A short collection of images from my explorations of the wilds. An update to a more comprehensive collection shall follow soon. A praying mantis slowly takes apart its prey, a yellow orangetip butterfly The psychedlic eyes of the Ochlandra Reed Frog from Kerala, India A growth of gold on a dead tree stump turns out to be a jelly fungus Anil’s bush frog, endemic to only the status of Karnataka and Kerala in India A close-up of an endangered large-scaled pit viper A piercing stare by a leopard in his lair from the BR Hills, Karnataka A flamboyance of flamingoes at Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India A sighting I will never forget. 5 wild tigers. At the Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh of all places. A graceful male chital (spotted deer) stag saunters across the road in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra A plum-headed parakeet content in the long grass at Bor Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra A hibiscus flower just about to peek out of its bud A close-up of the wings of one of the largest moths in the world, the Atlas Moth A majestic Great Hornbill takes flight in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand, India An orb-weaver spider goes about its business one fine evening in Wayanad, Kerala The baby frog (froglet) version of the iconic Malabar Gliding Frog in Amboli, Maharashtra A relic from the ages, a Greater one-horned rhinoceros peacefully munches on his latest meal in Chitwan National Park, Nepal A sambar doe in the grasslands of Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra This elephant’s mouth folds an amphibian surprise. An adult Malabar Gliding Frog! A carpenter bee and a platoon of ants face off against each other