Tyrshi Falls, Meghalaya

Tyrshi Falls, Meghalaya

Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India There are countless small and large waterfalls in Meghalaya. Some stunning beyond description and impossible to miss, except…


A waterfall in Lumwahnai, Meghalaya

A waterfall in Lumwahnai, Meghalaya

There are so many waterfalls in Meghalaya that I wondered if mega refers to numbers of rapids and waterfalls. Only the largest and most accessible waterfalls…


Kynrem falls, Meghalaya

Kynrem falls, Meghalaya

One might think it is a bad idea visiting the wettest place on earth during the monsoon, but this is the time when all the hidden waterfalls reveal themselves…


Tinalandia Leptidoptera 04

Tinalandia Leptidoptera 04

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Tinalandia Leptidoptera 03

Tinalandia Leptidoptera 03

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Tinalandia Leptidoptera 02

Tinalandia Leptidoptera 02

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Tinalandia Leptidoptera 01

Tinalandia Leptidoptera 01

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Masked Water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta)

Masked Water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta)

I was enjoying the effortless dancing across the leaves of the water lilies in search of insects. When it reached this particular water-filled leaf, it found…


Choco Trogon (Trogon comptus)

Choco Trogon (Trogon comptus)

Even though the trogons are quite large and colorful, they are not easy to see unless they take to the wings. They can sit for a very long time just looking…


One-colored becard (Platypsaris validus)

One-colored becard (Platypsaris validus)

This is a female one-colored becard (a tyrant flycatcher) - the male is almost black. Unfurtunately I was unable to photograph it during my stay here at…