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Field notes
from the wild
Travel stories and field notes from the tiger forests, wetlands and grasslands — safaris, birdwatching and the quiet corners in between. Photographed and written on location.
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Scenic Travels · Sindhudurg, MH · SEP 2026
Vanoshi Forest Homestay, Sindhudurg: An Honest Review
What it is really like to stay at Vanoshi Forest Homestay in Sindhudurg during the monsoon: the rooms, the food, the birding on the…
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Safari Tales · Bandhavgarh · SEP 2026
Wild Elephants at Bandhavgarh: A Recent Arrival
The Jungle Royalty · Bandhavgarh · SEP 2026
How Tigers Mark Territory: Signs to Look For on Safari
Birdsong · SEP 2026
Atlas Moth: The Giant Moth That Cannot Eat
Birdsong · SEP 2026
Ashy Prinia vs Grey-breasted Prinia: How to Tell Them…
Birdsong · Sindhudurg · SEP 2026
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: How It Hunts and Handles a…
Birdsong · Tadoba · SEP 2026
Asian Openbill Stork at Tadoba: The Bird With a Gap in…
Where we’ve been
Seven places, returned to across seasons. Each one has its own birds, its own light and its own way of being difficult.
TadobaMH
Maharashtra’s tiger country — core zones, buffer gates and dry forest birds.
25 articles
BhigwanMH
Flamingos, raptors and winter migrants on the Ujani backwaters.
24 articles
BandhavgarhMP
Dense sal forest, and the highest tiger density anywhere.
16 articles
PannaMP
A reserve brought back from zero tigers, along the Ken river.
12 articles
JawaiRJ
Granite hills, leopards on the rocks, and wetlands full of birdlife.
5 articles
SindhudurgMH
Konkan monsoon birding — kingfishers, owls and Western Ghats endemics.
2 articles
KeralaKL
Munnar to Alleppey, with the southern Western Ghats endemics.
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What this is
A wildlife and bird photography journal by Prashant S. Gupta, based in Mumbai. Forests, birds, tigers and wild landscapes, documented through honest, unedited field photography — Tadoba, Bandhavgarh, Bhigwan, Panna, Jawai and beyond.
About the author
Prashant S. Gupta
Wildlife photographer · Digital strategist · Writer
“Strategy is thinking. Execution is courage. Digital is the bridge.”
A wildlife photographer and lifelong learner with over a decade in healthcare communication. TravelOnTales is his field journal — a place for real forests, patient observation and honest wildlife photography.
Also builds TheStoriesNow, NutritionSimplify, YoursVow, TheMango and practical AI application tools.
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