birds

Wildlife SOS jumps to the rescue as floods hit helpless animals in NCR

The incessant rains resulting in flooding of the National Capital Region has unleashed havoc on local wildlife, leaving hundreds of…

1 year ago

Hundreds of birds from northern India flock Telangana’s Pakhal lake

With the onset of summers, it is that time of the year when migratory birds throng the Pakhal lake located…

2 years ago

Flamingos turn Madurai pink, attracting bird lovers, tourists in droves

The ancient city of Madurai, famous for its magnificent temples, has turned pink this year with a large number of…

2 years ago

Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve celebrates as 340 bird species identified in census

Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana’s Mancherial district had a reason to celebrate as more than 340 birds of different species…

2 years ago

Kerala going for more houseboats to boost tourism at Ashtamudi Lake

Kerala’s Ashtamudi lake located in the Kollam region which is known for its scenic wetlands, mangroves and diverse plants and…

2 years ago

Birds from Asia and Europe flock to Tamil Nadu’s Killiyur pond

With the onset of winter season, the foreign guests of Killiyur village pond in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, have started arriving…

2 years ago

Rare Bugun Liocichla bird spotted in Arunachal Pradesh

There was a wave of excitement among the wildlife enthusiasts especially the bird lovers as a critically endangered species called…

2 years ago

4-foot-long venomous snake scares Srinagar family

<p> <strong>Residents of a Balhama household in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district were in for a rude shock when they…

2 years ago

50,000 years ago, love for super-sized duck eggs caused extinction of the bird in Australia

<p> <strong>The scientific community and historians were delighted when the mystery pertaining to an ancient eggshell and dogging them for…

2 years ago

Meet rosy-faced parrots who use their strong beaks to climb trees!

<p> <strong>Usually limbs – arms and legs – numbering two are used by creatures to move around in their habitat.…

2 years ago

Special forest area created to conserve and revive sparrows – Delhi’s State bird

<p> <strong>Once the house sparrows were all over Delhi and National Capital Region but today they are a rare sight.…

2 years ago

Seven States in India have over 200 species of birds, shows latest bird count

<p> <strong>That the efforts of the Central and State Governments, other organisations and individuals to conserve and protect the country’s…

2 years ago

Odisha ‘s Chilka lagoon stuns bird watchers – becomes the only place in the world to host white grayheaded swamphen

<p> <strong>The State of Odisha has the singular distinction of being home of the world’s one and only white grayheaded…

2 years ago

Sheer fear of predators, forces sparrows to cut down on laying eggs and hatching offspring

<p> <strong>The equation of prey and predator has been existing since time immemorial with the former always on alert to…

3 years ago

Coppersmith barbet – A mysterious bird that produces a metallic sound in 204 notes!

<p> <strong>Spring is here and days are getting warmer and along with the warmth comes calls puk..puk or kuk..kuk of…

3 years ago

Meet India’s singing bird ‘Shama’

<p> “This bird is called White-rumped Shama,” our guide and wildlife expert Onkar Dharwadkar informed us,”please be quick with your…

3 years ago

With eyes that can follow utra-violet trails, the Common Kestrel is a precision hunter

<p> As we drove down the main entrance of the Tal Chhapar Blackbuck sanctuary in Rajasthan,  we stopped to watch…

3 years ago

Meet the Black-Shoulder Kite – the elegant rodent killer

<p> That Sunday morning in Tal Chhapar Black Buck sanctuary in Rajasthan, we halted the jeep and watched the bird perching…

3 years ago

Albatross couples could be separated by Climate Change

<p> <strong>Whoever could have imagined that warming up of oceans could lead to split among albatross pairs – considered as…

3 years ago

Villagers turn barren Dethali into a sanctuary for birds

<p> <strong>Making a collective effort residents of a village in Gujarat, Dethali have shown how change can be effected. Two…

3 years ago

Unfazed by a broken beak, survivor Parrot overcomes disability in style

<p> <strong>Disability has never curbed the survival instinct as the latter is much stronger and finds ways and means to…

3 years ago