Forests in their fecund reveries…Just like mountains make their own weather, forests concoct their own atmosphere… from vibrant cacophonies to spooky silences… the air…Jan 4Jan 4
Georgia and a pore on microcosms…Georgia is a conundrum in relative comfort… bookended by the Caucasus, it feels as if the mountains help it maintain a decent level of…Oct 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
Rosefinch and an evening frolic…Rosefinch, like most passerines, is quite a playful creature despite the grumpy appearance that the short, stout bill gives them… like an…Sep 1, 2024Sep 1, 2024
Fire and ice — a pore on twilight…Fire and ice atop stoic summits is an intriguing interplay, for the fire doesn’t burn and the ice tends to warm… the light is forever in…Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 2024
Peregrine and an awe of gore…That peregrine as an adjective means ‘foreign’ is testament to the feeling of otherworldliness the raptor seems to exude… a cold…Aug 18, 2024Aug 18, 2024
Bali Pass — saunter up and tumble down…Bali pass might have never featured on my bucket list, but for the third year running, the plan to undertake one of the longer hikes in…Jun 23, 2024Jun 23, 2024
Serin on a sultry afternoon…Serin is the quintessential passerine… restive and recursive… an existence characterized by a perennial urgency, not much different from…Jun 2, 2024Jun 2, 2024
Shovelers and deep dabbles…Shovelers are one of most ubiquitous ducks, especially in the northern hemisphere… migrating across large ranges, from shivering snows to…May 26, 2024May 26, 2024
Laughingthrush and etymological eccentricities…Laughingthrush is not even a thrush technically… underlining the eccentricity of common names, at times amusing, at times exasperating, a…May 19, 2024May 19, 2024
Larkspur and resilience…Larkspur, ones that take to the higher climes, are cute little flowers that have no business of growing where they do, sneaking out of…May 12, 2024May 12, 2024
