May 2011 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper
This month’s calendar is an image of misty mountains of Munnar. Download it in 1280×800 or 1024×768 for your desktop.
Site Updates
I was busy moving paintedstork.com to a new hosting service provider in the last few days. The migration is now complete. I have had some small difficulties during the migration, which caused paintedstork.com to be down for about two days in the last week. The problems are now resolved and things should work fine from now on. You may still find some minor problems or some error messages in parts of the site. If you encounter any such problems, I would be grateful if you can just leave a word here and let me know about it.
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Also, some of you who are subscribed on RSS to India Travel Blog may see some recent posts getting re-posted. This is a temporary problem during the migration and should not repeat again. Thanks for your patience and a special thanks to a lot of you who wrote to me about paintedstork.com being down for some time.
Announcing: His Majesty’s Court – A Photography Tour to Kanha National Park
Darter Photography Tours, a venture of professional photographers Shreeram MV and me, present our next photography tour “His Majesty’s Court – A photography tour of Kanha National Park”.
Photography Tour of Kanha National Park
Dates – June 04 to 08, 2011
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The vast sal forests of Kanha National Park are home to a great variety of wildlife – big and small. From big cats like the Tiger and the Leopard to hunting packs of Dholes (or Wild Dogs) to the very-localized Barasinghas to the vast congregations of Gaurs, these forests can throw surprises at every corner.
Kanha’s open secret lies in the vast grasslands within the park. These beautiful meadows become a widescreen theatre, showcasing Deer locking horns in a fight to supremacy, Peafowls dancing to attract mates, Barasighas grazing in small herds and, if we are lucky enough, a Tiger hunting its meal.
In the evenings, the waterholes in the grasslands where some water has still remained in the summer months attract a large assembly of animals walking in for a drink, where we can easily spot more than hundred mammals in single location. Get ready to travel with Darter Photography to this theatre of nature where each day brings you new sightings, activities and excitements.
Birdlife in the park is not to be forgotten too. Crested Serpent Eagles and Crested Hawk-Eagles can be seen hunting for prey. We will keep an eye for incredibly colourful Indian Pittas that are common in the park, but come out only in the evening hours. Racket-tailed Drongos with their long beautiful tails and Indian Rollers flying around colourfully offer many photographic opportunities. Spotting the golden eyes of the otherwise camouflaged Spotted and Jungle Owlets adds to the thrill.
See full details of the trip, images of Kanha and registration details at photography tour of Kanha.
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