Last year, Bird Life International confirmed the extinction of 8 species of birds, the first in this decade. They include… Read more A Power Struggle
Category: Travel
Using the foreground
When we think of good images in photography, outside the subject itself and the composition, a lot of emphasis is… Read more Using the foreground
A weightlifting champion
We have all heard this one about ants – that they can lift more than 50 times their body-weight, equivalent… Read more A weightlifting champion
They fly because they can
Bird fly. And they fly. They fly when they wish to fly. And sometimes when they don’t. They fly when… Read more They fly because they can
A Galaxy of Stars
The stars have always fascinated us and it is a fascination has been hard-wired into our brains, I reckon. Every… Read more A Galaxy of Stars
What’s in a name?
A few days back I came across this lovely creature for the first time, Trapelus agilis or the Brilliant Ground… Read more What’s in a name?
Blowing in the wind
So, here I am, in the Jaisalmer district, standing in the middle of one of the largest, operational onshore wind-farms… Read more Blowing in the wind
Sounds of a Himalayan dawn
One of the pleasures of waking up before sun-rise, esp. in the mountain-forests of Himalayas, are the delightful sounds of… Read more Sounds of a Himalayan dawn
of photographs and memories
Generally speaking, I have an awful memory for specifics. I hardly remember what I wore this morning or instructions that… Read more of photographs and memories
’tis the frame that maketh the image
This female White-browed Rosefinch was busy destroying the flower (wonder which one this is) to smithereens (towards what purpose I… Read more ’tis the frame that maketh the image
Of birds, birdies and biryanis 