Mornings at the field station are a rare delight now that I have become familiar with the vibrant bird life of Siddapura. Early in the morning, a familiar cackling call stirs me from sleep. A hornbill - probably a Malabar grey hornbill - and by the sound of it, it's right by my room. I…
Dry leaves crunch beneath my sandals as I swerve to narrowly avoid the prickly bladed fronds of Pinanga dicksonii, a plant that frequently impedes my expeditions into Myristica swamps. A spine snags my shift regardless, nipping my skin through the woven material, and I yelp irritably. The loud 'trrrrrick' of the Indian bullfrog echoes through…
Meet the whistling schoolboy in the depths of a mysterious forest of the Western Ghats
Documenting days of watching birds in the rain in Bengaluru....with a kitten on my shoulder for company!
Meet the black kites of Mumbai in this short piece highlighting my love for these adaptable raptors!
Learn how one determined woman and her army saved Assam's most maligned wetland bird - the hargila
A short piece on my sighting of turkey vultures (buzzards) and a bit about this fascinating scavenger
The first Saturday of September is celebrated as International Vulture Awareness Day. Vultures are some of the most regal, efficient birds of prey to soar the skies. They play a critical role in the environment, filling the niche of scavengers. However, they are in desperate need of a PR makeover, as are most scavengers on this planet. Today, let us explore why we need our scavengers, and why they are so maligned despite their many services...
Why are vultures so critical to our ecosystems and public health? And what happened to India's resident vulture population? Based on my B.Sc. thesis work, here is a post on India's wild public health servants - vultures!
Birds that I love. Karnataka hosts a rich variety of wildlife, including bird species, of which I introduce 3 today...
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