It’s been almost an year since I came to the southern part of India for my higher studies. To say that I was hopeful about birdwatching in southern India would be a complete understatement. I was looking forward with great enthusiasm to experience birdwatching in a very different region compared to that of my hometown. But, when I actually settled […]
World Sparrow Day
I have been aware of World Sparrow Day initiative for the past two years, but I have no idea what possessed me not to make a post about it in my blog. Actually, I do have a vague idea that it had something to do with my laziness (about which I’m not going to elaborate, mostly because I’m feeling quite […]
Stopping by the woods on a Saturday morning
There is magic in the spring air, one often gets to hear. But, to feel the real charm of this magic, that no written or spoken words can ever describe, one has to dedicate a day out in the woods, in the arms of nature. When you step in the woods and enter the realm of nature, you lose all […]
Home Sweet Home
A tiny bird here, a tiny bird there, and in just a few moments a complete family of about five little birds flitted out of the cold shadow of a dense lantana bush to the warm autumn sunshine. The birds hopped from one twig to another and yet remained within the safe spell of their realm, a dense bush with […]
They crossed my way that fateful day
Ever since the huge windows in our balcony got framed with reflective glasses it became usual for us to expect flying delicacies, mostly at bird rush hours, either flitting around or simply perching in the bars of window cage. For some it served as a suitable spot for morning gatherings, noon rests and evening chatters, but for most the glasses […]
A visit from Spice Finch
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 […]