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Fawn Station : The Munia
The 7-year-old Kanan Bishnoi shows her appreciation of the beautiful Munia with a heartfelt poem. When I wake up in the morning, Many birds are calling, The Munia is picking up the grass, For her...
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Red-vented bulbul
A delightful member of the bulbul family of passerines, the Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) are highly vocal with a sweet melodic voice. The red colour of their name is difficult to see hidden...
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Balcony Birding
Balconies can be portals to many magical worlds. Shweta Mukundan discovers one such world in her neighbouring Laburnum tree, which consistently treats her senses via its incredible bird life....
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Junglimerick Special Bird Edition
Asani Bhaduri, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular and Computational Biology, better known as a Half-mad K-no-w-mad is back with his much-awaited Junglimericks, with a special edition on birds....
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Namdapha: The Final Frontier
Namdapha National Park, located in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, is among the last surviving pristine forests in India. Every journey to this slice of paradise is riveting, and our...
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Birding In The Time Of Corona
A Google search for the word birding returns the following: “the observation of birds in their natural habitats as a hobby”. However, the term natural habitat is becoming increasingly convoluted,...
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Skimming The Chambal
The ravines of the Chambal river are a geomorphologic wonder, but its crystal clear waters and the incredible faunal and avian diversity they support are even more fascinating. Our contributor gives...
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Avian Oasis in a Concrete Jungle: Chakkarpur-Wazirabad Bundh
In the month of March 2021, we had brought to you a conversation with Latika Thukral of iamgurgaon on their inspiring work on restoring degraded landscapes in Gurgaon. The Chakkarpur-Wazirabad Bundh...
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White-eyed Buzzard
Sylvester Alphonso brings another of his avian sightings from his birding chronicles. A small raptor found in the Indian sub-continent, the white-eyed buzzard. On a trip to a farm house in Karjat, I...
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First Record of Black Francolin in Asansol
The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family, it normally flies only when disturbed. The Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important as seed dispersers...
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