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Rare birds sighted on varsity campus during count
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Yellow-Billed Babbler, Green Sandpiper, and Grey-Necked Bunting were some of the avians spotted
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(Left) The Grey-Necked Bunting spotted at Mangalore University during the bird count from February 12 to February 15.
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Yellow-Billed Babbler, Green Sandpiper, and Grey-Necked Bunting were some of the avians spotted
A team of birdwatchers spotted 108 species of birds in the sprawling campus of Mangalore University during the campus bird count (CBC), which is a part of Great Backyard Bird Count organised by the Bird Count of India, a few days ago.
The count was conducted from February 12 to February 15 on the 353-acre campus.
Flying oranges at the gardens of Theosophical Society
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January 17, 2021 11:20 IST
Two sub-species of the Orange-headed Thrush keep their date with this lush-green and leafy woodland of a campus every winter
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An Orange-headed Thrush at Indiranagar in Adyar. Photo: Vikas Madhav Nagarajan
Two sub-species of the Orange-headed Thrush keep their date with this lush-green and leafy woodland of a campus every winter
In her later years, celluloid diva Greta Garbo took great pains to keep her life under air-tight wraps, and curiosity about it kept mounting. In the avian world, there are birds that avoid getting noticed with an almost Garbo-esque resolve but find themselves swept into the spotlight.
How to help an Indian Pitta in distress get back on to its wings
January 10, 2021 10:46 IST
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An injured Indian Pitta found at Chennai Mathematical Institute was cared for and returned to good health by Saju Varughese in October 2019, with advice provided by Susy Varughese. Photo: Saju Varughese
Prince Frederick IIT-M professor Susy Varughese lives on the campus, and is accustomed to hearing and seeing migratory and resident birds.
Known inside and outside the campus for her interest in birding as well as the nature walks she organises, now and then she hears from people whose heart breaks to see a bird in distress.
Following the Indian Pitta from the Himalayan foothills to IIT Madras
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January 10, 2021 12:50 IST
This beautiful creature can be difficult to spot unless one knows how it moves, feeds and where exactly it hangs out so, here is a meet-up with the bird in its breeding and wintering grounds
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An Indian Pitta on the IIT Madras campus. Photo: Rama Neelamegam
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This beautiful creature can be difficult to spot unless one knows how it moves, feeds and where exactly it hangs out so, here is a meet-up with the bird in its breeding and wintering grounds