Tag Archives: birds
Bhutan Birding Diaries – Part IV
The final post from the Bhutan birding diaries. The list of birds, as you will read below, just got better!! In my previous post I’d mentioned about the return journey to Paro from Jakar. We would be breaking the journey … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas
Tagged 2013, bhutan, birding, birds, eastern himalayas, hills, himalayas, indian subcontinent, nature, Pheasants, Satyr Tragopan, travel, vacation, wildlife
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Bhutan Birding Diaries – Part III
The birding diaries continue on. Taking up from where I left off in my previous post, the highlight of this post is the birding heaven in Central Bhutan which will always remain memorable. I am talking about Trongsa and its … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas
Tagged 2013, bhutan, birding, birds, bumthang, central bhutan, eastern himalayas, hills, himalayas, indian subcontinent, jakar, nature, travel, trongsa, vacation, wildlife
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Bhutan Birding Diaries – Part II
The second post from the birding diaries from an awesome trip to Druk Yul aka the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Continuing from where I left off in my previous post, the next place on the itinerary was Punakha. Punakha … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas
Tagged 2013, bhutan, birding, birds, eastern himalayas, hills, himalayas, indian subcontinent, jigme dorji national park, jigme dorji NP, nature, pele la, punakha, travel, vacation, wildlife
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Bhutan Birding Diaries – Part I
A memorable two week long trip, in the second week of May 2013, to the land of the thunder dragon. There was a surprise awaiting us at every turn literally. Some days it just rained birds! There were lifers as … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas
Tagged 2013, bhutan, birding, birds, dochu la, eastern himalayas, hills, himalayas, indian subcontinent, lamperi, nature, royal botanical garden of bhutan, thimphu, travel, vacation, wildlife
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Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Lakkavalli
Another post on one of the forests of Karnataka. This time its Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary at Lakkavalli near Shimoga. We spent 3 days there in September of 2010. This sanctuary is a Tiger Reserve and the forest is very dense. … Continue reading
Posted in Bangalore and around, Karnataka
Tagged 2010, bhadra, birding, birds, forest, JLR, karnataka, lakkavalli, nature, peace, river tern, safari, serene, tiger safari, water body, wildlife
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Chikmagalur
A post on a long weekend trip to the land of Coffee. Located amidst lush green hills is the district of Chikmagalur (which literally translates to the younger daughter’s town) in Karnataka. We spent 3 wonderful days here in december … Continue reading
Posted in Bangalore and around, Karnataka
Tagged 2012, birds, chikmagalur, coffee, estate, hills, homestay, jakkanahalli, karnataka, malenadu, malnad, nature, peace, serene, travel, vacation
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Birds of Nandi Hills
A place which I have begun to love quite a bit and started spending few hours at almost every other weekend this year. The charm of this place for me lies in its unique avifauna. At a stone’s throw near … Continue reading
Posted in Bangalore and around, Karnataka
Tagged bangalore, beautiful birds, birding, birds, hills, karnataka, nandi hills, nandidurg, nature
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Auroville
A post on a short duration road trip that we did in April of 2012. We had planned a last-minute getaway in Auroville near Pondicherry and had to go to Chennai later for a friend’s wedding. Journey On a Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
Tagged 2012, auroville, birding, birds, nature, pondicherry, roadtrip, tamilnadu, travel
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Shettihalli
A post on a weekend outing to a place which had been on my wish-list for a reasonable amount of time. A monument that has withstood the ravages of time. That is the Rosary Church at Shettihalli! It stays submerged … Continue reading
Posted in Bangalore and around, Karnataka
Tagged 2012, birds, church, gorur, gothic, hassan district, hemavathi, karnataka, reservoir, rosary church, ruins, serene, shettihalli, shettihalli church, shettyhally, shettyhally church, water body
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Kumaon Birding Diaries – Pangot and Around
The second post on birding in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand state. This time it was Pangot, Binayak and Timlapani which are beyond Nainital and nestled high up in the hills. This one day trip led us to some amazing places … Continue reading
Posted in Himalayas, Uttarakhand
Tagged 2012, binayak, birding, birds, hills, kilbury, kumaon, nainital, nature, pangot, timlapani, uttarakhand
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