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Rage….
At 8.30 pm on the 4th of April, I took the BIAS Vayu Vajra (BIAS 12, to KuVemPu Nagara)nfrom the airport to my home. On the way, a group of four passengers got on,and asked for tickets. They paid Rs....
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Not just flying the flag…
On Independence Day, I found that almost every auto had a Tiranga flying: But surely, pride in one’s country should not just be a matter of flying a flag for one day. If, after flying the flag, I spit...
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Once upon a flame…
Every friend who’s gone with me on the UGS (Usual Gang of Suspects) nature trails this year, has enjoyed the sight of the Pakshi Darshini (Eatery for birds)… click here for the short photo-feature on...
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The Indian Silverbill, 011113
When you’ve been fasting, you tend to break your fast…and overdo it! I’d not seen anything of Indian birds for a longish time now, and when we went to Muthur to help my friend Shangon celebrate the...
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The Black Ibis
Here is the Wiki entry for the BLACK IBIS: “The Red-naped Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) also known as the Indian Black Ibis or just the Black Ibis, is a species of ibis found in parts of the Indian...
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Some bird behaviour, Nandi Hills, 070214
Our visit to Nandi Hills provided me a great opportunity to watch several birds’ behaviour. I found that several birds, such as the Orange-throated Thrush, or this PUFF-THROATED BABBLER forage amongst...
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The Purple-rumped Sunbird, Sundaghatta, 280114
In Sundghatta, we stopped the car to watch a few birds, and as usual, these beautiful little PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRDS caught our attention as they flitted to and fro on the Calatropis bushes. Here’s the...
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The Camp Elephants at Bannerghatta Zoo, April 2014
Having gone thrice to the zoo area in the course of a week, I was able to see the camp elephants being brought back from their foraging trips in the periphery of the Bannerghatta forest area. I must...
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Lion-tailed Macaques, Valparai, 18-200414
On Good Friday, Anjali, Gopal, Rohan, Tharangini, Yeshoda and I went to Valparai in the aNNAmalai range (Coimbatore district) in Tamil Nadu. The LION-TAILED MACAQUE was one of the several creatures we...
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The Hoopoe, Valley School, 110514
The HOOPOE was called the “Common Hoopoe”, but alas, it is no longer that common a bird. However, we are lucky enough to be able to see them once in a while, in the outskirts of Bangalore. This...
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