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Black-Headed Jay
This bird has a black head and a plain, grey body. It has a scruffy crest, white streaks on the throat and a dirty white bill. It has a...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
May 24, 20221 min read
Rescuing Greater Cormorant from fishing nets
During the nest survey of Madiwala Lake last month, we suddenly noticed a head of a bird bobbing up and down strangely. On closer look,...
Chirp! Magazine
May 12, 20221 min read
Long-Tailed Shrike
This large shrike is very noisy giving loud and screeching calls. Adults have a dark face, and a gray upper back. Orange is scattered on...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
May 11, 20221 min read
Nature trip to Murugamale
On the 15th and 16th of April, I went on a trip with 8 other kids to Murugamale for birding. This trip was organized and conducted by...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
Apr 23, 20224 min read
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
This tiny bird is vividly coloured with a long red bill. It has a blue back and orange underparts. Its head is reddish-pink with blue and...
Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Plum-Headed Parakeet
This brightly coloured parakeet has a beautiful plum, pink and red gradient head in the males. The females have a dull greyish-blue head...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Sad State of Dore Kere #Conservation
The Asian Waterbird Census was in Jan 2022 - https://birdcount.in/event/awc/ Bangalore has many lakes that I could visit for this Census....
Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Black-necked Stork #NearThreatened
When we were coming back from a Safari in Bandipur, we saw a Black-necked Stork drinking water from a lake. We saw it with many other...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Bird quiz with QShala #Awareness
Chirp! magazine conducted a bird quiz in association with QShala. We are thankful to Mr Raghav and his team to give us a platform to...
Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Nest Survey at Madiwala Lake #Conservation
Today, I went to Madiwala lake to take a census of pelican nests. I am volunteering under Ms. Aksheeta M, who is a researcher with the...
Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Bird Race (HSBC Bird race 2022) #Conservation
Today we went on the Banglore wide bird race. We started very early at 5:30 a.m. at Ravugodlu forest. We walked for 2 min and came to an...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
Feb 13, 20222 min read
Sapling Watering Campaign #Conservation
Trees are vital to life on earth, both humans and wildlife. Studies have shown that being around nature increases your concentration and...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
Feb 6, 20223 min read
Commensalism #BirdWord
Commensalism is a relationship between 2 organisms (bird, plant or animal) where 1 organism benefits while the other organism remains...
Nidhi Ramasubramanian
Jan 29, 20221 min read
Shrikes #BirdGuide
Shrikes are medium-sized birds with black, white, grey or brown plumage. They are around 25 - 35 cm in length. They are predators with...
Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
Jan 29, 20221 min read
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