30 Jan 2020
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
As the name implies this species is endemic to Japan and exists nowhere else on earth. Just like most oft he other macaque species, the Japanese macaque is…
30 Jan 2020
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
As the name implies this species is endemic to Japan and exists nowhere else on earth. Just like most oft he other macaque species, the Japanese macaque is…
22 Apr 2018
Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
A very common species in India, and no exception in Corbett National Park, yet common does not mean to be ignored as there are many situations that are special…
22 Oct 2017
Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii)
I arrived in Principe just in time to enjoy the birds building nests or just in the early stages of incubation. I even followed a pair in the process of…
15 Apr 2017
Black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan Sunbirds are strikingly colorful, and you definitely get associations to the hummingbirds of the New World. Depending on the…
14 Apr 2017
Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus)
After an amazing morning I was moving on towards the next valley, but I did not get far before I encountered yet another exciting mammal – the third of the…
12 Apr 2017
Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
This mother and her very young offspring were winding down as the light of the setting sun was fading. I encountered this group as I too was winding down -…
11 Apr 2017
Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
Yesterday I passed this very spot, and had what I thought an amazing encounter with this group of langurs, preparing for the night. I was on my way back to the…
9 Apr 2017
Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
I wonder what these beautiful flowers taste like! Their scent is so sweet and draws you in, but they are rarely accessible to humans as they are high on the…
7 Apr 2017
Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Driving ever higher, seeing more and more frost from last night, together with larger and larger patches of snow, one might not expect to see such lavishly…