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Beej, Bird Behaviour, Birds, TLDR, WetlandsLeave a comment
Indian Spot-billed Ducks with ducklings

TL;DR – No Ugly Ducklings

September 18, 2023September 14, 2023 Beej

There are no ugly ducklings. And here’s proof! Just one look at these adorable young Indian Spot-billed Ducks and you’ll want to adopt them Continue reading TL;DR – No Ugly Ducklings

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Little Grebe after a dive

TL;DR – Little Grebe, Holy Diver, Tireless Parent

September 14, 2023September 11, 2023 Beej

Little Grebes are tiny wetland birds specially adapting for diving in search of food. Each dive can last up to 30 seconds! Continue reading TL;DR – Little Grebe, Holy Diver, Tireless Parent

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Pheasant-tailed Jacana

TL;DR – Pheasant-Tailed Jacanas in Love

September 12, 2023September 11, 2023 Beej

Pheasant-tailed Jacanas exhibit polyandry, a reversal of sexual roles in which a female courts and maintains a harem of males Continue reading TL;DR – Pheasant-Tailed Jacanas in Love

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TL;DR – Black-winged Stilts, helicopter parents

September 11, 2023September 10, 2023 Beej

Black-winged Stilts are anxious parents, always patrolling their nesting sites. Predators get a brutal sendoff. Continue reading TL;DR – Black-winged Stilts, helicopter parents

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Oriental Skylark in grassland habitat

TL;DR: Oriental Skylark, Grassland Songster

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 Beej

Bring the grasslands back, rethink mindless tree-planting projects, and we will begin to hear the skylark again. Continue reading TL;DR: Oriental Skylark, Grassland Songster

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African coral-rag skink

Encounter – African Coral-rag Skink

April 24, 2023April 25, 2023 Beej

The harsh habitat of the Zanzibar coastline shelters a uniquely adapted reptile, the African Coral-rag Skink Continue reading Encounter – African Coral-rag Skink

Beej, Birds, Conservation, Lakes4 Comments
A view of Saul Kere, a wetland in Bengaluru

Make Bengaluru’s Saul Kere bird-friendly again

April 13, 2023April 18, 2023 Beej

Saul Kere is one of the richest biodiversity areas in urban Bengaluru and a birding hotspot. However, thoughtless development may put an end to that Continue reading Make Bengaluru’s Saul Kere bird-friendly again

Amphibians, Encounter3 Comments
False Malabar Gliding Frog (Rhacophorous pseudomalabaricus)

Kissing frogs in pouring rain – a herping diary from Munnar

November 24, 2022April 13, 2023 Vibhu Varshney

Love frogs and snakes but reluctant to get your boots muddy? Join Vibhu Varshney on a vicarious visual journey herping in God’s Own Country! Continue reading Kissing frogs in pouring rain – a herping diary from Munnar

Beej, Birds1 Comment

Song Sung Blue – A Malabar Whistling-thrush broods in Muthirapuzha

May 19, 2022July 3, 2022 Beej

Close encounters with a nesting Malabar Whistling-thrush in the violated hill station of Munnar Continue reading Song Sung Blue – A Malabar Whistling-thrush broods in Muthirapuzha

Beej, Birds, Trees7 Comments
Coppersmith Barbets at a nest in a dead tree

The trees are dead! Long live the forest!

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Beej

Dead trees are vital habitats for nourishing life. Then why do we have a problem with them? Continue reading The trees are dead! Long live the forest!

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Birdwatching during the lockdown

How looking out of the window saved my sanity – a quarantine birdwatching tale

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Sandy

Burning out during the lockdown looked like a very real possibility for Sandy. Until he began watching birds for a few minutes every day. Over the year, he documented more than 40 species in his North Carolina backyard Continue reading How looking out of the window saved my sanity – a quarantine birdwatching tale

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The Milky Way in the Appalachians

Stargazing on the Appalachian Trail

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Sandy

Recounting a quest for the Milky Way along the Appalachian Trail in August Continue reading Stargazing on the Appalachian Trail

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