TL;DR: Going cuckoo – when breakfast gives you brain fever!
Grappling with freshly caught breakfast, a young Common Hawk-cuckoo tries and fails! A story of growing up — and evolution
Tag: bird behaviour
Losing and finding love in Nieuwe Driemanspolder
A peek into the love lives of Western Yellow Wagtails in Nieuwe Driemanspolder sets off a chain of insights into why we love, and why we win and lose at love
TL;DR – Why did the wintering Grey Wagtail sing?
A migratory Grey Wagtail singing in winter is an oddity. So, why was this one singing?
TL;DR – What colour are a Black-winged Kite’s eyes?
Look closely at the eyes of a Black-winged Kite. Are they red? Or orange? Or yellow? The eyes will tell you if you are looking at an adult or a juvenile bird.
Hush! This Magpie-Robin just stole a bulbul’s song!
The Oriental Magpie-Robin is an accomplished songster. But its powers of mimicry are often underrated.
Love and loss on Swan Lake
Parenting, as none better than dad and mom know, is no child’s play. And the challenges, it appears, are harder when you’re a swan.
Birds Bizarre: Revenge of the Plum-headed Parakeets?
The sky swarmed with hundreds of Plum-headed Parakeets, uncommon visitors to Punchakkari’s wetland habitat
