Bee on a flower
Recent posts on flowers at Xandari (here and here) have gotten me thinking about all of the work that goes into making such beauty possible. Mostly I had in mind Xandari’s head gardener, José Luis, and his excellent team. Snapping the above photo, however, I was reminded of nature’s great contribution in the process. Continue reading
Gauhati, Assam
Photo Credit: Seth Inman
A hemipteran (“true bug”) disguised on a leaf
These guests aren’t a pushy bunch and don’t need any rooms here–they’re quite at home around (and on) the resort’s greenery and in the rich tropical forests. Following on Seth’s post on insects at Xandari, I thought I would add some photos snapped Continue reading
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan
I’ve posted before about flowers around Xandari. I thought I would continue to catalog the biodiversity of Xandari with another roundup of the incredible flowers Continue reading
Mysore, Karnataka
Photo credit: Angela Wranic
Tacacori, Costa Rica
Cicada exuviae (i.e., molted exoskeleton)
After finding the molted exoskeleton of the cicada above while wandering Xandari’s forest paths, I decided to do a little digging on the bug. The cicada is a common, but amazing, species of insect. A “true bug” (Hemipteran), the cicada is easily recognized by its Continue reading
Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
Wren leaving her basket nest
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is hosting a “Funky Nests” contest for their Celebrate Urban Birds project. The above image is of a wren nest in a basket in my backyard (Atlanta, GA). Continue reading
