A long, long time ago I was sitting on a beach with a friend watching the sun set. She had this intense look on her face and when I asked her what was going on, this is what she had to say:
“I’m saving a picture of this scene in my mind” she replied, “so that I can enjoy it later in the years to come.”
That’s the beauty of images.
Whether they reside in an album or in a hard drive, or even between the pages of one’s mind, they always help to relive special moments of the past…
6th January 2018.
(2112 images)
Waldevi, Nashik.





23rd January, 2018
(6656 images)
Old Magazine House, Ganeshguddi, Karnataka.




26, January 2018
(1379 images)
Zuari River Safari, Goa.


26, January 2018
(142 images)
Farmhouse, Calangute Goa


31st January, 2018
(32 images)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai

15th February 2018
(1002 images)
Mangalajodi, Chilika Lake, Odisha



18th February, 2018
Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

18th February 2018
(4568 images)
Bhitarkanika, Odisha




8th April, 2018
(884 images)
Farmhouse, Calangute, Goa

18th April, 2018
(1901 images)
Benreu, Nagaland






21st April, 2018
(1202 images)
Zuleke, Nagaland







22nd April, 2018
(714 images)
Khonoma Nagaland






28th April, 2018
(1494 images)
Farmhouse, Calangute Goa



6th May, 2018
(7 images)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

12th May 2018
(796 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa




29th May 2018
(1307 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa






6th June 2018
(543 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa



21st June 2018
(40 images)
Hiranandani Gardens Powai

1st July 2018
(18 images)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

5th July, 2018
(19 images)
Hiranandani Powai

14th July, 2018
(18 images)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

21st July 2018
(1301 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa





29th July, 2019
(22 images)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

4th August, 2018
(1169 images)
Farmhouse, Calangute Goa



18th August 2018
(1095 images)
Manhattan, New York





8th September, 2018
(2880 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa.




23rd September 2018
(1022 images)
Ovelekar’s Butterfly Garden, Thane



23rd September 2018
(4568 images)
Hiranandani Gardens Powai

29th September, 2018
(2446 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa




14th October 2018
(1166 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa



9th October 2018
(1 image)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

30th November, 2018
(735 images)
Holiday Inn Resort, Cavellosim, South Goa

3rd December 2018
(1299 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa.




15th December, 2018
Andheri, Mumbai

17th December, 2018
(1058 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute Goa

18th December 2018
(1927 images)
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa




23rd December, 2018
(670 images)
Farmhouse. Calangute, Goa




25th December 2018
(23 images)
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai


And that my friends, is a ‘small’ selection of some wonderful memories of the year gone by.
Taken from a total of 45,646 images, not including ones that were deleted or the numerous images taken on my cell phone. Which is far, far more than the number of surgeries I’ve performed this year!
2019… here I come!
Amazing work Ian. Waiting to see the books.
Thanks Shridhar! Happy New Year to all at home and hope we can meet more often in 2019!!
Awesome experience , privileged to have been in it some where with a great personality and a gentleman like you
I’m honoured, Satish. Coming from you, that is high praise indeed! Looking forward to doing more birding trips together in the near future!
super super images !!
Thanks Dolly! Sorry to have missed the Bhandup trip. Hope we can do something now that the over-indulgences of the festive season are thankfully coming to an end!
Ian,Tussi Great ho! We are poud of You!
Ha ha! Thanks Mahesh. Stand by for 2019!!
PS: Missed you at the reunion.
Bewildering mosaic of fantastic pictures ,.absolutely riveting . Cedric
Thanks Cedric! Happy New Year to you and the family. Hope we can realise our plans to meet sooner rather than later!!
Those Rasgollas!!!
Ha ha ha, Ro! They were awesome weren’t they. Worth going back to Odisha if only to tuck into a few more of those whoppers!!
Thanks Ian for the wonderful blog post with amazing pictures and great commentary- you have certainly had a spectacular year of birding! Here’s to more in 2019!
Thanks Sriram! And here’s to hoping we can do another birding trip together in the coming year!
Awesome images. Bursting with great colour, your PP skills are as awesome as your photographs. 10 of 12 kingfishers is awesome.
Thanks Kartik! Happy New year to you. Hopefully will get to complete the kingfisher list in the near future!
I think u have a 36 hrs day instead of the 24 hrs which we all have great u have the inclination so u find the time keep it up enjoy
Ha ha! I really wish that were true….! Thanks Varsha. A very happy New Year to you and the rest of the family.
Happy & more birding 2019 Ian…to u & fly. Cheers!!!
Thank you Babita, and a happy and prosperous new year to you and the family too!
What wonderful pictures. I think there is no happiness comparable to what one gets when such rare birds visit the backyard like you have seen in your farmhouse. May you get to see many more rarities.
I couldn’t agree more. Many thanks!