“At times you need to go to foreign land to better appreciate a bird in our own home. I have always valued common birds but not looked hard into the iris of the Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis tristis) until I … Continued
“Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis coromundus) have symbiotic relationships with cattle and other animals. They feed on parasitic ticks on the cattle and also benefit from insects and other prey stirred up by the cattle’s grazing. I previously posted observations of … Continued
“We saw many tits at a number of locations and the commonest was the Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus monticolus). It is very acrobatic when foraging and has a wide diet – invertebrates, insects, fruit, seeds/nuts, etc. (above). We also saw … Continued
“Whenever the fiery flowers of Teruntum Merah (Lumnitzera littorea) are in blossom (above), they add a splash of enticing red and ephemeral vibrancy to the back mangroves. “Like a moth to a flame, a handful of bird species finds these … Continued
In October 2017, nature consultant Subaraj Rajathurai visited me and seeing my garden, commented that I should add up the number of posts in this website that originated from it. We are both convinced that nature can be found everywhere … Continued
Lai Y Yan recently documented a Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) feeding on a grasshopper at Morse Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The shrike somehow managed to lodge the grasshopper upright between a tangle of intertwining vines (above). It then moved … Continued
“We saw this Great Barbet (Megalaima virens magnificus) twice at two different locations. On this occasion it stayed on a high branch for a long time uttering this mournful, harsh cry repeatedly (above, below). “This call is not the common … Continued
“I saw the very beautiful male Golden Bush-robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus chrysaeus) at very close range but could not get sharp images as it was in a thicket. “It was making calls frequently as it foraged. “Above and below are edited … Continued
Pipal or Bodhi Trees (Ficus religiosa) are plentiful in Pune, India, some as old as 400 years. This is a typical strangling fig. The tree is sacred to both the Hindus and the Buddhists LINK. The former associates the roots … Continued
“We heard from some bird watching colleagues about Egyptian Vultures (Neophron percnopterus ginginianus) collecting at the main rubbish dump site just outside Pokhara and made an attempt to find it. It is located 2-3 km north of the city. The … Continued
