Anup Bokkasa
@anupa.bsky.social
Conservation Scientist. Erstwhile Computer Scientist. eBird evangelist. Puzzle Solver. News Junkie. Political. Math!. Optimist?
Crown Shyness in a couple of 50m trees in the rainforests of western ghats, Coorg, Karnataka.
January 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Crown Shyness in a couple of 50m trees in the rainforests of western ghats, Coorg, Karnataka.
Stunning 01-Jan evening
January 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Stunning 01-Jan evening
Well well well. Still landing in Delhi in Air Vistara livery 🤩. The north remembers, eh @airindia?
December 8, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Well well well. Still landing in Delhi in Air Vistara livery 🤩. The north remembers, eh @airindia?
Intense discussion on strategies to handle the absolute carnage feral dogs are creating on the Biodiversity of Ladakh. THT, BNHS, Indian Army and Animal Husbandry department are partners in this.
December 7, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Intense discussion on strategies to handle the absolute carnage feral dogs are creating on the Biodiversity of Ladakh. THT, BNHS, Indian Army and Animal Husbandry department are partners in this.
Fresh updates from Urban Bangalore.
December 5, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Fresh updates from Urban Bangalore.
A brown-headed barbet and a white-throated kingfisher look as though they've just had a tiff and are not talking to each other for a bit. Pic through the binocs.
December 4, 2024 at 6:10 PM
A brown-headed barbet and a white-throated kingfisher look as though they've just had a tiff and are not talking to each other for a bit. Pic through the binocs.
Flying into Leh, chasing the sun. Winters in Ladakh are action-packed! A lot of the big wild mammals are at lower elevations.
December 4, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Flying into Leh, chasing the sun. Winters in Ladakh are action-packed! A lot of the big wild mammals are at lower elevations.
One can always wish to have more such days!
December 3, 2024 at 3:17 PM
One can always wish to have more such days!
Those white specks on the right part of the pic through my binocs? They're the Argali - the monarchs of the mountains, and the shahs of the sheep. Very few left and not easy to spot, even in the vast emptiness of Ladakh. Very happy to see these.
December 2, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Those white specks on the right part of the pic through my binocs? They're the Argali - the monarchs of the mountains, and the shahs of the sheep. Very few left and not easy to spot, even in the vast emptiness of Ladakh. Very happy to see these.
And he's back today. Warms my heart so much! Hopefully fewer feral dogs in the area soon. Apartment folks losing their sleep though, wish I was there in person to soothe nerves.
December 2, 2024 at 3:04 PM
And he's back today. Warms my heart so much! Hopefully fewer feral dogs in the area soon. Apartment folks losing their sleep though, wish I was there in person to soothe nerves.
What a lovely chancing upon of a Solitary Snipe at 4300m in Eastern Ladakh. Lifer no 899 in India!
November 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
What a lovely chancing upon of a Solitary Snipe at 4300m in Eastern Ladakh. Lifer no 899 in India!
The rich landscape of the ancient Satpura ranges. Without doubt one of the most fascinating lands that divides India into the South and the North. Feels great to be back after a couple of years.
November 29, 2024 at 4:55 AM
The rich landscape of the ancient Satpura ranges. Without doubt one of the most fascinating lands that divides India into the South and the North. Feels great to be back after a couple of years.
Leopard chilling next to my home in Bangalore and people going crazy. I suspect the handsome fellow will be caught and relocated soon sadly.
PC: multiple people in the apartments.
PC: multiple people in the apartments.
November 26, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Leopard chilling next to my home in Bangalore and people going crazy. I suspect the handsome fellow will be caught and relocated soon sadly.
PC: multiple people in the apartments.
PC: multiple people in the apartments.
The Blue/Sperm in question. Can you id?
November 14, 2024 at 2:43 AM
The Blue/Sperm in question. Can you id?
Blue/Sperm whale and Orca spotted by our team in the Lakshadweep Islands! West coast and islands have seen increasing sightings of these loveable animals of late.
Can't wait to get back on the islands this year-end!
Video credit: RC
Can't wait to get back on the islands this year-end!
Video credit: RC
November 14, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Blue/Sperm whale and Orca spotted by our team in the Lakshadweep Islands! West coast and islands have seen increasing sightings of these loveable animals of late.
Can't wait to get back on the islands this year-end!
Video credit: RC
Can't wait to get back on the islands this year-end!
Video credit: RC
Saw this really beautiful lone Tibetan Wolf at an altitude of 4800m in the dry deserts of Ladakh region.
#OpenNaturalEcosystems
#OpenNaturalEcosystems
November 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Saw this really beautiful lone Tibetan Wolf at an altitude of 4800m in the dry deserts of Ladakh region.
#OpenNaturalEcosystems
#OpenNaturalEcosystems
Recent flooding in Bangalore in a reminder that even the "safest" "wowest" cities will face the climate impacts if resilience is not built into it.
November 13, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Recent flooding in Bangalore in a reminder that even the "safest" "wowest" cities will face the climate impacts if resilience is not built into it.