A Malabar Giant Squirrel, a distinctive two-toned mammal endemic to the Western Ghats, pauses on a tree branch. These wary and shy creatures are difficult to spot, preferring to flatten themselves against a trunk rather than give themselves away through sudden movement. They are capable, however, of jumping up to six meters - and still… Continue reading Squirrel on the Scent
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Vernal
Vernal hanging parrots streak across the forests in emerald shards.
The Wagtail Waits
The yellow wagtail pauses on parallel wire, looks back with keen eye at the hills behind. His shaking stills momentarily, as if he holds his breath for something to emerge out of the sinking light.
Moss in the Afternoons
The afternoon sunlight dapples moss in a forest in the Western Ghats.
Morning in the Ghats
Mornings in the Ghats are an exercise in pastel.
Seven Days, Seven Photographs: Sunset in the Ghats
On the extraordinary peacefulness of sunset in the Ghats.
Gaur Among Tea
An Indian gaur, the largest bovine in the world, stands among tea fields.
Tales of Shieldtails
Shieldtails are perhaps one of the strangest - and most important - creatures of the Ghats.
The Night Roads
We ride the night roads looking for leopards: our hearts in our mouths, our minds lost to the dark, wind humming in our ears, whispering songs of eyes and the hunt, our lights ever stalking the black. At night, the forest comes alive in ways one cannot see in the whiteness of day. You swing… Continue reading The Night Roads
Painted Bush-Quail
Some meditations on photography and what it means to capture something.
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