Dance of the cranes
Sarus cranes are beautiful, majestic birds found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. They are one of the tallest of flying birds, growing [...]
Hard working dads of the natural world
A few weeks back was Father's day. When my daughters wished me with a lovely card they had made, it got me thinking. There are so many [...]
Great Hornbills – Courtship
Great Hornbills are majestic, large sized birds of the high canopied rainforests, across the South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the larger species of hornbills, [...]
Mysteries of a rainforest night
Nights in a rainforest are far from being a silent affair. The whole forest seems to come alive as the darkness sets in. While the day time [...]
Elephant – swimming across for love
Elephants can swim. I had heard and read about that. The sea faring elephants of the Andamans and Sri Lanka are very well known. Legends like the [...]
Best of 2017 in pictures
Year 2017 saw a good variety of destinations for me. Starting off with birding in Goa and Bharatpur to Corbett, Kabini and Sundarbans followed by monsoon macro [...]