Where would you like to be this Monday ?

Maybe on a snake trail in a forests like I did in Goa . Here is a green vine snake that I saw in the creepers . Do try spotting the snake in the last two pictures - must give it to Ramesh, our guide . 

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by Jour ~ Monday, February 21, 2011 0 comments

Birding in Goa - Woolly necked stork

Spotted a pair of woolly necked storks in Goa recently when we went on the boat safari. Although I had seen them earlier in Kabini, this was the first time I was seeing them this close 

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by Jour ~ Wednesday, February 16, 2011 0 comments

Birding in Goa - Chestnut tailed starling

We were birding in Goa, when I saw a pair of chestnut tailed starling on a tree stump. This particular bird was looking down at the other, perched on a lower stump when I took the picture..loved its expression though. 

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by Jour ~ Friday, February 11, 2011 0 comments

Skywatch - Birding in Goa - Sunbirds

I parked myself in front of the powder puff plant to take photograph these elusive sunbirds. The bird however was shot in silhouette, but managed another picture which showed a bit of its brilliant colours

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Birding in Goa - Pond heron basking in the sun

We were driving down a small lake when I saw this pond heron basking in the sun - just loved the background so much that i stopped and took this picture

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by Jour ~ Tuesday, February 8, 2011 0 comments

Where would you like to be this Monday ?

We went on a three hour boat safari on the Zuari to look for some birds and found more than 30 species of birds . It is a great place to spot the five varieties of kingfishers and we were lucky to see at least three of them closely. 

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by Jour ~ Sunday, February 6, 2011 0 comments

Bathed in dawn - River Zuari

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by Jour ~ Saturday, February 5, 2011 0 comments

Goa - A morning on the Zuari river

We were waiting for some foreign tourists to join us on the boat safari on the Zuari to see some wildlife. The placid waters, the fog, a hint of dawn and the morning lethargy are what struck me about this view..If only time stood still..

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by Jour ~ Thursday, February 3, 2011 0 comments

Nutty about them !

These are irresistible -  my most favourite nut and I cant stop with one ! I went to a factory in Goa were these cashews were processed - will share that story soon, but until then, lust on them .

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Birding in Goa - Meet the state bird of Goa

As an amateur birder, I enjoy sighting variety of birds and listening to their calls . I do learn to id them, but sometimes just watching  their behaviour is enough to make me lose sense of time . I am no bird photographer nor am I am expert, but my travels have taken me to several birding destinations like this trip to South Goa, which is where I saw this beautiful bird.

Meet the state bird of Goa - the ruby throated bulbul - just loved this bird !See it again if you like..I took this picture in Bhagavan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary

Check out the red throat here.

Ive just signed up for Project 365 and one needs to post a picture a day - however I will alternate between posts and pictures..

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by Jour ~ Wednesday, February 2, 2011 0 comments

Where would you like to be this Monday ?

The mystery tour sponsored by Nokia has just ended and I am back home finally , but I wish i was at the Dudhsagar waterfalls, which I had visited over the weekend as part of the tour.

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by Jour ~ Sunday, January 30, 2011 0 comments

The lights of Goa

Recession and now terror, the lights in Goa's Palolem beach may dim, but will never fade away...Wishing you all a Merry Christmas.

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by Jour ~ Tuesday, December 23, 2008 0 comments

After Karwar ..what else but Goa ?

Its sacrilege if you dont visit Goa when you are so close..Just an hour drive from Karwar, we came to one of the best beaches in South Goa - Palolem beach..Im told that this beach features in the movie Bourne Supremacy ..wow !

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by Jour ~ Tuesday, April 15, 2008 0 comments

Goa - not the one we know ...

Its the Goa season. But this is the Goa that I have not seen. One hour from Panjim, the scenery,and the colours changes . Not beaches, but hills . The blues become green. Not parties,but solitude...Its beautiful, green and quiet . At Chorla Ghats , the wildnest resort is nestled between the borders of Karnataka , Maharashtra and Goa .



We chanced on this resort when we were desperate to get away from the corporate life. It was an overnight decision that made us book our tickets and make good our escape . It was replete with treks , looking for waterfalls,scouting for small snakes and a bit of bird watching.


Or you can just drink and sleep and rest all those blues .As fugitives, we sought refuge in nature, before getting back to the Goa,which we all know ...
Getting there This part of Goa is nestled in the Chorla Ghats which is in the karnataka-maharashtra-goa border .Its in the Swapnagandha valley . Its equidistant from panjim -65 kms or from Belgaum -60 kms .

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by Jour ~ Saturday, December 30, 2006 0 comments