Yearly Archives: 2017

Urban wildlife

There are wild creatures living among us. Perhaps a hundred feet away from that road you take when going to office. Or on a tree 20 feet  from your house. I stay in East Bangalore, and can reach the city outskirts after a 10 minute drive. After a tiring day, I often do short 20-25 [...]

2023-09-16T16:45:03+05:30May 29th, 2017|Categories: Photography|Tags: , , |

3000 km winter roadtrip to Satpura National Park – Part 2

This is part 2 of the December roadtrip to Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. It was a hectic 4 nights trip, covering a distance of 3000 km. On the first night, during a night safari, I had encountered a leopard over a cow kill in the buffer zone. The next morning I had a [...]

2023-09-21T00:35:03+05:30April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , |

Lion-tailed macaques of Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu

One afternoon I found myself driving from the Nilgiris to Anamalai Tiger Reserve. I was on a quest to frame the reclusive lion-tailed macaques through my lens. This 'Old World Monkey' isn't just another primate; it's an endangered species, its silver mane reminiscent of a regal lion. LTMs have been fighting for survival in just [...]

2023-09-20T22:27:56+05:30March 15th, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: , , , , |

3000 km winter roadtrip to Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh – Part 1

December's chill was in the air, it was just a few days before Christmas. Bangalore bustled with its usual energy, but a sense of restlessness settled in me, a longing to break away from the urban chaos. Securing a brief respite from work – the 24th and 26th of December – I realized I had [...]

2023-09-20T21:36:01+05:30February 15th, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , |

A 4,000 km roadtrip to Nagzira, Tadoba, and Satpura – Part 3, Satpura Tiger Reserve

I was on a cross-country wildlife roadtrip with old friends, and had visited Nagzira Sanctuary and Tadoba National Park. Now it was time to head to Satpura Tiger Reserve (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satpura_Tiger_Reserve) in Madhya Pradesh. Part 1 of this wildlife travelogue covering Nagzira is here: https://nilanjanray.in/2016/08/a-4000-km-roadtrip-to-nagzira-tadoba-and-satpura-part-1-nagzira-sanctuary/ Part 2 covering Tadoba National Park is here: https://nilanjanray.in/2016/10/a-4000-km-roadtrip-to-nagzira-tadoba-and-satpura-part-2-tadoba-national-park/ The journey [...]

2023-10-12T13:22:37+05:30January 15th, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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