ARAI Hill Short and Sweet Monsoon Birding 13th Aug 2016

A beautiful experience as mentioned in my previous Blog my hopes and expectations were high. Not in terms of ‘Which rare bird will I be able to shoot?‘ but more like ‘Will I get a different, more peaceful and beautiful experience of nature and surroundings?‘ So on a monsoon Saturday morning, 13th August 2016, I…

ARAI Hill birding, Not Special Yet Beautiful 24th July 2016

It was a damp, gloomy and quiet Sunday. I had rained a lot of previous night. Whenever I am not sure I am going to do on a Sunday morning, I pick up my gear (Canon 70D and Sigma C 150-600mm) and head towards ARAI Hill or Vetal Tekdi near Pune for Bird Photography. It…

ARAI Hill (Vetal Tekdi) Birds Never Stop Surprising 2nd Dec 2018

It’s almost like a treasure hunt when you are birding on ARAI Hill or Vetal Tekdi. I have been there many times and I can assure you, as a bird watcher it never stops surprising. In my experience as a bird photographer, it is not guaranteed what will you find near Pune. This time also, Vetal…

Birds Through My Window

I am a Punekar. I was always interested in wildlife but, was never a good observer. Ever since I started observing birds I found out that, there is a lot to see from you window, around the hills, on the river banks of this city. I started taking photos of birds since 2010. Since then,…