Any time is a good time to study moths thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A common hawk-cuckoo at Theosophical Society. Photo: Rama Neelamegam
It is vocal through the day, and its three-note call enunciates the term “brain fever”. The bird is in its breeding season and residents of IIT-M campus report being woken up to this phrase in the dead of the night
Birder Rama Neelamegam lets on about a mid-click blooper from 2017. Executed at the woods of the Theosophical Society, the photographic click was a half measure a half bird, actually. It left a common hawk-cuckoo’s barred tail to the imagination.
The bird was at close quarters, and a neophyte with the camera then, Rama could not make the most of the moment. The image was clicked at the speed of greased lightning, but the other hand failed to rotate the focus-ring just that wee bit, to get the complete bird.
From trees to terra firma
Updated:
Updated:
March 06, 2021 23:29 IST
Here is how two arboreal mammals the Asian Palm Civet and Asiatic Long-Tailed Climbing Mouse respond when they have to share space with humans
Share Article
AAA
Here is how two arboreal mammals the Asian Palm Civet and Asiatic Long-Tailed Climbing Mouse respond when they have to share space with humans
Arboreal, the Asian Palm Civet and Asiatic Long-Tailed Climbing Mouse are inclined to viewing their worlds along vertical lines. However in urban spaces, they tend towards adaptations without compromising on their essential nature.
Mahathi Narayanaswamy, a resident of IIT-Madras who records the fauna and avifauna on the campus, draws attention to how now and then, a Palm Civet (