A look at nature and wildlife in our own backyard by Vikram Nanjappa, a Bangalore based naturalist.
Vikram Nanjappa is a Bangalore-based freelance naturalist,writer and wildlife photographer.
The colourfully Striped Tiger Butterfly is easy to spot. They make fanciful study subjects for those into butterfly study.
The Poinsettia bush at Hosur Road cemetery had a surprise in store. My prayers however were for the prey rather than the praying mantis, for I am sure they needed them more.
Food for the Plain Tiger butterfly, this beautiful and easy to grow ‘weed’, Bili Yekka is in demand during Ganesha Chaturthi.
The most easily recognizable bird in our urban landscape is the Black Kite, which thrives, thanks to Bengaluru’s inefficient waste disposal.
These dragonflies can help you keep chikungunya and dengue at bay.
Urbanisation hasn’t left Bengaluru completely bereft of wildlife. Snakes are one of the few who’ve made this city their home. But not all of them are poisonous and not all of them come back to take revenge.
The Common Jezebel loves the Rain trees and Gulmohurs. But comes to feed on bushes down below. Its unhurried and confident flight is the result of the strong defence mechanism it possesses.
A symbol of immortality, the Temple tree or the Champa tree, continues to bloom even after it is uprooted. Vikram Nanjappa tells you more.
Unlike what owls are believed to be. Vikram Nanjappa unravels myths surrounding the spotted owlet, commonly found in Bengaluru.
Confused? We aren’t talking about mice or rats. The ‘cute’ rodent in question is what we commonly refer to as the squirrel, with its unmistakable three stripes. Vikram Nanjappa tells you more.