Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
Periyar’s diverse forest types and ecosystems- moist deciduous and evergreen forests, shallow banks and wet lands – attract more than 360 species of bird life. The Brown Fish Owl chooses habitats near the ponds, streams and lakes of Periyar. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Osprey on Nest
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Bird of the Day: White-cheeked Barbet
Lalbagh Botonical Gardens, Bangalore
Bird of the Day: Black-rumped Flameback Woodpecker
Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka
Bird of the Day: Spotted Dove
Kumily, Kerala
