Witnessing the mysteries of Madhya Pradesh’s jungles

In the second half of June, I travelled with Pugdundee Safaries through the wilderness of Madhya Pradesh, seeing life in the jungles and witnessing some fairy-tale-like events unfold in front of my eyes.

Satpura National ParkIt was dark when I arrived in Satpura. I couldn’t see much, but the absence of cellphone networks gave me hint of what I should expect. The next morning, we headed out when it was still dark, depriving me of the details of the place where I was staying. There were words spoken previous night–about a jamun tree, the river waters that surrounded us and the animals that roamed the region. They would have to wait for the afternoon until I came back from our sortie into the protected areas of Satpura National Park.

The onset of monsoons and the eruption of life

Light seeped in from the sky as we waited at the office of the forest-department for our permits. A long ribbon of glint on earth revealed the backwaters of Tawa River that flowed between us and the park. Beyond, the land rose quickly to form the hills of Satpura Ranges, now covered in tender greenery that had erupted after the first rains of the season. The skies were decorated with patches of clouds and the ground was moist with the night’s precipitation. Monsoon had imprinted its signature, assertively declaring the end of summer and rekindling  the fecundity of the forest.


Ten Minutes of a Black Kite’s Life

I went out early in the morning yesterday and came back with this and the pictures below of a black kite getting ready for its day.

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black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite

black kite


Wildlife Photography Tour to Kutch – India’s Wild West

Pink hues of flamingos, flocks of cranes taking off, mighty eagles waiting for the meal of the day, pelicans with their large beaks swimming gracefully with the much smaller ducks, harriers flying gracefully over the grasslands, herds of Wild Asses running in the vast desert, and foxes scuttling away with food for their playful kids. Welcome to India’s Western-most wilderness – Rann of Kutch.

Join Darter Photography this December on “Wild Wild West – Wildlife Photography Tour of Kutch”. The various habitats of Little and Greater Rann of Kutch offer almost endless opportunities to watch and photograph wildlife.

Tour Dates

Start date: 24th December, 2011 (Saturday) morning at Ahmedabad
End Date: 1st January, 2012 (Sunday) morning at Bhuj

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See full details and registration information at Wildlife Photography Tour to Kutch.