Birding in Hong Kong: One flu over Victoria Park
In flu-fearing Hong Kong, Victoria Park is perhaps the sole isle for anyone who cares for a spot of garden birding.
Birding notes from Melbourne, Australia
It wasn’t a day fit for birding, but even on such a dull day Melbourne had plenty to offer to a jet-lagged birder on a lightning first-time visit to Australia.
April Fooled: A drongo’s spot of bother!
The thin line between beautification and photo-manipulation can get troublesome… if the culprit manipulates the vital evidence!
Encounter: White Storks wintering in Polachira
In the Polachira wetlands of Kollam, southern Kerala, the sight of a White Stork, a winter visitor increasingly hard to come by in the subcontinent, fills the mind with memories seen and imagined
Encounter: The Bald Eagle, America’s most majestic raptor
A lucky and rewarding encounter with the Bald Eagle, one of the enduring symbols of America, in Maryland’s Conowingo Dam
Encounter: The Sacred Grove at Oorani
The sacred grove at Oorani is the last stand of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests — a postage stamp-sized green patch in the middle of insipid featureless coastal plain dotted with coconut plantations. It does not exactly draw your attention. That, however, would be a huge miss.
Where Eagles Dare – Download the November wallpaper!
This magnificent Crested Serpent Eagle in flight is our November wallpaper. Download and share!
Hurricane Sandy, Landscape Redesigner
From New Castle, Delaware, an eerie ‘watercolour’ of Hurricane Sandy the landscape artist with a sense of humour. Exclusive Photos.
Miaow! Hiss! Download the October wallpaper
It’s Wildlife Weekend. Download this Cat Snake, our October calendar-wallpaper, for your desktop and iPad!
Encounter: Rhododendron, sentinel of the highlands
Never mind its cough-syrupy taste, or its tongue-twister of a name, a Rhododendron in flower is inspiration enough to walk the Himalaya, or the Nilgiris
Birds Bizarre: Revenge of the Plum-headed Parakeets?
The sky swarmed with hundreds of Plum-headed Parakeets, uncommon visitors to Punchakkari’s wetland habitat
September is here, download the wallpaper!
September fluttered in a tad late for us Ogres. But there’s more than 20 days left to enjoy this wallpaper. Download and share.
