Trips Archives - The Luminary Diary

Image Showcase: Nilgai under the canopy

Aditya Sridhar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:30:09 +0000

Across my four trips to Keoladeo National Park, one of my main goals was to seek out scenes that felt a little more overlooked. Bharatpur is a land of incredible ...

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Image Showcase: Brood Parasitism in Pied Cuckoos and Jungle Babblers

Aditya Sridhar — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:28:06 +0000

I was walking along a rather poorly-lit stretch of woodland swamp when I saw flashes of brown followed by black and white through the edges of my peripheral vision. Naturally, ...

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Image Showcase: Asian Openbills on a calm morning

Aditya Sridhar — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:08:00 +0000

Asian Openbill storks are one of the more under-photographed species among the large waders of Bharatpur. Found in large flocks during the breeding season, these birds are often spotted hunting ...

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Image Showcase: Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher in a foggy forest

Aditya Sridhar — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0000

While I’m not particularly passionate about photographing songbirds – there are a few too many variables to deal with in chasing them – there are some species that do draw ...

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Image Showcase: Socotra Cormorants of Rubud Al Sharqiyah

Aditya Sridhar — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:53:32 +0000

The island of Rubud Al Sharqiyah is home to the world’s largest colony of globally-threatened Socotra Cormorants. Riding the Shamals (north-westerly winds), these birds gather on the island in immense ...

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Image Showcase: Spotted Owlets roosting in a hollow tree

Aditya Sridhar — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:33:00 +0000

Spotted Owlets have always been something of an enigma to me. I’ve encountered quite a few during my time in India, but the sightings have been scattered and unpredictable, and ...

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Image Showcase: Little Cormorant in the woodlands

Aditya Sridhar — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:53:33 +0000

This is one of those images that really needs to be viewed on a larger display. It’s definitely more of a ‘landscape-with-a-bird-in-it’ type of picture than it being bird-centric, but ...

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Image Break-down: Scops Owl Through A Keyhole

Aditya Sridhar — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:32:21 +0000

The Indian Scops Owl is one of my favourite bird species of all time. Mysterious, elusive, and perfectly camouflaged, these pocket predators are always high up on my list of ...

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Image Break-down: Birds As Far As The Eye Can See…

Aditya Sridhar — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:27:18 +0000

I genuinely believe observing and photographing this particular colony of Painted Storks forms a core part of the definitive Bharatpur experience. It continues to baffle me how a location can feel ...

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Image Break-down: Critically-endangered Indian Vultures on the cliffs of Bayana

Aditya Sridhar — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:30:35 +0000

I’ve always been fascinated by vultures, and when I heard that there was a well-known Indian Vulture nesting site on the outskirts of the city of Bharatpur, I jumped at ...

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