A Malabar Grey Hornbill as a silhouette, an Indian Pitta that stopped for four seconds, and a Crimson-backed Sunbird that never stopped at all — and what each one teaches you about photographing birds in the Western Ghats.
Hornbill, Pitta, Sunbird: Three Hard Birds of a Konkan Monsoon Morning Read Post »
The most photographed birds of my Sindhudurg trip were on the verandah, not in the forest. Wire-tailed Swallows, how to identify them, why they nest on houses, and how to live with them.
Wire-tailed Swallows on the Verandah: The Birds That Live in Konkan Houses Read Post »
Everyone at Bhigwan takes the boat. Forty minutes away the Kadbanwadi grassland holds Indian Fox, Chinkara, harrier roosts and sandgrouse — and almost nobody goes.
Kadbanwadi Grassland: The Half of Bhigwan Nobody Visits Read Post »
What it is really like to stay at Vanoshi Forest Homestay in Sindhudurg during the monsoon: the rooms, the food, the birding on the doorstep, the leeches and the rain.
Vanoshi Forest Homestay, Sindhudurg: An Honest Review Read Post »
Bandhavgarh did not always have wild elephants. Where the herds came from, how to tell them from departmental elephants, when to look and how to stay safe.
Spray marks, scrapes, claw rakes and droppings. The four signs a tiger leaves, why it leaves them, and how guides read them to find tigers at Bandhavgarh.
How Tigers Mark Territory: Signs to Look For on Safari Read Post »
The Atlas moth has a 24 cm wingspan, snake-head wingtips and no working mouth. Size, lifespan, the mimicry on its wings and where to see one in India.
Two common Indian prinias that are easy to confuse. Head colour, wing panel, breast band and tail length compared, with photographs of both from Sindhudurg.
Ashy Prinia vs Grey-breasted Prinia: How to Tell Them Apart Read Post »
How to identify the Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, what it really eats, and the trick it uses to remove venom before swallowing a bee. With photographs from Sindhudurg.
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: How It Hunts and Handles a Sting Read Post »
Why the Asian Openbill has a gap in its beak, how it eats snails, where its nesting colonies are at Tadoba, and how to tell it from other Indian storks.
Asian Openbill Stork at Tadoba: The Bird With a Gap in Its Beak Read Post »
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