Monthly Archives: April 2014
Click on the pics to see them larger If you live in Goa then you know that April and May are the two most hot and humid months. 90% humidity makes everything disgustingly sticky. But if there’s one benefit to … Continue reading
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Average length: 6.5 inches Click on the pic to load it in high resolution Every year in June, when the heaviest rains hit Goa, an army of bullfrogs begins to call right behind my house. Their call, a … Continue reading
Click on the pics to load them in higher resolution The bizarre and highly camouflaged caterpillar!
Click on the pics to load them in high resolution Nilgiri flycatcher photographed in Munnar Grey headed canary flycatcher photographed in Munnar Blue throated flycatcher photographed in Thattekad (male) (female) Black and orange flycatcher photographed in Ooty (male) (female)
Click on the pics to load them in high resolution Like a cormorant the darter fully submerges itself when hunting for fish. Unlike a cormorant however, the darter keeps its body submerged even when it surfaces. Only its long snake … Continue reading
Click on the pics to load them in high resolution Length females up to 35 cm. Males 10 cm less The Indian flap shell turtle is a very comical looking creature. Its neck when fully extended resembles a snake and … Continue reading