I’ve always been drawn to the smaller life around me. Even if I get a few minutes, I end up looking around—on leaves, along stems, just to see what’s happening. Back home, I have a small garden behind the house. Nothing fancy, but there’s always something going on if observed closely. My little garden A few days in a row, I noticed something odd. Some leaves had these neat, curved cuts—almost like someone had used a tiny punch. Then I started seeing the same pattern on nearby

I am visiting Thattekad - Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary in Cochin, Kerala, for the past many years. I like the place, for its abundance & colours in bird life. During my last visit, I wished to see Grey-headed Bulbul, which is one of the highlights of the place, but I missed it. Post-lunch, I was birding in a thicket, searching for Cuckoos. Though I didn't see any cuckoos, I saw an Indian Pitta, flying low. It landed inside a thick bush. Then I noticed, there were two Pittas. I wa

While travelling to Kabini & returning back, we always used to stop at the lake on the way near HD.Kote, which usually have plenty of bird life, like jacanas, coots, ducks, egrets, herons, storks and ibis. Also, sometimes, we could see marsh harriers and kites. This time, while coming back from Kabini, we stopped for some time and were watching for the bird life. We noticed a coot with 2 chicks foraging near the banks in between the grass shoots. It looked like the adult coot

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