Dr. Ian D'Souza

musings of an oncologist

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Photography. Wildlife. Travel. Food. Art.

Retirement here I come!
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What I do

Photography

Photography is one of my passions. A selection of images can be found in the ‘Galleries’ section. They will be updated regularly so do keep visiting.

Wildlife

I inherited a love for wildlife from my father with a partiality for birds. (I guess that is pretty evident from the way they dominate my images!)

Blog

I like to write. Am I any good? Maybe…maybe not! But that isn’t going to stop me! A few favourites are in the next section, others are in the ‘Blog ‘ menu.

Surgical Oncology

A surgical oncologist by profession, after three decades of practice I’m looking forward to moving on and exploring what else life has on offer.

Getting the Bird

It's early November 2026 and we've recently returned from a 3-week holiday to East Europe. It was a ...

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That Indescribable Feeling!

February, 2026. Calangute Goa. 10 days short of March and early morning temperatures still warrant a light sweater. (Although as a Mumbaikar I’ll be the first to admit that that is not saying much.) One of the Malabar silk cotton trees has decided to get ahead of the pack and sprout flowers. Overnight the dull…

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Birding in Kashmir

Spectacular scenery… territorial disputes… pashmina shawls… Wazwan cuisine … walnuts. These are some of the things that most people would normally associate with Kashmir. But birds??!!!! I must admit this was my reaction as well when I was invited by a couple of friends to join them on a birding trip covering the areas in…

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Final thoughts

I must admit, putting this collection of images and blogs together is almost as exciting as the first-hand experiences themselves! For more blogs click on the ‘Blog Grid‘, for images visit ‘Galleries‘.  Or you can simply drop me a line and make my day!