A Jungle Whodunit!
Red-wattled Lapwing, Kabini If you’re holidaying in Kabini, and have settled down on a hammock with your favourite murder mystery, the...
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Oct 10, 2012
Cackler on the Roof!
Malabar Grey Hornbill, Coorg If you’re humming to yourself, strolling through the coffee-scented backwoods of Coorg, and hear a maniacal...
Sep 12, 2012
The great British naturalist, George Montagu, gave it his name. Can you give it a title?
Montagu's Harrier, Coorg - War movie buffs and air force acolytes who know their Falcons from their Nighthawks will always have a soft...
Aug 8, 2012
The Hayabusa Ver 1.0!
Peregrine Falcon, Kabini - For all you bike aficionados, we don’t have to spell it out. The iconic Hayabusa is quite simply, the top dog...
Jul 25, 2012
Beware of Pickpockets!
Brahminy Kite, Kabini - Remember those mug shots at police stations and public gatherings, warning us to watch out for malcontents?...
Jul 11, 2012
The Sky Diver of Kabini!
Little Grebe, Kabini - He’s a bird. But someone forgot to tell him that. For, the Little Grebe prefers to cruise well below where other...
Jun 27, 2012
The Next Big Bollywood Musician!
Oriental Magpie-Robin, Coorg - We all know what it took some of our reigning deities to arrive on the Bollywood music scene: a little...
May 23, 2012
Sirsasana Ver 2.0!
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Coorg - What do you call someone who hangs around upside down, and prefers to descend a tree, head first? Is...
Apr 18, 2012
The Dark Knight of Kabini!
Black Drongo, Kabini - If you were to call someone a ‘Drongo’ on a visit to Australia, be prepared to either show a clean pair of heels...
Apr 4, 2012
No Red-eye Correction!
Black-shouldered Kite, Kabini - For a photo-essay that celebrates the finest in nature photography, the viewers may be forgiven for...
Mar 21, 2012
Country Blues!
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Coorg - When you meander along the wooded backstreets of Coorg, there’s one genre of music that’ll serenade...
Mar 7, 2012
An Echo in the Woods!
Common Myna, Coorg - If the sheer beauty of Coorg moves you to poetry, and you feel like spouting a few verses aloud when you think...
Feb 8, 2012
The Tipplers Hangout!
Vernal Hanging Parrot, Coorg - There aren’t too many places where junior citizens can wet their beaks, but if you’re suitably small...
Jan 25, 2012
The Chuckling Assassin of Coorg!
White-throated Kingfisher, Coorg - He’s very successful at his vocation, but the White-throated Kingfisher of Coorg is definitely not one...
Dec 28, 2011
No Fly Zone!
Asian Paradise-flycatcher, Kabini Whether you’re part of the Dragonfly Squadron, the Butterfly Command, or the Bug & Beetle Corps, you’d...
Nov 30, 2011
The Polyglot Policeman of Coorg!
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Coorg - You hear a Babbler issuing a shrill warning from behind a bush. Then you hear the sudden alarm...
Nov 16, 2011
The Kabini Talon Hunt
Osprey, Kabini - In this age of reality shows and talent hunts, there’s somebody who’ll fly away with all the honours if there was to be...
Oct 19, 2011
The Kabini Waste Disposal Corporation
Long-billed Vulture, Kabini - In the grasslands of Kabini, which boast some of the world’s largest concentration of herbivores and their...
Oct 5, 2011
The Tuneful Thief of Coorg
Scaly-breasted Munia, Coorg - He’s small, cheerful, and is known to be a good singer, often humming a gentle tune under his breath as he...
Aug 24, 2011
Yet Another Fishermans Tale
Common Kingfisher, Coorg - Most of us landlubbers, would love the idea of slipping into our trunks and plunging into a pristine pool as...
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