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Yearly Archives: 2014

Yellow-Wattled Lapwings (Vanellus malabaricus) versus the Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa)!

It was late evening and I was hiding behind a bush and observing the Yellow-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) nest in the grasslands. All of a sudden I could hear a Lapwing calling out loudly and in a few seconds I could hear the sounds of wings flapping and more Lapwings calling out. Hence, out of…

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December 17, 2014
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Birds of chennai

The Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) will make your eyes roll!

As I was driving my bike along the East Coast Road, a sudden flash of bright blue caught my attention and my eyes rolled to follow the blue flash of light. If you’re wondering what it was,it was the Common Indian Roller, such a beautiful bird which is calm, shy and when approached flashes its…

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November 1, 2014
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Confused common indian toad

The confused Common Indian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

It was past ten and the rainforest was filled with silence with the mist covering it completely and making visibility to only few meters. I was walking along the path of the grassland to see the great gathering of the Common Indian Toad but I was taken aback as there was very little visibility. Venturing…

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October 2, 2014
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Leech riding Pit Viper

The Leech which rode the Malabar Pit Viper (Trimeresurus Malabaricus)

The sight of a Pit Viper moving actively on the ground caught my eyes. The Malabar Pit Viper (Trimeresurus Malabaricus) is an ambush hunter and I was surprised to see it on the ground foraging and hence I decided to follow it closely to see in which direction it is heading. The pit viper slowly…

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September 13, 2014
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Rhacophorus malabaricus choking pit viper

A lesson learnt from the great Rhacophorus Malabaricus (Malabar Gliding Frog)

The stage had been already set by the Pit Viper in a small well where the Malabar Gliding Frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) descends and call out to find his mate. The Pit Viper had taken his place on a stick lying inside the well, with which the female Malabar Gliding Frog descended to the calling males…

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August 23, 2014
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Ophiophagus Hannah

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah ) – Indeed he is called the king of snakes!

May 30, 2014
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Tree Toad

Communal Breeding of Malabar Tree Toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus)

May 26, 2014
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Flamingoes in Pallikaranai

The Pink Beauty has arrived at the Pallikaranai wetland!

February 18, 2014
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In search of the King in Agumbe – Cherrapunji of South India!

February 10, 2014
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Worlds Largest Crocodile

JAWS 3 In Chennai?? The World’s Largest Saltwater Croc in Captivity!

February 3, 2014
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