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Encounter, Primates, Sandy1 Comment

In the kingdom of the Lion-tailed Macaque

December 23, 2011April 12, 2016 Sandy

In Valparai the endangered Lion-tailed Macaque inhabits tracts of dense evergreen forest hemmed in by tea plantations. It lives, literally and alarmingly, on the edge. Here are memories of a brief but illumining encounter with these fascinating primates
Continue reading In the kingdom of the Lion-tailed Macaque

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The Bicoloured Frog’s Wedding Suit

October 19, 2011January 5, 2015 SR

Here was the Bicoloured Frog again, dressed for its wedding party. Continue reading The Bicoloured Frog’s Wedding Suit

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Encounter: The Rufous-tailed Shrike

July 26, 2011June 15, 2015 SR

Often, the stupidest questions elicit the most enlightening answers. Such was my initiation to the little featherball known as the Rufous-tailed Shrike Continue reading Encounter: The Rufous-tailed Shrike

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Encounter: Whining for a Vine Snake

July 8, 2011April 7, 2020 Arun

For three days we roamed Agumbe despairing that no snake had slithered across our path. And then we had a stroke of Last Day’s Luck! Continue reading Encounter: Whining for a Vine Snake

Agumbe Diaries, Beej, Invertebrates1 Comment

Monsoon Mating Mania

July 5, 2011April 7, 2020 Beej

Monsoon in top gear is a season for an unabashed green orgy, and we voyeuristic Green Ogres clicked away shamelessly. So much for the birds and bees… Continue reading Monsoon Mating Mania

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Stream Glory

Encounter: Stream Glory, a dazzling tropical damselfly

June 6, 2011July 1, 2014 Sandy

A day of tired wandering in a forest ends with an intimate rendezvous with a stunning damselfly – the Stream Glory. It’s often the little things in life that give you the biggest highs Continue reading Encounter: Stream Glory, a dazzling tropical damselfly

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Bugun Liocichla. Photo: Rajneesh Suvarna

Encounter: Bugun Liocichla, India’s newest bird discovery

March 21, 2011December 29, 2015 SR

As we headed out of Guwahati airport towards Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, the Bugun Liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum) was on our minds. Though none of us mentioned it (since no one wanted to be thought of as a twitcher), … Continue reading Encounter: Bugun Liocichla, India’s newest bird discovery

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Encounter – The Himalayan Monal

October 13, 2009March 9, 2015 Beej

Even a peacock must bow to this unchallenged monarch of mountain fowls, the majestic Himalayan Monal Continue reading Encounter – The Himalayan Monal

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