Birds tagged posts

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...

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...

Farewells can almost always be bitter sweet. A long time colleague just resigned. As is the custom, we planned an offsite farewell for him. The place chosen was Dudhwa National Park- primarily because we have been to Corbett so many times. The other thing that worked in Dudhwa’s favour was that it is home to the Great Indian Rhino. We have done umpteen safaris as a team, and the tiger has proven to be elusive except just once. So with high spirits, we set off on the 400+ km journey to Dudhwa.

The route we took

The drive to Dudhwa from Noida is a long, mundane drive but the company of colleagues and friendly banter kept the josh high for most of the drive...