THE REAL KINGFISHERS
A Small Blue and Golden bird We all may have grown up reading that ‘Kingfisher is a small fish-eating bird blah blah blah…’, from our school books or social media. This post is its version 2. O. When I toss…
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Birding Diaries, Rajasthan
On the first day 1st Dec, 2021: We landed up in Jaipur airport. We are super thrilled to spot Gautam Bhai (naturalist) who is going to take us to Tal Chapar and Bikaner for Bird watching. On the way to…
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THE BIRDMAN OF INDIA
Happy 125th birthday. Today is the 125th birth celebration of renowned ornithologist Salim Ali. Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was born in Mumbai on 12 November 1896. He spent almost his entire life devoted to Ornithology (study of birdwatching) that made…
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A PICTURE-PERFECT CAMPING
After a rugged and fearful roller coaster ride, we landed in the dark and nowhere terrain. Our guiding light was a waning gibbous moon, and its bone-chilling cold and gushing water was my lullaby. On the following day, early morning, I…
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THE SLEEPY OWL
When I was a kid, I heard Spotted Owlet hoots from the nearby lamp post almost every day during the nights, and no matter what, never saw him during the daytimes. It was so interesting to listen to him hoot…
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MY SECRET SANTA
The Christmas celebration begins. Everyone seems to be so keen on celebrating this joyful festival by decorating their home with stars, lights, crib and playing secret Santa game with their family and friends. In this partial post-pandemic time and social…
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