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Times Passion Trail - 1 I had the honor and good fortune to participate in a “Wildlife and Bird Photography Expedition”, known as Times Passion Trail in February 2018.  This was organized by the popular English daily newspaper, The Times of India.  This was from February 18th to February 24th, 2018.  The expedition was across five dream destinations for wildlife and birding enthusiasts; Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary Little Rann of Kutch Nalsarovar Velavadar...

Times Passion Trail, Day - 2 Day 2: The Little Rann of Kutch (LRK)   The second day began very early.  We left Ahmedabad downtown, around 5.30 am in our cavalcade of Innovas.  We had our packed breakfast on our way so that we could reach as early as possible.  We reached our resort at Bajana at about 8 am, grabbed a quick cup of tea,...

Pelicans……..in India and elsewhere Pelicanus spp. It was in high school or the first year of undergraduate studies, that I first came across ‘Pelicans ‘in my Biology class. They are large water birds which are characterized by a very long beak, the lower mandible of which is modified into a large throat pouch. This is used for catching prey and draining the water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing....

Aditi’s Bird Registry Please click the hyperlinks to access each bird. Accenters Alpine Accenter Black-throated Accenter Rufous-breasted Accenter Ashy Prinia Ashy Woodswallow Asian Koel Babblers Common Babbler Barbets Brown-headed Barbet Coppersmith Barbet Great Barbet Bee-eaters Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Green Bee-eater Rufous-headed Bee-eater Black-winged Stilt Bulbul Eastern Yellow-vented Bulbul Himalayan Bulbul Red-vented Bulbul Red-whiskered Bulbul...

Times Passion Trail - Day 3: Nal Sarovar   I had already been to Nal Sarovar about three years ago.  The earlier trip, spread over two sessions at Nal Sarovar and Vadla dam, fetched me wonderful pictures of several dozens of birds, almost 80% of which were lifers!  However, I was equally excited to visit the place once again. Nal Sarovar bird sanctuary consists of a beautiful lake and ambient...

  A LEISURELY AFTERNOON ON THE POOVAR BACKWATERS.   It was a pleasant afternoon in the middle of December.  I was on a short visit to Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram.  Knowing my passion for bird-watching, the cab driver suggested that I visit Poovar backwaters.....he said, 'I am sure, you would love it madam'! With nothing to lose, I thought, I would give it a go. ...

Birding @ Kumbhargaon-Bhigwan   We had been to Kolhapur and Tuljapur, in the first week of June 2023, to take "Darshan" of Goddesses "Ambabai" and "Tuljabhavani". A couple of days before we started, we thought of visiting Bhigwan for some birding.  We asked one of our friends, a proficient birder, Mr. Saurabh Dhanorkar, if he could suggest someone who could help us.  He promptly suggested to contact Mr. Sandip...

Welcome 2025 I Express My Sincere Gratitude to All The Birds In This New Year Greeting For Letting Me Capture Them In My Camera! I herewith Wish You All a Very Happy, Healthy, Peaceful, & Green 2025. Aditi Deshpande January 01, 2025