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The Great Bangalore Bird Race, from Citizen Matters, Jan 16, 2008
The name itself summons up visions of many of us, dressed in goatee beards, flowing white robes with burnouses, lined up with those thick leather gloves and magnificient-looking, keen-glanced birds of prey, racing them. It also conjures up fancies of some of us, astride birds with tiny reins and tinier saddles, flying through the air competitively ( Read more... ) -
Snails, foam and froth...bubbles are not always champagne! (for naturalhistory.in)
Foam...when we hear the word, we think of several things. The foaming waves crashing on the shore; the foam that forms at the mouth of a horse that has galloped at full speed; why, even the foam on top of a glass of chilled beer on a sunny afternoon ( Read more... ) -
The Towel
For more than 16 years, I stopped contributing to any print media; my articles and blogposts online were quite satisfying. But yesterday, I suddenly wrote a piece in a lighter vein and emailed it to l.the "middle" column of the Deccan Herald.
Imagine my surprise when I found it published today!
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Turahalli Forest area, 201122 (account)
Ever since the Turahalli forest was fenced and closed off to the general public, citing the forest fires that happened, we have felt the loss of this patch very keenly. Once upon a time, before all the massive high-rise apartment complexes came up, Turahalli was a very good area for activities of all kinds: those who came to climb rocks, to cycle, ( Read more... ) -
Saul Kere: my account of two visits
Saul Kere, Ulhas told us during our last Bngbirds walk to the lake, derives its name from 'savala kere' or lake of clay. Whether the soil being of clay was one of the factors, or whether the lake was not well-managed , with low water-carrying capacity, is debatable; but on September 5 this year, after torrential rains, the lake flooded the banks ( Read more... ) -
Set your Cuckoo clocks!
Cuckoos are associated with telling the time, now we find we are in the
time of Cuckoos!
Indian Cuckoo
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The Indian Willow, Saul Kere, 061122
On nature walks, it's nice to observe the many gentle giants around us. I am not talking about the elephants, though...I mean the trees, which give us so much, and which, in return, we seem to take for granted ( Read more... ) -
Mudskippers
As we walk along the seashore, we find so many interesting creatures, that live partially on land and partially in the sea. One such fascinating creature is the Mudskipper.
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An Interesting Procession
As we walk along the garden, or even at home, we often see ants scurrying busily along. We, preoccupied with our own concerns, only take care that the ants don't get into our food! But the ants are very interesting indeed, if one takes the time to observe them ( Read more... ) -
Article about Bngbirds, nearly 10 years ago
My article about Bngbirds, nearly 10 years ago.
Some of the photos in the article were lost when the CitMat (Citizen Matters) server crashed. Let no one fool you that anything on the net is eternal! I have lost quite a lot of my work and images. writing, citizen matters, birding, history, bangalore, articles