Juvenile – Gavi, Kerala
Bird of the Day: Purple-rumped Sunbird
Juvenile – Gavi, Kerala
Conservation Tourism
Elephants – Lord of the Jungle
The Periyar Tiger Reserve is famous for its elephant population. According to the 2010 Forest Department census, there are about 1279 wild elephants in the reserve. The world population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) is estimated to be around 60,000, about a tenth of the number of African elephants.
Bird of the Day: Rufous Tree Pie (Periyar, India)
Wild Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Bird of the Day: Common Black Hawk
Playa Ocotal, Nicaragua
Bird of the Day: Short Billed Minivet (Periyar, India)
Snake Bird (Anhinga melanogaster)
This photo was taken by one of our guests at Gavi, the western section of Periyar Tiger Reserve.
Bird of the Day: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Playa Ocotal, Nicaragua
Bird of the Day: Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Thekkady, India)
Bird of the Day: Darter with fish (Vaduvur Lake, India)
Bird of the Day: Spot-billed Pelican (Vaduvur Lake, India)
Bird of the Day: Great Cormorant on nest (Thekkady, India)
Bird of the Day: Golden Oriole with food (Vaduvur Lake, India)
Lion King in Real Life
As a kid, I loved watching the Lion King. Either on the Disney Channel, VHS or live on Broadway, I was hooked. For me, safari in the Masai Mara is story of The Lion King coming to life: The whole gang was there- Simba, Nala, Pumba, Timon and even Rafiki!
Bird of the Day: Serpent Eagle (Bandipur, India)
Bird of the Day: White-throated Magpie Jay
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Bird of the Day: Malabar Whistling Thrush (Gavi, India)
Bird of the Day: Crow (Pudukkottai, India)
Bird of the Day: Sanderling (Galapagos Islands, Ecuador)
Exploring Kenya: Lake Nakuru
My first trip to Kenya was about two years ago; unfortunately, I never ventured outside the borders of Nairobi. This time, I pledged to experience the nation’s countryside firsthand. Above is a sample of what I saw from Lake Nakuru and the drive to the Masai Mara. Continue reading
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