neighborhood ibis

In this era of iPhones and iPads, watching these birds in the neighborhood (off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru) was… iBliss! Unlike other ibises in the region it is not very dependent on water and is often found in dry fields a good distance away from…

open air planetarium

Recently was in a place surrounded by hills with negligible light pollution and looked up at the night sky. It was really cold… but did not matter… the view was beyond a planetarium… of the truly spectacular view. After a while tried a few…

the fastest, stopping by

A neighbor off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, keenly observed an unusual looking bird and shared it with others. Who would’ve guessed what it was by the photo taken by a typical mobile camera of the bird which was quite far away. Photographer and naturalist Sushma…

evening walk

After a long time, had gone out really early morning just after sunrise, and just walked briskly for a few kms without any camera. This evening went with some others on the same route at sunset. This crow took off shortly after this pic…

a baby bat

Seems to be wondering… 😉 umm… what does this say…? echo location isn’t much help in reading… is this thing bat-safe? ok let me try it anyway… Came across this tiny baby bat almost motionless but slowly moving around. Had it fallen out of…