Wildlife Spotting with Junoon Adventure

White Throated Kingfisher – Halcyon Smyrnensis Bird watching in Bhopal during the Covid-19 lockdown… Never thought we would live to see days like these. But even with all the glum news all around, nature seems to be finding ways to cheer up the hearts of us nature lovers. Spotting this White Throated Kingfisher  was one […]

The Giant Silk Orb Weaver – Nephila Pilipes Wildlife Spotting with Junoon Adventure / By [email protected]|S!ngh_S@h@b  Once upon a time, inside the Ratapani Sanctuary, there was a jungle named Amjhiari. It was quite the removed place; very few of the human species ever dared to enter its dominion and it wasn’t difficult to understand why. It was

Indian Shikra – Accipiter Baddius dussumieri Wildlife Spotting with Junoon Adventure / By [email protected]|Dutt_S@h@b Accipiter Badius… More like Accipiter Badass!  You have to give it to this bird – the way it stares at you, as if it graduated with honors from the ‘Looking mean and not giving a damn’ University. And then, there are the stories

Himalayan Griffon Vulture – Gyps Himalayensis Wildlife Spotting with Junoon Adventure / By [email protected]|Dutt_S@h@b There is something truly regal and totally intimidating about this bird – the way it stares right at you with those glowering eyes. You can imagine the reaction we got, especially from the kids, when we spotted this Himalayan Griffon Vulture on one of our

APeninsular Rock Agama – Psammophilus Dorsalis Wildlife Spotting with Junoon Adventure / By [email protected]|Dutt_S@h@b Spotting this amazing reptile on one of our treks in South India was genuinely thrilling. The Peninsular Rock Agama is said to be pretty common in the region. When we saw it, the lizard was exhibiting features and actions that are distinctive to its breeding season –