The dark, gray clouds have hung in the sky for the last two days or so and have hardly drizzled even then. This morning was hardly any different as the day began with an overcast sky with sun peeping out at intervals resulting to a gross, moist atmosphere, and causing us to sincerely long for a hearty downpour. Thankfully, we […]
A dull day turned delightful!
Isn’t it fun when something delightful happens unexpectedly? That’s what surprises are, and that’s why they make us so delighted. Such an unexpected thing happened to me today. Just like any other day I was hurrying up for classes, and having my breakfast. It was about 8:45 AM. Even though spring has arrived, and birds usually twitter and chirp incessantly […]
Birding Meme
1. What is the coolest bird you have seen from your home? Without any doubt, Yellow-Cheeked Tit. The first time I spotted a pair, it was the end of March, 2009. For a year, they visited our balcony everyday, without gap of a single day. However, recently they aren’t visiting us, yet every now and then, we do spot them […]
Hello Spectacled Flowerpecker!
I read about it a while ago but it completely skipped my mind to post about it here. While birdwatching along the side of rainforest in Borneo on 18th June, 2009, Richard Webster spotted a bird that he couldn’t recognise. He was fortunate enough to take snapshots of the bird and… well, instead of just paraphrasing the articles I’ve read […]
Birdwatching report: Day 04, 05
A separate entry recorded on 16th December for the birdwatching that I did on 14th and 15th December while traveling to a nearby (yet faraway) town, Chatra. On 14th December, we’d to travel to Chatra (a small, densely populated township 70 kms away from Piparwar) to meet my eldest sister. Even though, I was somewhat against covering such a long, […]
Birdwatching Report: Day 01, 02, 03
Reporting from Piparwar, a small town located about 70 kms away from the capital city of State of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. Surrounded by dense forest, it’s a perfect place for birders to enjoy the presence of rich avifauna, truly a paradise for birdwatching! (or so I believe).