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Tag: Bangalore Birding

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!

Birds, Conservation, Lakes7 Comments
Green Bee-eaters at Doddanekundi Lake

Doddanekundi Lake – A birder’s journal

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Praveen Tangirala

Starting in 2016, Praveen Tangirala has kept a close eye on Doddanekundi Lake, the large wetland in his neighbourhood that hosts a wealth of bird life. Besides the obvious delights that birding at the lake brings, he is also wary of the environmental threats that endanger its fragile but resilient ecology. Continue reading Doddanekundi Lake – A birder’s journal

Beej, Birds, Featured, Lakes1 Comment
Winter Birding - Seasonal migrants like Rosy Starlings add some panache

Winter birding – it isn’t over until it’s over

March 7, 2016 Beej

Visiting the same location time and again has been the secret of this year’s winter birding escapades. It’s March but the migrants are still here. Among this week’s surprises was a flock of Garganey, wintering ducks from Europe that I have observed at Kaikondrahalli for the first time Continue reading Winter birding – it isn’t over until it’s over

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