Agumbe Monsoon: how water transforms the landscape

August 15, 2017

Monsoon takes on a whole new meaning when you find yourself in the highest rainfall zone of the Western Ghats (also the second highest rainfall zone in India). Agumbe, a […]

The Avian Predator

August 01, 2017

Bhadra Tiger Reserve lies in the Western Ghats, which is a bio-diversity hot spot, with rich flora and fauna. It is also my place of work. I am very keen […]

“Enu Sahebre!”

August 01, 2017

I studied Racket-tailed Drongos’ vocal behaviour for my PhD from the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. My field work was in the Biligirirangan Hills, now the […]

Larks of Karnataka

July 15, 2017

Alaudidae. A name that is derived from the Celtic word Alauda (according to the Roman naturalist and philosopher Pliny the Elder). Alauda translates to “great sound” in that language. An […]

River Terns of Bhadra

July 15, 2017

On a hot, sunny day in May, bathed in sweat, I watch the shimmering waters of the Bhadra reservoir. It’s hard to miss the cacophony of a thousand birds on […]

Ghats, Monsoon and Stream

July 15, 2017

It was August 2015, and Prasenjeet Yadav and I teamed up for a long drive through the Western Ghats. We both had a common goal: to see and photograph as […]

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