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Tag: WInter Birding

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, Travelogues, Trip Reports, Wild Interactions1 Comment

Among the blackbuck of Jayamangali

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Beej

In Jayamangali, the blackbuck roam free and majestic, but human encroachment around the sanctuary is a cause for concern Continue reading Among the blackbuck of Jayamangali

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

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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