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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!

Birds, Sandy, United States of AmericaLeave a comment
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

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

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Chough against snow in Aletsch glacier

Birdsong in Grindelwald – Notes from the Bernese Alps

June 7, 2020June 5, 2021 Beej

Ravens, choughs, blackbirds… the stars of the snow-white alpine playground of the Swiss Alps are mostly black. A birding diary from the fabled Jungfrau region Continue reading Birdsong in Grindelwald – Notes from the Bernese Alps

Birds, Encounter, Sandy, United States of AmericaLeave a comment
Carolina Wren

Faces at a Feeder: Meet the Carolina Wren

May 31, 2020May 30, 2020 Sandy

Teakettle… teakettle. The Carolina Wren, though diminutive, makes its presence felt with its big, loud voice. Continue reading Faces at a Feeder: Meet the Carolina Wren

Bird Behaviour, Birds, Sandy, United States of AmericaLeave a comment
Northern Cardinal at the feeder

Faces at a Feeder: Northern Cardinal

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Sandy

Lockdown birding gets a boost with the arrival of a nesting family of Northern Cardinals at a North Carolina home feeder. Here’s the first post of an absorbing pictorial series Continue reading Faces at a Feeder: Northern Cardinal

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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