Thanks to my fractured hand I was forced to stay at home for the past 4 months. I finally managed a trip to Goa over the Independence Day weekend. ...
Silver Linings
For the most part, Life’s been good to me. I can’t claim to have scaled superlative heights, yet, if the existence of guardian angels is to believed, ...
Goa. 1st – 5th April, 2017.
I hadn’t been to Goa since January and for me that was an unusually long interval. Over the 5 days we were there I demonstrated to my wife that I had ...
Endemic Birds of the Andamans: The completed trip report.
I finally completed my blog on all 5 days of my Endemic Birds of the Andamans trip in March 2017. This is the link to day 1: Endemic Birds of the ...
Wall Space – The Final Frontier
How often have we seen yesteryear's passé technology resurrect in a brand new package to once again enjoy the same popularity it did decades ...
Focus
The focusing ability of cameras has evolved dramatically over the years. I can still remember the days when I had ...
Little known facts about woodpeckers…
We were in Goa during the Republic Day week attending a family wedding. One of the highlights of this trip, apart from a super wedding, were a pair ...
Trip report to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
I have just added a report of a trip we did to the amazing Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan in December 2016. This is the link: ...
Tailorbird conned by Grey-bellied Cuckoo!
Birds belonging to the Cuckoo family (e.g. asian koel and grey-bellied cuckoo) are brood parasites. They lay their eggs in others birds nests, ...
Mongolia: Fishing for the Elusive Taimen!
I've finally posted my blog on a fishing trip to Mongolia for the elusive Taimen. You can click 'here' or find it under the 'fishing' section ...