Winter Birding

Explore the best destinations for winter birding in India. Discover rare species across Himalayas, Uttarakhand, Northeast and South India.

An amazing sight of Bishop Ranch area in the golden hours in one of Autumn days

BIRDING IN CALIFORNIA – TOP FOUR TRAILS FOR URBAN AND COASTAL WILDLIFE

Birding & Bird Photography, International Wildlife, Winter Birding /

Birding in California across seasons: California’s diverse habitats—wetlands, coastal waters, oak woodlands, and suburban nature preserves—offer birders an ever changing canvas across the seasons. From last spring through winter, I explored several remarkable birding hotspots across the Bay Are. Observed an exciting mix of resident and migratory species. Each location revealed its own rhythm of […]

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“Panoramic view of Nelliampathy hills under a bright blue sky, with distant village settlements visible from the mountaintop.”

My Encounter with the Malabar Great Hornbill in Nelliampathy

Birding & Bird Photography, Top Birding Locations, Winter Birding /

The Malabar Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) The Nelliampathy Hills woke before dawn, but it was the Malabar Great Hornbill that truly stirred the forest — first with the deep, rhythmic wingbeats that thumped through the canopy like distant drums, then with its unmistakable echoing calls rolling across the valleys in a wild, resonant chorus. For

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The featured image is Kalij phesant from Sattal

Whispers from the Himalayan Foothills – Birding in Sattal & Pangot

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UTTARAKHAND WINTER BIRDING Winter in Uttarakhand — especially Sattal and Pangot — is truly a painter’s palette for a wildlife photographer.The recent visit has gifted me one of the most fulfilling birding experiences of my journey so far. Nestled in the serene forests of Sattal and the enchanting oak-pine landscapes of Pangot, I witnessed a

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