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Category: Birds

Birds are probably the gateway drug for many people into the fascinating world of nature. Because they are ubiquitous, birds arouse curiosity. Birdwatching is also the most accessible of hobbies. These posts celebrate birds and draw us into their world of marvels.

Andy, Birds, Kutch Diaries, Travelogues1 Comment
Grey Hypocolius Kutch

Kutch Diaries – Breakfast with the Grey Hypocolius

April 16, 2020June 12, 2021 Andy

On a wintry morning in Kutch, we waited among the dense Salvadora bushes for a glimpse of a rare winter visitor from West Asia – the Grey Hypocolius Continue reading Kutch Diaries – Breakfast with the Grey Hypocolius

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Lockdown Diaries – 100 days of birding

April 4, 2020April 6, 2020 Beej

One hundred days of birding. And the last lap in the midst of a lockdown! Continue reading Lockdown Diaries – 100 days of birding

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Magpie Robin

Hush! This Magpie-Robin just stole a bulbul’s song!

March 16, 2020April 11, 2020 Beej

The Oriental Magpie-Robin is an accomplished songster. But its powers of mimicry are often underrated. Continue reading Hush! This Magpie-Robin just stole a bulbul’s song!

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Eastern Bluebirds – Spare the rod and spoil the child?

July 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Sandy

A run in with a rat snake prompts a question about conservation and ethics while setting up nest-boxes for Eastern Bluebirds Continue reading Eastern Bluebirds – Spare the rod and spoil the child?

Andy, Birds, Europe1 Comment
Barnacle Goose - Spring in the Netherlands

Spring arrives in the Netherlands

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 Andy

In the Netherlands, flowers are blooming, waterfowl are cackling. The days are growing longer. Spring is here and a new cycle of seasons has begun Continue reading Spring arrives in the Netherlands

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World Wetlands Day Bengaluru Kasavanahalli Kaikondrahallli Bellandur

On World Wetlands Day, some funerary fanfare at Bengaluru’s dying lakes

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Beej

That’s the way a wetland dies. It desiccates and seeps into memory, and then awaits a rain of retrospective wisdom that may never come. Continue reading On World Wetlands Day, some funerary fanfare at Bengaluru’s dying lakes

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Mangalajodi – birds and serenity in a winter wetland

April 14, 2018 Arun

Mangalajodi in Odisha is not just a winter birding hotspot. To the passionate birder, this is a place of pilgrimage. Besides the opportunity to watch a number of species at extremely close quarters with minimum intrusion, it offers something else — serenity Continue reading Mangalajodi – birds and serenity in a winter wetland

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Kasavanahalli Lake Winter Birding 2018

Backyard Birding Notes from Kasavanahalli Lake in winter

January 10, 2018January 9, 2018 Beej

Winter has come to Bengaluru’s Kasavanahalli Lake but the migrants are slow to arrive. A few sandpipers here, a few wagtails there and the odd Warbler or Ashy Drongo or two. It’s a slow start to winter birding in 2018 Continue reading Backyard Birding Notes from Kasavanahalli Lake in winter

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Rewind: Notes from a birding walk at Karnala Bird Sanctuary with BNHS on Dr Salim Ali’s birthday

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Andy

Notes on sightings from a birding walk at Karnala Bird Sanctuary with BNHS on Dr Salim Ali’s birthday Continue reading Rewind: Notes from a birding walk at Karnala Bird Sanctuary with BNHS on Dr Salim Ali’s birthday

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Yellow-throated Bulbul

Encounter – Yellow-throated Bulbul at Rishi Valley

November 3, 2017January 5, 2018 Beej

From an apparition to a presence, the endangered Yellow-throated Bulbul regaled us with an appearance on a short birding walk at Rishi Valley. Continue reading Encounter – Yellow-throated Bulbul at Rishi Valley

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