It was the winter of 2007. I was visiting River Tern Lodge, located on the backwaters of the Bhadra Reservoir. The view from the cottages is stunning to say the least. A vast expanse of water for as far as…
Beauty in diversity – Fungi
They are in the ground, they are on the trees; some are tiny, some large; some are soft while others are hard; some look like corals while some resemble clubs; some are dully coloured while some are brightly coloured; some…
Common Mime – the transformation!
I distinctly remember what I had encountered several years ago when I had visited a college in Goa. I was talking to one of the faculty members, standing outside the building. My attention was drawn to a pretty Red Pierrot…
The Earth Star & the Bird’s Nest
Fungi are found all around us! They perform an extremely crucial role in the environment – much more than what meets the eye. We often do not realise this because we don’t see them often. Apart from being nature’s recyclers,…
Crab Spiders
Bees are very active insects as we all are aware. Be it while on their hive or when they are visiting a flower, they are abuzz with activity. However, on one occasion, I saw a bee sitting on a flower…