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Jul 27, 2011
The Alarm Clock of Coorg
Indian Pitta, Coorg - First we invite visitors to throw away their alarm clocks before coming to Coorg, so they could have a totally...
Jun 29, 2011
The Scent of a Bird
Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Coorg - If you can’t hear the telltale rat-a-tat of someone drumming on a tree bark, or even if you can’t spot...
Jun 1, 2011
The Shower Symphony
White-breasted Waterhen, Coorg - Most of us have a hidden spark of musical genius, often experienced by select audiences who’re left...
Apr 20, 2011
The Coorg Chat Room
Rose-ringed Parakeet, Coorg While the Chateratti in the social networks swear by Facebook, MSN and Twitter, residents of Coorg have...
Apr 6, 2011
The Drama Queen of Kabini
Yellow-eyed Babbler, Kabini What do you call someone who announces her presence with the sweetest melodies, and then underlines her...
Mar 9, 2011
The Siberian Airways Frequent Flyer Program
Northern Pintail, Kabini If you thought you were a globe-trotter, and that life was what happened between connecting flights, do consider...
Dec 1, 2010
The Hovercraft!
Common Kestrel, Kabini - What would you consider the greatest virtue of a species whose very name conjures up visions of high speed...
Oct 20, 2010
Britney Spears? So does the Darter!
Darter, Kabini - Out in the jungles of Kabini, there exists a rock star like no other, a phenomenally successful performer who doesn’t...
Oct 6, 2010
The Land of the Flying Sun
Loten's Sunbird, Coorg - Coorg is famed for the profusion of its plant life; a patchwork quilt of green, embossed with gorgeous floral...
Sep 8, 2010
The Grumble in the Jungle
Grey Junglefowl, Coorg - It’s early morning in Coorg and you’re sitting back, eyes closed, enjoying a steaming mug of Sidapur coffee,...
Jul 14, 2010
The Scent of a Woman
Common Hoopoe, Coorg - If one were to go by the adverts we see on TV, women who use a certain brand of perfume can have it all: an...
Jun 16, 2010
How to kill two birds with one stone!
Grey Heron, Kabini - Meet a bird that not only teaches us the virtue of waiting, but also how to perform seemingly impossible tricks:...
Jun 2, 2010
The hen that eats eggs!
Purple Swamphen, Coorg - Forget the old debate about which came first. In the swamplands of Coorg, there exists a hen that knows the...
Apr 7, 2010
Whistler in the Woods
Lesser Whistling Duck, Kabini - One doesn’t know if it’s a sign of innate good cheer, or just a touch of genetic flirtatiousness, but...
Feb 24, 2010
Tea and Snakes served here!
Short-toed Snake Eagle, Kabini - If you’ve ever wandered off the urban jungle into the hinterland of India, chances are you’d have been...
Jan 13, 2010
The Lost Emperor
Black-naped Monarch, Coorg - He may be the monarch of all he surveys, but this is one member of the avian royalty who’d much rather...
Dec 30, 2009
Sting Operation!
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Kabini - There’s nothing undercover about this sting operation. It’s all above board, very public, and cruelly...
Dec 2, 2009
Insecticide
Small Pratincole, Kabini - If the marketing whiz kids at those multinational companies could just brand and sell them, the Small...
Sep 23, 2009
Honey, I shrunk the bird!
Little Ringed Plover, Kabini He’s small. Very small. But, size apart, there’s nothing little about this plover. This low flying sentinel...
Sep 2, 2009
Rock ‘n’ Roller
Indian Roller, Kabini - Headbangers of the avian world unite. Come summer, and The Rolling Stones of Kabini are ready to put on a show...
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