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) Never Stops Surprising 24th Jan 2016

After my first birding expedition with my father (post link), I was impressed by the ARAI Hill or Vetal tekdi as we Punekars call it. Actually I was surprised to know that there is such a rich ecosystem just in my city and I was unaware of it. All I knew about ARAI Hill or…