Red necked falcon

Tryst with the Red necked falcon

Red necked falcon (Falco chicquera) is a relatively small but a powerful bird of prey in the falcon family. This bird quite stands out with its chestnut, red coloured crown and nape. The moustachial stripe and the bright yellow ring around its eye are very distinct too. There are known to be two disconnected populations of Red necked falcons, one in India and the other in Africa. The Indian subspecies (Falco chicquera chicquera) is found across the plains of the Indian Subcontinent....

November 7, 2022 · 5 min · Santhosh Krishnamoorthy
Bottle nosed dolphin

A tete-a-tete with the Bottlenose dolphins

Dolphins, are NOT FISH, a common misconception. They are highly intelligent and charismatic marine mammals. Bottlenose dolphins, the ones you see in the images here, belong to the genus Tursiops and are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of Oceanic dolphins. They are widespread, inhabiting the warm and temperate waters worldwide. There are 3 distinct species of Bottlenose dolphins found across the world. The Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) and the Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis)....

March 27, 2021 · 5 min · Santhosh Krishnamoorthy
King of the Mangroves

Video - The Mystical Sundarbans

Sundarbans - A place that elicits a variety of emotions in people who have heard many stories about the place and haven’t yet had a chance to visit. Stories that evoke fear, mystery, shock, surprise, amazement and magnificence among others. My tour to the place in November of 2019 was unbelievable to say the least. The things that I and my group experienced are very hard to come by in the natural world....

January 11, 2021 · 1 min · Santhosh Krishnamoorthy