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).
350 – 24 – 24 Bird Photo Challenge
350 Birding Africa mosaic gallery: On 24th October, 2009 over 170 bird photographers of South Africa went out to take snapshots of 350 species of wild birds in 24 hours. The mission was to create an awareness of bird diversity in nature and how climate change is affecting them, and the environment, in general. About 365 species were captured in […]
Sky divers
Originally posted at my WordPress a/c on June 2, 2009 at 3:53 pm Bird first seen around 1st May, 2009. Article written on 2nd June, 2009, and edited on 3rd June, 2009. Every single bird out there has its own unique characteristics as well as construction & design in a way or another. These distinctive features not only give them […]
I wish I'd been there…
When my dad reached home at night on 2nd November, he saw a bird inside our apartment flying furiously all around. According to him, as all the windows and doors were closed it probably got inside from a small cavity in the corner of a window because it was a little bird. It was difficult to catch it and make […]