During my boat safari at Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, we ventured out into the Bay of Bengal for a short while before heading back into the mangroves. The waters were very choppy and it was quite a roller-coaster ride. As the boat braved the waves, we could see small fish leaping out of the water to escape the boat. We came across a group of Western Reef...
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When I received an invitation to speak at the TEDx conference at Kakinada, I was secretly thrilled for another reason. I had been nurturing a desire to visit Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary near Kakinada for some time now. So I packed my bags and landed at Rajahmundry Airport a few days before the conference. Rajahmundry airport is the smallest that I have ever...
Learn MoreA walk through the rainforest at night is an experience to cherish. The darkness around you, with the huge trees, creates a certain mystery. Drops of water falling from the canopy add their melody. So do the manifold crickets, frogs and other species that call this their home. A couple of days ago, the night trail at Agumbe held a more silent surprise. We came across a...
Learn MoreA break between 2 trips to Ladakh gave me the opportunity to visit Tal Chapar (yet again ) for a couple of days this July. Being summer, I hardly anticipated any lifers. As we drove into the park, the first thing I noticed was that the rollers were all-blue in color. Mr.S.S.Poonia (Range Forest Officer at Tal Chapar) had kept a surprise handy. European Roller – a...
Learn MoreRiver Zuari is the largest river in Goa. It originates in the Western Ghats and flows into the Arabian Sea near Vasco, covering a distance of 34km. We set off one November morning from the harbor at Cortalim looking for birds along this river. Our first encounter was with the Greater Crested Terns resting upon wooden logs in the harbor. They seemed to consider humans as...
Learn MoreWhen I visited Agumbe the first time, the rains were incessant and we hardly saw any winged wonders. So, on my second visit last year, it was a surprise when the sun peeked in through the clouds now and then. The place came alive with butterflies fluttering from one flowering plant to the next and birds calling all over the place. The bigger butterflies were the ones...
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