When in doubt, choose the slash
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February 22, 2021 20:32 IST
There are surefire ways of telling a Common Snipe from a Pintail Snipe. However, when a birder is uncertain, eBird encourages them to exercise an alternative option, as it does for other difficult-to-identify birds
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During the migratory season, the Common Snipe and the Pintail Snipe occur in Chennai. They can sometimes be difficult to be told apart, unless they are seen in flight and their underwings are exposed. Photo: Sundaravel Palanivelu
There are surefire ways of telling a Common Snipe from a Pintail Snipe. However, when a birder is uncertain, eBird encourages them to exercise an alternative option, as it does for other difficult-to-identify birds
A lark turns its tail on Velachery village
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January 24, 2021 08:17 IST
Over three decades ago, the Sykes’ Short-toed Lark would congregate in huge flocks at a grassy patch near Pallikaranai Marsh; now, one has to head far from Chennai to meet up with this gregarious bird
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A Sykes Short-toed Lark at Mamandur. Photo: Sivakumar Shanmugasundaram
Over three decades ago, the Sykes’ Short-toed Lark would congregate in huge flocks at a grassy patch near Pallikaranai Marsh; now, one has to head far from Chennai to meet up with this gregarious bird
There is a piquancy to nostalgia that whets our appetite for it. Amidst the recollection of “what was”, the tanginess arrives with the realisation of “how different it was”, quickly followed by a wistful “how wonderful it was”.