India 2016 (part X): Sundarbans National Park
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal: Following the field trip to Jaisalmer in westernmost Rajasthan, I spent two weeks working in the office in Jaipur. I only left the city again […]
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India 2016 (part VIII): Periyar National Park
Periyar National Park, Kerala: On our short tour through the Western Ghats of Kerala, we had stopped in Kumily overnight and visited the adjacent Periyar National Park early next morning. […]
India 2016 (part VII): Western Ghats
Western Ghats, Kerala: After two weeks of research in Kachchh, I took a flight from Bhuj to Cochin (or Kochi) in Kerala to meet a colleague/friend. What a difference between […]
India 2016 (part VI): Kachchh 2
Kachchh, Gujarat: Following my adventurous visit to the Gir National Park and a long drive via Junagadh, I finally arrived in Bhuj, the capital of Kachchh. In the coming two […]
India 2016 (part IV): Gir National Park
Gir National Park, Gujarat: On the 10th of February, I took the overnight train from Jaipur to Rajkot in Gujarat. A car and driver were arranged to pick me up […]
West Africa 2012 (part VII): Iles de Los
Conakry & Iles de Los, Guinea: After our days hiking through the hills of the Fouta Djalon, we took the bus to Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Our original plan was […]
West Africa 2012 (part VI): Fouta Djalon
Fouta Djalon, Guinea: From Faranah near the Haut Niger National Park, we took the shared taxi towards Dalaba in the Fouta Djalon (for a map click here). Generally, the major […]
West Africa 2012 (part V): Haut Niger National Park
Faranah & Haut Niger National Park, Guinea: The journey from Bamako in Mali to Kankan in northern Guinea was already an adventure in itself (for a map of the entire […]
Hume’s Groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humilis)
A bird of many names, the Hume’s Groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humilis) is or was alternatively called Ground Tit, Tibetan Ground Tit, Hume’s Ground Tit, Tibetan Ground Jay, and Hume’s Ground Jay. […]
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
With a body length of up to 43 cm, the Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is one of the largest kingfishers of the world. The birds occur from the Himalayas and […]
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