Dicky Singh | Solo Show | Oddbird Theatre | 2nd-8th February 2018 | 11 am to 7 pm daily Curator: Laura Williams – Art 18|21 A photography exhibition of Dicky Singh, one of India’s most celebrated wildlife photographers and conservationists Venue: Oddbird Theatre, Dhan Mill Compound, 100 Feet Road, Chattarpur, New Delhi Contact: Laura Williams:…
Someone rightly said that “a camel is a horse designed by a committee.” Recently I got a “report of Tiger Mortality (T30)” which is a hilarious read, but for the fact that it was about a wild tigress dying in Ranthambhore. A scan of the report is there at the end of this post. On…
Machali (T 16) – Ranthambhore’s best known tigress worldwide – Born: monsoons 1997 and still alive at 19 years. Machali (numbered T 16 after 2007) was born in the monsoon months (July-September) of 1997. She was part of a litter of three female cubs born to “original Machali.” By the end of 1999 she had…
On the morning of 7th May 2008, we entered Ranthambhore national park on a safari. I was with my photography guru – Andy Rouse from UK. Soon enough we spotted T 17 hiding in a patch of grass on top of a low hill. She was eyeing a small herd of Spotted Deer at the…
Warning: Graphic images 8th May 2015 – Ranthambhore national park I, Aditya Singh, was on a safari in Ranthambhore national park with my friend Dharmendra Khandal of Tiger Watch. At around 18:05 hours we were parked near a lake when we heard a wireless message in a Forest Department jeep that was parked next…
The year 2014 can be summed up for me in twenty pictures. Each one of thees pictures represents a photography trip that I did or a series of safaris that I did in Ranthambhore national park, where we live. Hope 2015 turns out as good for me.
It looks like its close to the end of the road for Ranthambhore National Park’s iconic tigress T 16 or Machali. There are many tales about her and some of them are true. She was born in the monsoon months of 1997, one of the three sisters, whose mother was known as Machali. When Colin…
I like to photograph wild animals in their natural habitat and the Snow Leopard was very high on my wish list. I have seen them on two different trip – first time a long ago in Spiti valley and then more recently in 2011 in Hemis national park. On both the trips, I saw more…
Since the Ranthambhore tiger reserve reopened for visitors on 1st October 2013, according to us there have been sightings of 25 different adults / sub-adult tigers and four or five (not sure again) small cubs in the entire tourism zone. Not bad at all. Two of thees adults are in the recently opened zone 10. The…
My name is Aditya Singh and my close friends call me Dicky. I have had two contrasting lives till now and the change took place around 1997. Before that I was a regular guy whose father was in the army. We were brought up with a strong dose of hostel life and ended up being…
For sometime now I have met a lot of people who get keen on nature and wildlife photography, buy the equipment (which costs and arm and a leg) and then are stuck on how to go about it. Most of them would start with joining some training workshops, which do not really teach them anything.…
I just saw this message on Bittu Sahgal’s facebook timeline. He is the editor of India’s only wildlife magazine (Sanctuary), a true conservationists and an inspiration to loads of people like me. Feeling good 🙂 Post by Bittu Sahgal. Read the bear tiger confrontation story here
“Gemunu” is a wild tusker was born in 1991, part of an elephant herd based in Yala national park of Sri Lanka. Though his mother was vary of vehicles and visitors to the park, Gemunu was extremely tolerant of them. Male elephants have to leave the herd once they grow up and after Gemunu left…
Heading to Masai Mara in a few hours for the migration – One month of bliss More details at – http://baghsafari.com/events/?dblog_id=1
Ranthambhore tiger reserve, with its sub-tropical dry climate, has three very well defined seasons – summers, winters and monsoons. Summers start during the end of March and last through the months of April, May and June. During this season the days are very hot and dry, while the nights are warm. During May and June…
