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This was my first visit to Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary in Thattekkad this season. But I was constantly in touch with the local guides there and was waiting for berries in the forest to get ripped, so that I can shoot my target, the Grey-headed Bulbul for which I was struggling for quite some…

It’s been almost 6 years since I fall in love with the jungles and wilderness; and it has been a fantastic quest till now. As a Nature Photographer, I have witnessed lots of precious moments  during my journey and I could capture many of them; of course, there were lot of misses as well. These shots may not be…

Rufous-necked Hornbill, Red-headed Trogon, Long-tailed Broadbill, Sultan Tit, Green Magpie, Maroon Oriole… there were 8 targeted species in my mind when I started my journey to Latpanchar of West Bengal. The plan was to visit Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary and Singalila; but unfortunately I had to skip Singhalila because of the unexpected weather change. My flight from Bangalore got delayed…

I won’t miss any chance to go to Sholayar Forest since it is one of my favourite route and an awesome birding destination. I knew a place in Valparai  (a part of Sholayar Forest range) where there was a Great Hornbill nesting and I has seen lot of pictures from the same spot. It was just 200 kms from…

Tadoba is a place which is close to my heart; it has given me the extreme disappointing as well as the extreme exiting moments. The same happened this time as well. After roaming around Western ghat couple of weeks for migratory winter visitors I have decided to visit Tadoba for a change. As always I came…

Can you imagine a village where leopards roaming around freely and are friendly with the villagers. Hard to to believe; but it is true. Bera – a small village in Rajasthan is a real wonder. I had visited Kabini of Karnataka, 4 times in past few months and wasn’t lucky enough to get a good shot.…

I was planning to visit Himalayas for a long time and almost decided to go to Ladakh; but the last moment I changed my plan and decided to visit Lahaul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, which wasn’t a popular destination like Ladakh. I was pretty much impressed with the landscape images which I have seen…

I have been fortunate to explore most of the well known birding spots of southern side of India and have a good collection of Western Ghat birds. This was the first time I went to northern side exclusively for Himalayan birds. The plan was to visit three places Sattal, Nainital and Mukteshwar. It was a 9 day trip…

It was a surprise when I visit Thattekkad this time. It is the nearest well known bird sanctuary in my home town; it is just 75 km of journey. I have visited Thattekkad lot of times and I used to roam around the visiting area. Of course there are lot of birds but photographing them…

I was thinking to visit Yala National Park for a long time since it has the highest concentration of leopards in the world. In my personal opinion Leopards are the most beautiful creature in cat family as Snow leopard & Jaguar are out of scope for me as of now 🙂 and I wanted to visit Yala…

Leopard on Tree Top – one of the most awaited shot. I got it this weekend from Bandipur unexpectedly. I have visited Kabini (which is the most famous destination for leopards in South India) lot of times to get a shot like this. I have seen leopards in Kabini, but wasn’t lucky enough to get…

I was targeting mainly the carnivorous animals, especially cheetah in Masai Mara. I think, most of the wildlife photographers are more interested photographing the predators. When I visited Masai Mara, I didn’t target birds much, but for my luck the place turned to be fantastic for birding. I got almost 35 species of birds and lot…

Probably the most awaited trip in my life which turned out to be the most exiting and worth trip I ever had. Masai Mara – I felt it as a paradise for wildlife photographers. I spend only 5 days there; I got almost 22 species of mammals and 35 species of birds. Just amazing! No words to…

Visit to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashra, was a well planned trip as I would have started the preparation at least three months back. May be only in Tadoba it is a sure bet to spot our National Animal and in summers the chances are more. I had booked the flight tickets long time…

She was walking slowly and we were clicking. We anticipate she will go to the pond to drink water so that we will get a clear view as we were standing very near to the lake. She stopped for couple of seconds curiously looking at the other end of the water body. Suddenly she spotted…

As usual, it wasn’t a planned trip to old Magazine House in Ganeshgudi which is a part of Western Ghat in Dandeli, North Karnataka. I had been thinking to visit that place quite long time. I knew it is a very good destination for birders. I had observed from social networking sites, lot of beautiful…

24th August 2013, Sahithya Academy, Trissur;  An unforgettable day in my life as I could meet Rathika Ramasamy, one of the great Indian wildlife photographer; In fact the first woman photographer of India. It was a wildlife photography workshop conducted by the Backlight Film Institute and I came to know about this through Facebook as…

I heard a news that a Leopard has attacked some workers in Sholayar. I felt bad but for the next moment I had already started a trip to Sholayar in my mind. Myself and my friend Jilie have decided to go to Sholayar next day morning. We couldn’t see the leopard but it was an…

It was an unplanned trip to Ranganathittu bird sanctuary near Mysore. I was getting bored in my room and decided to roam somewhere and I just caught the bus to Mysore. I didn’t take anything in my bag other than my camera and a pair of lenses. In the month of June it was raining…

Munnar – The heaven of natural beauty; a place created and blessed by Nature in special. I have visited Munnar 4 times in past 3 years. I feel this is the most beautiful hill station in South India. It is not just because it is incredibly beautiful; but there are lot of places to visit also like Devikulam,…