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Nature’s Layers Unravelled – Encounters with birds, beasts, and relatives

Tag: birdwatching

Trekking with Griffons: Dodi Tal via Darwa Pass

Trekking with Griffons: Dodi Tal via Darwa Pass

Sahastra RashmiApril 17, 2025April 17, 2025

The trek to Dodi Tal, the lake believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ganesha, is a beautiful introduction to the Western Himalaya for many first-time trekkers

Fjords and Feathers — The Wild Side Of Norway 

Fjords and Feathers — The Wild Side Of Norway 

Kakul PaulApril 6, 2025April 5, 2025

King Eiders and Atlantic Puffins, Northern Gannets and Walruses… and landscapes that evoke hushed disbelief. Kakul Paul embarks on a 16-day sojourn through Norway, discovering its varied landscapes and stunning wildlife 

Finding home in the company of birds

Finding home in the company of birds

Ramya SriramMarch 12, 2025March 13, 2025

Homesick in the UK, Ramya Sriram found comfort in the company of birds. Then followed a series of epiphanies that culminated in a different sort of homecoming for the artist, writer, musician, and birdwatcher in her

Losing and finding love in Nieuwe Driemanspolder

Losing and finding love in Nieuwe Driemanspolder

Anand YegnaswamiFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 2025

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

Hidden in the Rocks: The Wild Wonders of Jawai

Hidden in the Rocks: The Wild Wonders of Jawai

Sunil KingerFebruary 7, 2025February 5, 2025

Jawai, near Udaipur in Rajasthan, is famed for its leopards, which coexist alongside humans and livestock in the rugged landscape. The region is also a great location for watching birds.

Falling For Fall – A Tropical Birdwatcher Celebrates Autumn

Falling For Fall – A Tropical Birdwatcher Celebrates Autumn

Anirudh ArunJanuary 29, 2025January 29, 2025

For a birdwatcher familiar with tropical seasons, the experience of fall in North America is a revelation

Pranayama with Bar-headed Geese – A Pilgrimage in Gadag

Pranayama with Bar-headed Geese – A Pilgrimage in Gadag

Bijoy VenugopalJanuary 10, 2025January 10, 2025

Bar-headed Geese are masters of pranayama, making use of atmospheric oxygen like few other birds can. In that sense, they are true yogis, and making a journey to see them is akin to a pilgrimage.

Romancing a Taiga Flycatcher in a tangle of pronouns

Romancing a Taiga Flycatcher in a tangle of pronouns

Bijoy VenugopalNovember 26, 2024January 10, 2025

Walking by the woods on a wintry morning, I romanced a Taiga Flycatcher. We began a relationship. Two roads diverged – which would I choose?

Reclaiming the Nature Fix – In Pursuit of Biophilia

Reclaiming the Nature Fix – In Pursuit of Biophilia

Bijoy VenugopalSeptember 11, 2024December 28, 2024

The human craving for a “Nature Fix” is an ancient instinct blunted by generations of abuse. Biophilia is the word for it…

TL;DR – Death Stalks Like A Marabou Stork

TL;DR – Death Stalks Like A Marabou Stork

Bijoy VenugopalJuly 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Meet Africa’s Marabou Stork. Its unfeathered head and neck give this scavenger a calm and patient mien of morbidity.

Ghouls among the Garbage – The Greater Adjutants of Guwahati

Ghouls among the Garbage – The Greater Adjutants of Guwahati

Arun RaghuramanJuly 7, 2024July 7, 2024

Meet the carrion-devouring Greater Adjutant, one of India’s largest storks, which flourishes in the reeking garbage dumps of Guwahati

Dimorphic Egret – Meet this East African mystery bird

Dimorphic Egret – Meet this East African mystery bird

Bijoy VenugopalJune 8, 2024November 20, 2024

East Africa’s Dimorphic Egret closely resembles the Western Reef-Egret, until you look for the differences. Easy, huh? You wish!

Rat-atouille? No, it’s a Spotted Owlet at breakfast!

Rat-atouille? No, it’s a Spotted Owlet at breakfast!

Bhawana BhargavaJune 2, 2024June 3, 2024

Spotted Owlets are ace rodent control agents, but catching one as it relishes a breakfast of freshly caught rat is an epiphany indeed!

Costa Rica Diaries – Parting Gifts

Costa Rica Diaries – Parting Gifts

Sandeep SomasekharanMay 5, 2024May 5, 2024

Pura Vida. The phrase that translates roughly to “Pure Life” doesn’t do enough justice to all that Costa Rica offers the nature lover. It’s goodbye for now.

Costa Rica Day 4 – Midnight weightlifting, flashing hummingbirds and misgendering in Spanish

Costa Rica Day 4 – Midnight weightlifting, flashing hummingbirds and misgendering in Spanish

Sandeep SomasekharanMarch 10, 2024May 5, 2024

On Day 4 in Costa Rica, Sandy learns his Spanish grammar the hard way, and indulges in a little light experiment with hummingbird photography

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