#Birding

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The Iridescent Indian Pitta

This is a bird with vivid colors and aptly the local name of this bird means ‘nine colors’. Showing its colors… This bird has a very...

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The Brave Barn Owl

When the world sleeps, this bird awakes to hunt down dark forces like rats & mice, just like our superheroes – the same dark forces that...

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Asian Koel: Of Melody & Noise

One may not be familiar with the Koel’s looks, but its kooo…koooo…koooo…… call is very well known. About: A pair – perhaps not on talking...

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The Resplendent White-Throated Kingfisher

Many shades of blue… ‘Blue as the wings of the Halcyon wild’… goes the poem in my text book by Sarojini Naidu, referring to this bird....

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The Parachuting Bushlarks

What comes to mind when you see a sparrow-like brown bird? You would ignore it and move on. But if you do that for this bird, you miss...

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Yellow-Throated Bulbul

Don’t we just love it when we find a pair of rare birds close to where we live? The birds I’m talking about – Yellow – Throated Bulbuls –...

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The Colorful World of Barbets – 3: White-Cheeked Barbet

This bird is only found in a narrow range in South India and nowhere else in the world. So far, I have never seen this bird in the dry...

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The Colorful World of Barbets – 2: Brown-Headed Barbet

If you think we are the only ones who can change our goggles, think again. This amazing bird can change the color of the area around its...

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The Colorful World of Barbets – 1: Coppersmith Barbet & Malabar Barbet

If you were to pick clothes for yourself in the brightest primary colours, you might think that it may look gaudy but take a look at this...