CATCHING FLIES AND HEARTS ❤️

RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER sounds odd and miscontruce to something dirty. But he’s an attractive male with a Rusty-Orange patch from throat to breast that gives a distinctive pattern for this beautiful flycatcher. This vibrant plumage not only attracts the female flycatcher but also birdwatchers’ heart too. Spotted in Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Guragoan Haryana. This park […]
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 the term ‘Kingfisher’, the first thing (Sometimes maybe the second thing :p) that comes […]
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 him famously known as the ‘Birdman of India’ and he was the first Indian […]
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 could still hear the gushing water, which made me wake. The slight drizzle and dim, […]