The Alarm Clock of Coorg
Indian Pitta, Coorg - First we invite visitors to throw away their alarm clocks before coming to Coorg, so they could have a totally...
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- Jun 29, 2011
The Scent of a Bird
Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Coorg - If you can’t hear the telltale rat-a-tat of someone drumming on a tree bark, or even if you can’t spot...
- Jun 1, 2011
The Shower Symphony
White-breasted Waterhen, Coorg - Most of us have a hidden spark of musical genius, often experienced by select audiences who’re left...
- Apr 20, 2011
The Coorg Chat Room
Rose-ringed Parakeet, Coorg While the Chateratti in the social networks swear by Facebook, MSN and Twitter, residents of Coorg have...
- Apr 6, 2011
The Drama Queen of Kabini
Yellow-eyed Babbler, Kabini What do you call someone who announces her presence with the sweetest melodies, and then underlines her...
- Mar 9, 2011
The Siberian Airways Frequent Flyer Program
Northern Pintail, Kabini If you thought you were a globe-trotter, and that life was what happened between connecting flights, do consider...
- Dec 1, 2010
The Hovercraft!
Common Kestrel, Kabini - What would you consider the greatest virtue of a species whose very name conjures up visions of high speed...
- Oct 20, 2010
Britney Spears? So does the Darter!
Darter, Kabini - Out in the jungles of Kabini, there exists a rock star like no other, a phenomenally successful performer who doesn’t...
- Oct 6, 2010
The Land of the Flying Sun
Loten's Sunbird, Coorg - Coorg is famed for the profusion of its plant life; a patchwork quilt of green, embossed with gorgeous floral...
- Sep 8, 2010
The Grumble in the Jungle
Grey Junglefowl, Coorg - It’s early morning in Coorg and you’re sitting back, eyes closed, enjoying a steaming mug of Sidapur coffee,...
- Jul 14, 2010
The Scent of a Woman
Common Hoopoe, Coorg - If one were to go by the adverts we see on TV, women who use a certain brand of perfume can have it all: an...
- Jun 16, 2010
How to kill two birds with one stone!
Grey Heron, Kabini - Meet a bird that not only teaches us the virtue of waiting, but also how to perform seemingly impossible tricks:...
- Jun 2, 2010
The hen that eats eggs!
Purple Swamphen, Coorg - Forget the old debate about which came first. In the swamplands of Coorg, there exists a hen that knows the...
- Apr 7, 2010
Whistler in the Woods
Lesser Whistling Duck, Kabini - One doesn’t know if it’s a sign of innate good cheer, or just a touch of genetic flirtatiousness, but...
- Feb 24, 2010
Tea and Snakes served here!
Short-toed Snake Eagle, Kabini - If you’ve ever wandered off the urban jungle into the hinterland of India, chances are you’d have been...
- Jan 13, 2010
The Lost Emperor
Black-naped Monarch, Coorg - He may be the monarch of all he surveys, but this is one member of the avian royalty who’d much rather...
- Dec 30, 2009
Sting Operation!
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Kabini - There’s nothing undercover about this sting operation. It’s all above board, very public, and cruelly...
- Dec 2, 2009
Insecticide
Small Pratincole, Kabini - If the marketing whiz kids at those multinational companies could just brand and sell them, the Small...
- Sep 23, 2009
Honey, I shrunk the bird!
Little Ringed Plover, Kabini He’s small. Very small. But, size apart, there’s nothing little about this plover. This low flying sentinel...
- Sep 2, 2009
Rock ‘n’ Roller
Indian Roller, Kabini - Headbangers of the avian world unite. Come summer, and The Rolling Stones of Kabini are ready to put on a show...
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