Santosh Rajus
20 years back Velachery was rich in life; I still remember growing as a child looking at Cobras, Rat Snakes, fishes and a lot of birds. There were hardly a few houses and the Pallikaranai marshland, which stretched to about 14,000 acres, was also part of it. During the laying of the metro railway tracks,…
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…
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…
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…
