It was early winter. The guests staying at the River Tern Lodge had just left for a drive into the jungle. They were very keen on trying their luck with the larger denizens of the jungle. I stayed behind at…
Sun Spider
It was way back during the late eighties, perhaps 1988 that I saw this little creature called the Sun Spider scurrying just outside the forest guest house in Tamil Nadu. I followed it with the help of a torch before…
The mynas and the babbler
The location : Kabini River Lodge (a unit of Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd.) Being the month of March, the forests were dry, the trees almost leafless. And, I had decided to go on a safari to see if I…
Ashy Prinia
As someone who had been recently introduced to this fascinating hobby of birdwatching, one of the first birds that I got familiar with was the Ashy Prinia. We had moved into a newly built house on the outskirts of the…
Preying Spiders
Monsoons breathe new life into the landscape. The dry landscape suddenly becomes a vibrant green. The countryside that was hitherto seemingly dull, dreary, dry and bereft of any life suddenly seems to be buzzing with activity. Plants are in various…