Monthly Archives December 2024

Birding and Photography on Christmas!

Ever since I had gone birding at Sundarban, I had been wanting and waiting to do it again. I had been brooding over this for a while and I finally bit the bullet – I purchased a Canon 400 mm f/5.6 lens to pair with my 2013 Canon EOS 70D to photograph birds and wildlife. I already had the excellent Zeiss Terra ED 10×42 binoculars for observing birds and wildlife. The recent lens purchase made the itch to go birding even more persistent. So when the Christmas holiday arrived, it presented a perfect opportunity to visit the Okhla Bird Sanctuary in Noida. It is a good time of the year to visit the sanctuary as it is usually teeming with winter migrants at this time of the year. I requested the company of a friend and a fellow nature enthusiast who graciously agreed...

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Trip Report : Sundarbans

It has been a while since I have posted here. The instant gratification that posting a picture on instagram brings can be blamed for that :). However, that gratification is fleeting at best and here I am – back to long form expression.

The gang at work had been itching for a trip. The hybrid/remote work paradigm also means that such trips with the team are a great opportunity to get to know each other well (or at least better). We had previously done short distance trips together but this was the first time many of us would travel long distance together and that too on a train. Train journeys evoke fond nostalgia for most of us. The hum-drum of corporate life had ensured that most of us hadn’t been a on a long train journey in years...

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