With good light and much more time to see birds due to longer days, and your camera in hand, you have lot of action to capture, that’s what Summer Birding is all about. Spend some time with nature, in the early hours of the summer season, you would realize that Like Winter, Summer is alsoContinue reading “Lights, Camera, Action”
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Common hawk-cuckoo – the brainfever bird
The Common hawk-cuckoo , popularly known as the brainfever bird, is a medium-sized cuckoo resident in the Indian subcontinent. This brainfever bird is a brood parasite, that is, it lays eggs in the nests of other birds and relies on the hosts to take care of its chicks. Hence, the chicks are taken care of by the foster parents. The commonContinue reading “Common hawk-cuckoo – the brainfever bird”
Beat the Heat
As summer unfurls its scorching embrace, the air quivers with heat, and life seeks respite under the generous canopy of shade. In these relentless days, as we reach for cool drinks and shady spots, let us not forget our feathered companions, whose thirst knows no tap or faucet. With summer worsening, most water sources forContinue reading “Beat the Heat”
“Winter is not a season it’s a Celebration”
Sukhna Lake | November 2021 The best time to visit Chandigarh is during the winter season, which begins in the mid of November and extends till the mid of March. Weather is pleasant here during this season and the city receives maximum tourist footfall. January is the coldest month with Chilling nights and foggy days.Continue reading ““Winter is not a season it’s a Celebration””
Winter Visitor- Eurasian Coot
Next in the list of Winter Visitors is Eurasian Coot. It can be easily spotted at both the lakes in Chandigarh i.e. Sukhna Lake as well as Dhanas Lake. Notable for its slaty black plumage and a lustrous white frontal shield and bill, this bird species is common on lakes, reservoirs, and slow-moving watercourses, inContinue reading “Winter Visitor- Eurasian Coot”
Winter Visitors – Green-winged Teal, Mallard & Gadwall
The journey which had started from the month of October 2021 is near completion, as the summer season has already started taking over the charge from the Winter. In this blog, I would like to share some pictures and other information about three other species Green-winged Teal, Mallard and Gadwall, which obliged me this winterContinue reading “Winter Visitors – Green-winged Teal, Mallard & Gadwall”
Purple Heron
The twelfth in the series of Winter Visitor to the city is Purple Heron. Similar in appearance to the grey heron but slightly smaller, more slender and has darker reddish brown plumage. It has a narrower yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It is also a more evasive bird, favoring densely vegetated habitatsContinue reading “Purple Heron”
Black-crowned Night-Heron
The next in my series of Winged Visitors to City Beautiful, Chandigarh is Black-crowned Night Heron. The Black-crowned Night-Heron is a black, white and grey bird, identified by its black cap and back, white neck and grey wings, stocky build and with neck usually tucked in. In flight, it has a distinctive compressed outline withContinue reading “Black-crowned Night-Heron”
Northern Shoveler
The next in the list of Winter Visitors to the City Beautiful is Northern Shoveler. The name of the Northern Shoveler is derived from its highly specialized spoon shaped bill that is used to forage for aquatic invertebrates. I spotted Northern Shoveler at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh in the second week of February. Though the flockContinue reading “Northern Shoveler”
Northern Pintail
The latest to wing its way to the Sukhna Lake at Chandigarh is the Northern pintail (Anas acuta), an elegant medium-sized dabbling duck with a slim profile, long narrow neck and pointed tail, that is native to the northern areas of Europe. The male’s long central tail feathers give rise to the species’ English andContinue reading “Northern Pintail”
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