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 (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…