Friday Travel Pic, Scavenger Birds in Landfill

Greater adjutant storks resting in the landfills they call home. Having never seen scavenger birds up and close, I was stunned by the sheer size of the greater adjutant stork. I know most birds of prey are large but everything about this bird was unexpected and unimaginable.

Where Rain Lilies Bloom

I was fascinated by this beautiful pink flower I had seen first in a nondescript Himalayan hamlet in Uttarakhand. But, it was only recently that I learned it’s called Rain Lily. I instantly loved the name, because the name consists of both – rains and lilies, that makes me smile.

Friday Travel Pic, Mother Turtle and Sand Trails

It was around this time that year, I boarded a state transport bus from Pune to the tiny village of Velas in coastal Maharashtra in a hope to partake in the Turtle Festival that I had learned about from a traveller friend.

Carpenter Bee, the Iridescent Winged Bug

As I strolled this morning, I saw an interesting bug on the sidewalk, that looked quite outsized for I couldn’t miss it and caught glimpse of it from the corner of my eye as I was walking (obviously) looking straight ahead.

Silver Hawk Moth at the Garden

Found this Silver Hawk Moth couch-surfing at the garden. The pot it chose to crash at is one of my favourites – String of Pearls.