Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
Campus Bird Count 2023
On February 20th, I conducted the Campus Bird count in my school campus. My school is situated in the middle of a residential area but...
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Chirp! Magazine
- Feb 18
- 1 min
Hunter turned Scavenger of Bangalore
The Black kites have become very common in a large city like Bangalore. They are seen perching on high-rise buildings, water tanks and...
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Chirp! Magazine
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Tracing the low-pitched sound of the Greater Coucal
Yes, its a cuckoo, but they are non parasitic, ie they do not lay their eggs in other's nests. Every morning, I was awakened by a...
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Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
- Jan 15
- 1 min
#Monotypic Species - Eurasian Collared Dove
The Eurasian collared dove species are distributed in Indian subcontinent, central Asia, west Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Japan....
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Chirp! Magazine
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Lifer - Black headed cuckoo shrike
This bird may be categorised as LC (Least concern) but for me it was a lifer. Male has dark slaty-gray head, neck, and upper breast; rest...
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Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
Golden Oriole - different calls
In Bangalore, I had heard only one call of the Golden oriole which was a harsh "krrrrrrr" sound. In this video, I was surprised to hear...
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Nidhi Ramasubramanian
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
When birds are all around ..
I came to stay in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu for a month in December. My parents had recently built a house there on the outskirts of...
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Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
White-browed bulbul
The white-browed bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India....
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Chirp! Magazine
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Jerdon's leaf bird
I would like to call Leafbirds as my inspiration towards birding. Being in the city, I would only see Mynas and Pigeons. But on one trip...
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Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
- Oct 26, 2022
- 1 min
Researching regarding Community conserved areas - Kokkere Belur
As a volunteer for Kalpavriksh, I got a chance to research about Community conserved areas(CCAs) of Karnataka. One such CCA is Kokkere...
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Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
- Sep 24, 2022
- 1 min
Woodpecker becomes Polepecker
The picture explains it all. We were surprised to see the Streak Throated woodpecker pecking on a Concrete pole for half an hour. It...
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Nidhi Ramasubramanian
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
These birds are tiny with grey plumage. Its upper parts are light brownish-grey and its underparts are whitish-grey. It has a white brow...
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Nidhi Ramasubramanian
- Jul 17, 2022
- 1 min
Black Baza
This raptor is medium-sized with a black head and neck. The rest of ts body is also black except for brown and white stripes on its...
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Chinmayi Ramasubramanian
- Jul 16, 2022
- 1 min
Painted stork Chicks
The chicks of a Painted Stork look very different from their adults. During the nesting survey, I missed the chicks as they were much...
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