Birding is usually my happy place. It is about silence, patience, waiting, watching, and sometimes getting that one photograph that makes the entire morning worth it. But some days in the field do not leave you happy.Some days leave you disturbed. On one of my recent birding visits to a mudflat, I went expecting birds, […]
When Birding Becomes Heartbreaking: How Plastic Pollution Is Hurting Birds Read More »
Some birding mornings go exactly how you imagine them.And some feel completely silent. This was one of those slower mornings. We were out birding at a wetland, but after almost two hours, I had clicked barely around ten photos, and those too were mostly of very common birds like Red-whiskered Bulbuls and Red-vented Bulbuls. Nothing unusual, nothing exciting. At
An Unexpected Encounter with an Indian Grey Hornbill Read More »
I was out birding at a wetland, doing what I usually do walking slowly, scanning the water, and listening carefully. That day, I was also using the Merlin Bird ID app to identify bird calls around me. It’s something I’ve started relying on, especially when I’m not sure what I’m hearing. Suddenly, I heard a call that
How I Found a Pacific Golden Plover While Birding in Goa Read More »
We were out birding like any other morning, walking slowly, scanning trees, listening more than looking. And then suddenly, from my left, I saw a big bird flying. It instantly caught my eye. I quickly tried to pan my camera towards it, but before I could lock focus, it disappeared behind the trees. At that point,
A Chase That Led to a Malabar Pied Hornbill Read More »
