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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...

Aditi’s Bird Registry Please click the hyperlinks to access each bird. Accenters Alpine Accenter Black-throated Accenter Rufous-breasted Accenter Ashy Prinia Ashy Woodswallow Asian Koel Babblers Common Babbler Barbets Brown-headed Barbet Coppersmith Barbet Great Barbet Bee-eaters Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Green Bee-eater Rufous-headed Bee-eater Black-winged Stilt Bulbul Eastern Yellow-vented Bulbul Himalayan Bulbul Red-vented Bulbul Red-whiskered Bulbul...

GANESHGUDI....WHAT A REVELATION!   I fell in love with North Karnataka when I visited Sirsi. I vowed to continue my affair with the region and visit it soon! It took me all of four years to visit again, this time to Ganeshgudi.  I was looking forward to this journey, specially after the lockdowns, and social isolation of  not meeting friends or relatives for...

My Costa Rica Birding Expedition If there is a birding Paradise, this is it!   Costa Rica had been on my 'Bucket List' for a very long time.... I had the good fortune of ticking it off in February 2024. Those nine days were a dream-come-true! We visited quite a few places there and each place was a veritable treasure chest, presenting so many varieties and species of...