The hullabaloo over the Valentine day and the fervor of the Deepawali festival are two things at the either end of rope. However there is a uniting thread, the Sarus […]
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Oriental White Eye
How to recognize Oriental White Eye The Oriental White Eye is a small bird, even smaller than a sparrow. It has conspicuous white circles around its eyes, distinctive eye ring, […]
Fairies of Pond- Pheasant Tailed Jacana
This article is about the Pheasant Tailed Jacanas – their habitat, plumage in breeding and non-breeding seasons, their mating behaviour and the different names they are known with and why! […]
Odisha: Birding at Mangalajodi
In my post on Barkul, I told you about our stay at boat-house. Our next destination in Odisha trip was Mangalajodi. After crossing the track, we found a huge highway […]
Baya the Builder
How does a male Baya, the weaver bird, builds the nest? How does it woo female Baya. And how good a husband it is?
How to do ‘Birding / Bird watching’?
Loud, ridiculous, scolding calls of Rufous Treepie wake me up from the cozy, quilted sleep in the winter mornings. Parrots make a ruckus outside on Arjun trees, adding further to […]
Eurasian Jay- The Mimicry Artist of the Avian world
We spotted the Eurasian Jay in Chaukori. This article is about this home-maker bird being a mimicry artist, its combative styles, and mating rituals.
कैसे बना मोर राष्ट्रीय पक्षी
मोर की खूबसूरती पर हम सभी फ़िदा हैं. मोर के राष्ट्रीय पक्षी होने पर हमें नाज़ है. उसके सुनहरी हरे नीले पंख, राजसी कलगी, सुराहीदार गर्दन, चमकता नीला वर्ण, और […]
Alexandrine Parakeet , हिरामण सुग्गा
स्कूल से लौट कर बस से उतरते ही बच्चे पूछते – आज पार्टी कहाँ हो रही है? और फिर हम मां -बेटे निकलते Delhi- NCR के हमारे सेक्टर के पार्क […]
प्रणय निवेदन ? पक्षियों से सीखें !
चिड़ियों में प्रणय निवेदन का एक ही मकसद है कि ‘वो हाँ कह दे’. तो अब चिड़ा जो है, वो अपने और सामने वाली के स्वभाव को देखकर ही पटाने का सूटेबल तरीका चुनता है.
How to woo the Girl ? Learn from Birds!
The ultimate purpose to display a suitable courtship ritual is to get her to say- YES. Note the word, Suitable.