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Category: Birds

Posts about birds

Beej, Bird Behaviour, BirdsLeave a comment
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!

Bird Behaviour, Birds, Sandy, United States of AmericaLeave a comment

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

Beej, Birds, WetlandsLeave a comment
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

Arun, Bird Behaviour, Birds, Conservation, Lakes, On the wing, Trip ReportsLeave a comment

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

Beej, Bird Behaviour, Birds, Lakes2 Comments
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

Andy, Birds, Trip ReportsLeave a comment

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

Beej, Birds, EncounterLeave a comment
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

Beej, Birds1 Comment
Manchanabele

Manchanabele – Birding in Bangalore’s extended backyard

April 3, 2017 Beej

An unplanned trip to Manchanabele leads to some interesting bird-watching. But also a residue of sadness Continue reading Manchanabele – Birding in Bangalore’s extended backyard

Birds, Lakes, On the wing, Sandy, United States of AmericaLeave a comment
Great black-backed gull

Birding at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – A Photographer’s Diary

April 2, 2017 Sandy

The ebb of winter is a fine time for birders. At Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, a nature photographer has a field day. Here’s a page from his diary Continue reading Birding at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – A Photographer’s Diary

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