We made a plan to visit Sinhagad valley and left home by 6:30 am. We reached valley and saw ‘Changeable Hawk Eagle’. The main attraction of this time was ofcourse, Paradise Flycatcher and we disbursed to take up the positions in the patch of the valley where these birds are ought to be found. The [...]
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Mulashi-Tamhini: off track, reverse monsoon & wildlife treat
Posted in Bird watching, Photography, Travelogue, Wildlife, tagged Around Pune, Bird watching, Birds, Chaatak, Clouds, Explore Pune, Fog, Greenery, Marathi-Chaatak, Monsoon, Mulashi, Mulashi sunrise, Paud, Pied Crested Cuckoo, Pirangut, Pirangut ghat, Pune, Rains, Rainy outing, Reverse monsoon, Road to heaven, Scarlet Minivet, Scarlet Minivet Female, Scarlet Minivet Male, Sunrise, Tamhini, Tamhini ghat, Waterfall, Wilde Cat, Wildlife on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Reverse monsoon (November rain) is not a pleasant thing anymore. Moreover as it was accompanied with storms, cyclone Phyan and what not. Rains made the days dull and lazy. Weekdays were spent in the office and then came weekend. My friend wanted to capture clouds/fog for time lapse in Mulashi-Tamhini and I decided to accompany [...]
Kopeshwar (Khidrapur)
Posted in Bird watching, Heritage Places, Photography, Travelogue, tagged "Heritage of India", "Lord Shankar", Around Kolhapur, Bird, Birds, Heritage, Ichalkaranji, Jaysingpur, Khidrapur, Kolhapur, Kopeshwar, Kurundwad, Lord Shiva, Miraj, Narsobachi Wadi, Sainik Takali, Shirol, Shiva linga, Shiva mandir, Shiva temple, Temple, Travel, Travelogue, wadi on October 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Some places appeal so much to your heart that you get an intense desire to visit them, Khidrapur is one of such places. I came to know about this place some half an year ago and was keen to visit. Each hectic visit to Kolhapur somehow didn’t allow me to do so and this fact [...]
Sunbirds & I…
Posted in Bird watching, Photography, Wildlife, tagged Bird, Bird Photography, Bird watching, Birding, Birds, Crimson Sunbird, India, Maharashtra, Pune, Purple Sunbird, Purple-rumped sunbird, Ratnagiri, Red Crimson Sunbird, Sunbird, Sunbird in Eclipse plumage, Sunbirds on August 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My fondness with sunbirds dates back to more than a decade or so. My home garden at Ratnagiri, houses many birds. Sunbirds are major among them. I still remember when I first noticed the Purple-rumped sunbird pair building their nest on our pomegranate tree branch. The couple was hard-working and busy building their sweet home. [...]
Interview on Boingbird
Posted in Bird watching, General, Interview, Photography, Travelogue, tagged Bird, Bird Photography, Bird watching, Birding, Birds, Boingbird, Interview, Ruhi, Ruhi Malgaonkar on June 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Many thanks to Michael for publishing my interview on BoingBird website!!! You can read it here – http://boingbirdtv.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/boingbird-talks-to-photographer-ruhi-malgaonkar-northern-mocking-bird-photo/ And also for picking up my ‘Barn Swallow’ snap as “Bird pic of the day!” I have also posted the same interview below – ******************************************************************************************************** Boingbird talks to photographer Ruhi Malgaonkar In an interview with Boingbird CEO [...]
La-Kā-Ki (or Model Colony) Lake
Posted in Bird watching, Travelogue, Wildlife, tagged Bird, Bird watching, Birds, Coots, India, La-Kā-Ki Lake, Lakaki Lake, Lake, Maharashtra, Migratory birds, Model Colony, Model Colony Lake, Model Colony Pune, Pune, SPotbill, Spotbill Duck, Water, Waterhen on May 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Every time I passed from Jagtap Dairy in Model Colony, this beautiful lake caught my attention. Finally one evening, I decided to go there and find it out. I bought the ticket and entered in the park. I was pleased to see beautifully developed park around the lake with walking track. Another attraction was obviously [...]
Sinhagad Valley – Birder’s Paradise
Posted in Bird watching, Travelogue, Wildlife, tagged "Crested Bunting", Around Pune, Ashy Prinia, Asian Paradies Flycatcher, Bird, Bird watching, Birding, Birds, Birer's Paradise, Black Drongo, Black-winged Kite, Blue napped Monarch flycatcher, Cattle Egret, Common Iora, Common Kingfisher, Crested Serpent Eagle, Dove, Eurasian Black bird, Fan-tailed Flycatcher, Golden fronted Leaf Bird, Green bee eater, Grey Babbler, India, Indian Robin, Jungle Babbler, Jungle Mynah, Jungle Prinia, Little Bee eater, Magpie Robin, Maharashtra, Marsh Harrier, Nature, Orange Headed Thrush, Oriental White-eye, Pied Crested Cuckoo, Pied Kingfisher, Pune, Purple Sunbird, Red Munia, Red vented Bulbul, Red whiskered Bulbul, Red-rumped Swallow, Red-throated Flycatcher, Scaly-breasted Munia, Sinhagad, Sinhagad Fort Valley, Sinhagad Valley, Small Minivet, Tailor bird, Ticklle’s Blue Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Ultra-marine Flycatcher, Valley, White-breasted Kingfisher, Yellow Sparrow on May 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I accompanied my friend to ‘Sinhagad valley’ on Saturday morning. I started from home at 5:30 AM and reached my friend’s place. Two more friends joined in and we all headed for the valley. ‘Sinhagad’ or ‘Sinhagad Fort’ valley is an amazing place for bird watching. In monsoon, there is a stream which flows by [...]
Ghorwadeshwar
Posted in Heritage Places, Travelogue, tagged "Crested Bunting", "Heritage of India", "Lord Shankar", Around Pune, घोरवडेश्वर, Bird, Birds, Bunting, Cave temple, Caves, Explore Pune, Ghorawadeshwar, Ghorwadeshwar, God, Hindu, India, Maharashtra, Mountain, Nature, Pune, Shiv, Shiva, Shivlinga, Temple. Heritage on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
‘Ghorwadeshwar’ (मराठी: घोरवडेश्वर) was on my mind since quite some time. Last Sunday, I visited this place with one of my friends. We got up early in the morning and drove to Ghorwadeshwar base. We parked our vehicle there and started climbing the mountain. To reach Ghorwadeshwar: Start from Pune and take old Pune-Mumbai highway. [...]
Fossil Rim Wildlife Centre
Posted in Travelogue, Wildlife, tagged Wildlife, Dallas, TX, US, Birds, Irving, Texas, Turkey vultures, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Fossil Rim, Wildlife Center, Animals, Wild animals, Deer, Wolves, Giraffe, Zebras, Antelopes, Rhinos, Ostrich, Emu, Bison, Eagle, Glen Rose, ocelot, blue-and-gold macaws, axis deer, axis fallow, calves, wildebeest, red deer, greater kudu, kudu, gazelle, balckbuck, Cranes, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Flycatcher, Cardinal on April 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Fossil Rim wildlife center was on my hot list since I came to know about it. Last weekend we decided to end this much-awaited wait. We made a plan and started at 9:30 AM for Glen Rose. The approx distance is around 65 miles from Irving. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is dedicated to conservation of [...]
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