Will a goose by any other name…
The goose was headed for the bar, as it were. Or, at least that’s how some understood it. Never take a bird’s name too literally – and other wisdom from interacting with non-birders.
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Why did the caterpillar cross the road?
Why did the caterpillar cross the road? Apparently, to get to the other side. In a tearing hurry.
Meluha Moment – In which I blink my third eyelid ;)
The nictitating membrane protects a bird’s eye from dryness and injury. You might call it a Meluha moment, this blinking of the third eye. Take a look and be amazed.
Morning Raga by the Kentish Plover
On the first day of 2014, we found this adorable Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in half minds whether to sing or not. Warm sunshine, sandy beaches and blue skies – who wouldn’t want to?
Winning The Toss: Blue-tailed Bee-eater pops a meal
Humans toss pancakes but birds like the Blue-tailed Bee-eater grab venomous insect prey like wasps and bees in mid-air and thrash them dead to dislodge the sting before tossing them in the air a la Rajinikanth with the cigarette
Say, does this Crab Plover speak Malayalam?
The Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird of decidedly unique appearance. It found along the coasts of Asia and Africa, where it chases after crabs and deftly pries them open with its highly specialized steak-knife of a bill. Here’s a picture of one on a beach in Kerala.
Download the June calendar wallpaper!
It’s already June, eh? We’re pretty hung-over, having just returned from the Great Himalayan National Park, where we spent most of the last week of May observing The Green Ogre Spring-Summer Conclave. It’s hard to erase that ache in the heart when we look back at our pictures. Those glorious…
The Green Ogre Calendar Wallpaper for May!
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Indian Licorice – Black-eyed beads of death
The red-and-black seeds frequently used in the indoor games of my childhood, I learned recently, are deadly poisonous. Introducing the pretty and dangerous Rosary Pea or Indian Licorice. Now chew on that! Back when I was a kid visiting my grandparents, dinner would generally be over by 7 pm. The…
Wordless Wednesday – Darn this itch!
Photo: Sandeep Somasekharan Enjoy more Wordless Wednesday posts — when we Ogres get picturesque speechless! 😉
In the kingdom of the Lion-tailed Macaque
In Valparai the endangered Lion-tailed Macaque inhabits tracts of dense evergreen forest hemmed in by tea plantations. It lives, literally and alarmingly, on the edge. Here are memories of a brief but illumining encounter with these fascinating primates
Wordless Wednesday: Flight of the Hornbill
By Sandeep Somasekharan More on hornbills More Wordless Wednesdays
Wordless Wednesday: Do or Dive
Photograph: Sandeep Somasekharan And if you prefer words, read: What’s black and white and hovers? The Green Ogre – Birds, Wildlife, Ecology and Nature notes from India.
Download the October Calendar Wallpaper
Raptor on the road. DOWNLOAD THIS IMAGE AND SET IT AS YOUR CALENDAR WALLPAPER
Encounter: Stream Glory, a dazzling tropical damselfly
A day of tired wandering in a forest ends with an intimate rendezvous with a stunning damselfly – the Stream Glory. It’s often the little things in life that give you the biggest highs