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Orange-headed Thrush; a Guest Appearance…in my backyard Zoothera citrina   The other day, I was just standing by my bedroom window, enjoying the peace and serenity of my backyard which I often tend to do (I find it quite meditational) when I saw some movement on the ground.  At first, I thought it was a copper-pod flower, gently wafting down, this being the season for those golden-yellow blooms to fall...

Summer Melody……The Asian Koel Eudunamys scolopaceus It is that time of the year when you wake up early in the morning to the beautiful, melodious songs of the Asian Koel or Koyal. This brood parasite (it lays its eggs in the nest of the house or jungle crow) starts getting vocal at the beginning of summer with the song getting more melodious with each passing day....