HI, I would just like to know what is meant when someone says the bird is in the 'four o'clock position' or 'two o' clock position'? How does one locate a bird...
Hi friends, A lady from Vile Parle needs help with pigeon chicks. The lady was cleaning her attic when she found the chicks. She inadvertantly moved some...
Hi Jayanthi, Love ur queries. To answer point-wise: 1 - Directions in relation to a clock-movement are just one of the ways in which birders make it easy to...
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Apr 1, 2008 2:06 pm
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Hi, 1. When a position is described as 4 'o clock, it is with respect to some reference location e.g. ' do you see that crow?, the sparrow is at 4 'o clock...
Check this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_milk, it gives a formula for hand-rearing pigeon chicks. Although cow's milk is not very similar to pigeon...
Species: Asian Barred Owlet ( *Glaucidium cuculoides rufescens*) .... Adult. Status in the Region: Common ..... Often seen actively hunting in daytime. Place:...
Hi Jayanthi, I recently picked up a packet of silica gel from a chemist for Rs. 25/- its probably just 100 gm, but it can be wrapped in a small (handmade)...
Rohit Narsinghani
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Apr 3, 2008 12:51 am
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Hi Sunjoy, Thank you very much for your reply! It was enlightening. Yes, I have seen crows mobbing kites - they are mischievous, gleeful birds. And crows in...
*Nature Walk to Vihar Lake – A good bird walk with a surprise visit of the BIG Cat. 30th March 08* Our flock of Birders walked passed the South Gate at...
My walk to Vihar Lake with some newcomers did not yield as many bird sightings as birders ahead of me did. A vocal White-rumped Shama just near the Pongam...
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Apr 4, 2008 2:14 am
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Hi, I am trying to plan a one night, one and a half days visit to Jim Corbett National Park during my trip to the North of India end April. Could anyone give...
Hi, Mumbai Bird Club schedule for this Sunday (6th April 08) is listed below. As promised, we are trying to cover varied habitats to better appreciate the rich...
... April. ... Forest ... the ... included ... back. I ... birdwatching ... Hi Raghu, I visited this place in month of may 2007. JIM CORBETT PARK ( DHIKALA...
Dear Raghu, This is Mohammed Dilawar from BNHS we were recently in Corbett and you are right Dhikala is the best place to stay but the place is booked months...
There's a very good illustrated file on the basic raptor families. Google A202 Avian Raptors. Most probably the first pdf --> "Eagles Osprey Falcons Buteo...
Dear all, one of my frnd Mane saw a white rumped vulture soaring above the Mumbra Hills, near Thane on last sunday. Kindly pass on a comment on this. [Non-text...
Apparently people had some problems with the download. Go to google.com and type out A202 Avian Raptor Most probably the first pdf on the list---> "Eagles...
Hi, Two consecutive days of birdwatching...and the yen just grows stronger! I visited the Mahalaxmi racecourse on Saturday morning at around 7, with Kalpana,...
My apologies (to the birding groups) for posting a non-bird image .....but I tought, I should share this moment with you all that we experienced in Corbett...
Birding Report of Kaziranga National Park: 21 st to 23rd March 08 A spate of holidays during Easter and Eid made it possible for us to take a quick but very...
Birding Report of Kaziranga National Park: 21 st to 23rd March 08 A spate of holidays during Easter and Eid made it possible for us to take a quick but very...
Birding Report of Kaziranga National Park: 21 st to 23rd March 08 A spate of holidays during Easter and Eid made it possible for us to take a quick but very...
Hi there, I had been to SGNP yesterday morning with my birding friends Viplav and Garreth D'Souza. Birding was okay considering we did not see too many birds...
Hi there, I'd like to put forth a question regarding the distribution of birds in a given habitat. Generally, it is presumed if the habitat is good then the...
Dear All Greetings for Ugadi / Gudhi Padawa / New Year! Last month, on 21 March 2008, we celebrated unique Equinox having Good Friday, Holi, Id and Navroz on...
Species: White Crested Laughing Thrush ( *Garrulax leucolophus* ) .... Adult. Status in the Region: Common ..... Usually seen rummaging on ground for insects...
