Useful guides, expert tips, and forest knowledge to help you plan and enjoy your safaris.
Short answer: yes, a gaur can be dangerous. But on a safari, it almost never is. I know that sounds like a half answer, so let me explain. The gaur is the biggest wild cow in the world. A big bull can weigh more than a tonne. It has thick muscles, heavy horns and a
Is the Indian Gaur Dangerous? What Safari Visitors Should Know Read Post »
Bird photography looks like a gear problem. You see someone with a huge lens and think, I need that. But after a few years, I can tell you it is mostly a patience problem. And a few settings you can learn in one weekend. This guide is for beginners. It covers what to set on
Bird Photography for Beginners: A Field Guide from Bhigwan and Jawai Read Post »
You can read ten guides on camera settings and still come home with a picture of a tiger’s back disappearing into the green. I know, because I did. This guide is different. It is not about the perfect camera. It is about what we have learned on tiger safaris in Bandhavgarh, Tadoba and Panna, written
Tiger Photography in India: Field Notes from Bandhavgarh and Tadoba Read Post »
Bandhavgarh is a tiger park. Everyone says so, and everyone is right. But if you only look for tigers, you will miss half the fun. The park is home to more than 250 species of birds. Some are loud. Some are shy. And some stand so still that you drive right past them. This is
Bird Watching at Bandhavgarh: Birds You Can See on a Tiger Safari Read Post »
Drongos, kingfishers and hawk-eagles all hunt the same way — sit high, watch, drop. Once you scan perches instead of scenery, they become the easiest birds in India to find and photograph.
Birds on Wires: How Perch Hunters Work, and Why It Makes Them Easy to Photograph Read Post »
Find a fruiting fig, sit down, and stay there. Why a fig tree is the most productive spot in an Indian forest, what turns up at one, and how to photograph birds in a canopy.
Sit Under a Fig Tree: The Easiest Way to See Forest Birds Read Post »
Three tiger reserves, three completely different experiences.
Tadoba for photography, Bandhavgarh for the best sighting odds,
Panna for something you will not find anywhere else. I visited
all three in two years and this is an honest account of what
each one is actually like.
Tadoba, Bandhavgarh and Panna — Which Tiger Reserve Should You Visit Read Post »
India is one of the best countries in the world to see big cats in the wild. We have many national parks and tiger reserves. So the honest answer to “where can I see tigers and leopards in India” is simple: in a lot of places. But I don’t want to just copy a long
Field Journal · Central India You Came to See a Tiger.You Stayed to See the Jungle. You booked the safari hoping to see the most famous cat on earth. But what if the most extraordinary thing you encounter has nothing to do with it? A field dispatch from Bandhavgarh, Tadoba & Panna. by Prashant S.
Tiger Safari India Guide: Beyond Tigers in Bandhavgarh, Tadoba & Panna Read Post »
Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh lost every one of its tigers by 2009. Tigers were brought back from other reserves, and today Panna is one of the great conservation comebacks in India, with open dry forest, the Ken River gorge and far fewer jeeps than the famous parks. On our April visit we saw
Panna Tiger Reserve Safari Guide: Gates, Booking, Best Time, Ken River and How to Reach Read Post »
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