The vast mangrove forests of Sundarbans have an awe inspiring appeal to them. I somehow like to use the words mystic, mythical and mysterious to describe these forests. While ambling along the backwaters in a boat, one can hardly ignore that strange, lingering feeling which seems to remind us of the fact that these forests probably… Read More »Sundarbans Diaries ..read more

One of the most interesting and beautiful blooms in my garden has to be the one coming from an unusual member of the Iris family — the Walking Iris (Neomarica gracilis). Walking iris is a flowering plant which is native to Brazil. I came by this plant for the first time in Coorg, many years… Read More »Walking Iris – a lily that walks ..read more

From the day Nikon announced their foray into the mirrorless camera market and began putting out their lineup of the Z-mount, mirrorless cameras, all Nikon users have been keenly watching the ever growing list of Z-mount, native mirrorless lenses. Among them, the most highly anticipated  and most eagerly awaited lens was a telephoto zoom, something… Read More »Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR Field Test ..read more

Kaziranga National Park spreads its territory on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in the exotic Sub-Himalayan region. Situated between the districts of Golaghat and Nagaon, the jungle is filled with abundant flora and fauna amid picturesque landscapes. Tall deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, elephant meadows, and swampy riverine eco-systems make way for diverse wildlife to… Read More »Kaziranga Diaries ..read more

Hampi, capital city of the erstwhile Vijaynagar empire is a place of very high historical significance. Hampi is also home to a wide variety of wildlife, that many are quite oblivious to, as, understandably, the architectures and the landscapes of the place garner the complete attention of its visitors. I tend to visit Hampi at… Read More »Macro Magic from Hampi – Part I ..read more

Some truly brilliant moments highlighted my recent trip to Africa. We covered most of the major parks of Kenya namely, Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Elementiata, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara. Enjoying the parks and alongside learning about the wonderful people and their ways of life made the whole trip a truly memorable and a… Read More »African rendezvous ..read more

From the grasslands of Masai Mara, this wonderful behaviour of the beautiful bird, the White-bellied bustard. Calling out to indicate territorial dominance, I presume. You can also notice a ghost like competitor coming along mimicking the moves of the protagonist ..read more

Parenting is a challenging, yet a very important component in the natural world. This is important to ensure that the species successfully proliferates. Parenting is handled in different ways among different species. In some cases, both the parents are involved while among others only one of the parents’ takes the complete responsibility. In this case… Read More »Crimson backed sunbirds parenting ..read more

The amazing hornbill brings in food for the awaiting chick. They go foraging into the deep forest and gather all things edible that they can find, store them in their Gular pouch ( are in their throat ) and get back to their nest. Once they reach the hungry chick, they start bringing out the… Read More »Malabar grey hornbill feeding chick ..read more

Tender moments from the never-ending grasslands of Masai Mara. The cubs are having an awesome time. Mom is like, whatever!!, nothing much can be done now, one too many perhaps!! ? Music: Youth Musician: Ikson Site: https://studio.youtube.com/ License: https://ikson.com/music?q=&genre=0&vibe=0&display=list&page=16 ..read more