Field Notes from Iceland
There are cubs and there are lion cubs. Watching any cub is a tug at your heart - to see...
Field Notes from Iceland
“There’s a cheetah in hunting mode.” Nah, not interested. It was a misty, chilly morning when our driver got that...
Field Notes from Iceland
14,750 Square kilometers. That's how large the Serengeti National Park is. Large numbers sometimes struggle to paint a vivid picture,...
Field Notes from Iceland
A few weeks back, I stumbled upon a conversation the author Anne Lamott had with David Perell. The thought provoking...
Field Notes from Iceland
Serengeti. Say the word, loudly. Doesn’t it roll off the tongue in a manner that conjures up images of something...
Field Notes from Iceland
Time – this is the third and final installment of my three part series on how I looked at Mara...
Field Notes from Iceland
This is the second of three posts on what I tried to capture in my last visit to Masai Mara....
Field Notes from Iceland
This is the first of three posts on what I tried to capture in my last visit to Masai Mara....
Field Notes from Iceland
I so distinctly remember the feelings, the emotions that I went through the first time I had come to the...
Field Notes from Iceland
In 2025, it is estimated that we humans will take around 2 trillion photos. As of now, all of us...
Field Notes from Iceland
Last year, a rhino was killed every 15 hours. Let’s zoom out and find out what that actually means. At...
Field Notes from Iceland
Did you ever see a giraffe? It is like something from between the regions of truth and fiction. Geraldine Jewsbury...
Field Notes from Iceland
I looked up in awe. There he stood, tall and majestic, unconcerned about all us puny beings scattered around him....
Field Notes from Iceland
I froze. Even the slightest movement from me could destroy the moment. To my right, around ten to twelve feet...
Field Notes from Iceland
How do we take a photograph ? No, not the physical act of focusing and pressing the button. As we...
Field Notes from Iceland
What is most critical for getting a good photo ? Your gear ? The opportunities that come up ? How...
Field Notes from Iceland
There was a quote I had read that stayed with me. ‘ The eye is always caught by light, but...
Field Notes from Iceland
Our chopper swung sharply to the left, after speeding ahead of the running zebras and, as a single unit, the...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ I just want to see them. I don’t care if I can’t make a good photo. I just want...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ Are those elephants ?” “ No…just a mirage.” Followed by a chuckle. That was our guide, Lenny. “ What...
Field Notes from Iceland
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night...
Field Notes from Iceland
He stood deep in the shadows. Silent. Unhurried. He badly needed a drink, but experience had taught him that its...
Field Notes from Iceland
It was dark outside, an inky darkness in a slow, seductive dance with the light fog. We bumped along, occasionally...
Field Notes from Iceland
Out in the wild, the drama is constant. Every minute is a sequence in the never ending dance for survival....
Field Notes from Iceland
"Chongo might have crossed the river with his brothers!!" That was the news that we heard. From a fairly reliable...
Field Notes from Iceland
Male lions. They get all the attention and take all the glory. With their flowing, impressive manes, their battle scarred...
Field Notes from Iceland
I like to think that for many years, around campfires and in the cosy comforts of living rooms of homes...
Field Notes from Iceland
“Mara ? Again ? ” How does one explain ? Of course, no two visits to the wild anywhere in...
Field Notes from Iceland
Its an oft repeated cliché that every moment in the wild is a fight for survival. A see saw battle...
Field Notes from Iceland
She crouched. Low. Body tense. Poised for motion. Eyes locked in on a single Thomson’s gazelle calf that was grazing...
Field Notes from Iceland
Siligi. It meant, ‘ The Dependable’. A better name couldn’t be there for a cheetah mom with six cubs. Siligi...
Field Notes from Iceland
When we first saw them, they were two tiny dots, one much smaller than the other, in a sea of...
Field Notes from Iceland
The trip to Kenya was long in the ‘must do’ list. A couple of years we had made all the...
Field Notes from Iceland
We were in a bit of a quandary. We had spent 7-8 days looking at the wildlife across different spots...
Field Notes from Iceland
Not every minute, not every incident in the wild is packed with pulsating, adrenaline filled action. Not every opportunity for...
Field Notes from Iceland
I stretched myself, rolled my shoulders, and raised my hand to stifle a yawn. I looked behind me and most...
Field Notes from Iceland
I was anxious. Restless. We had reached the Masai Mara the previous day after lunchtime. A quick lunch and we...
Field Notes from Iceland
Masai Mara. I was finally here. I have been planning this visit for at least five years. I have read...
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