Indian eagle owl Archives - Whistling Trails

Birding in Tal Chhapar & Jorbeer

Rudy Birding & Wildlife Hotspots March 10, 2016May 14, 2018birding tal chappar Jorbeer, Blackbucks, Brown Rockchat, Cinereous Vulture, Common Starling, Egyptian Vulture, Eurasian Wryneck, Griffon Vulture, Indian eagle owl, Jorbeer, Laggar Falcon, Lesser Whitethroat, Long-legged Buzzard, Punjab Raven, Red-necked Falcon, Rufous-fronted Prinia, Saker Falcon, Tal chappar, Vairable Wheatear, Yellow-eyed Pigeons 0 Comment

For someone wants to observe the “birds of prey” up-close, Tal Chhapar and Jorbeer in Rajasthan are two names that come to mind. We had our Wild India Eco Tours trip to these areas in February this year and we were surely not disappointed, inspite of the overcast weather. We sighted over 80 species with three species each of the Vultures, falcons, eagles, two species of buzzards that included some rare birds like the Saker Falcon, Long-legged Buzzard along with Indian Spotted Creeper Read more

Hampi – Temples, Monuments, Ruins & Wildlife

Rudy Birding Hotspots, Featured, Nature, Wildlife February 29, 2016November 28, 2017achuta rayas temple, bear, daroji sloth bear sanctuary, hampi, hemakuta hill, Indian eagle owl, matanga hill, painted sandgrouse, painted spurfowl, sloth bear, stepped tank, tungabhadra river, virupaksha temple, vittala temple, yellow-throated bulbul, yellow-throated bulbul at hampi 1 Comment

Winter season being the best times for exploring birds and wildlife, we some how managed to pull off the 1st weekend this February and plan a quick 3 day trip to Hampi. As we were planning for a trip filled with architectures, monuments and landscapes; we soon found out about the unique and buzzing wildlife activity around Hampi – The globally threatened Yellow-throated Bulbul, the colourful Painted Spurfowl and Painted Sandgrouse, the mighty Indian Eagle Owl, the Sloth Bears… Read more

Bird-watching trip to Solapur grasslands

Rudy Birding Hotspots, Birds October 14, 2014January 19, 2016birding trip to solapur, blackbuck, chestnut bellied sandgrouse, Great Indian Bustard, great indian bustard sanctuary, Indian eagle owl, Nannaj, Wild India Eco Tours 0 Comment

After a splendid trip to Dandeli, I had another trip scheduled; this time to Solapur with Wild India Eco Tours. This was my 1st birding trip with a group that is into arranging wildlife trips across India. I was not really sure what to expect as I had never been on such a trip before. My journey started with boarding the Siddheshwar express at 2:30 AM from Pune station. Everyone else had boarded the train from Mumbai and fortunately we all were in the same boogie. We arrived in Solapur at around 7:00 AM and were picked up by Kumar; who was our guide for the next two days. Read more