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.
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The Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize, sister cars to our Perodua Ativa, were launched in Indonesia last week. As is usually the case with compact car twins sold with Daihatsu and Toyota badges in the republic, the Rocky and Raize are produced by Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM). In Japan, the compact car expert owned by Toyota also makes both models.
According to
Autonetmagz, ADM invested 1.7 trillion rupiah (RM482.3 million) for the production of the Rocky, which is the first Daihatsu model in the country use the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform. A new platform needs new tooling, and they had to factor that in for the Karawang, West Java factory that also rolls out LCGC budget models like the Ayla and Sigra.
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February 10, 2021 11:30 IST
During the lockdown, ophthalmologist Dr. Haemoglobin followed the vocals and visuals of the winged visitors in Madurai
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During the lockdown, ophthalmologist Dr. Haemoglobin followed the vocals and visuals of the winged visitors in Madurai Her name always arouses curiosity among people. But that no longer bothers the staff at Madurai’s Aravind Eye Hospital, where Dr. Haemoglobin works as a Medical consultant in the Vitreoretina services. But it was her recent revelation as a passionate birdwatcher that had her bosses and colleagues celebrating. Though her love for birds was sparked during her childhood, when her father gifted her Salim Ali s