birds Archives

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Stitch it, weave it and set up your home!

December 4, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Whether it is a nest of grass or an elaborately woven home, these animals feel at home in houses of their own making!

Merrily sing the birds in Jalvayu Vihar

October 2, 2012 Mysore Venkatrao Prabhakar

Trees in Kamanahalli’s Jalvayu Vihar house myriad species of birds from Bangalore and afar. Merrily Tobin, a passionate birdwatcher and JVV resident has been documenting them.

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Birds leave the fashion to the males

July 23, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Peacocks are prettier than peahens and male sparrows more handsome than the females. Why is this so?

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Maanja kills birds in Lalbagh

November 15, 2010 Saandip N G

The second instance I saw birds getting entangled in kite thread and dying, and the officials are yet to look into preventing this disaster.

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Spot the birds flying in to Bangalore

September 9, 2009 Uttara Mendiratta

Take part in a citizen science project that tracks winged visitors from Africa and Eurasia to namma Bengaluru. Read on to see how simple it is.

Ashy Prinia at Madiwala lake

January 12, 2009 Saurabh Mittal

Bangalore has many species of birds, fast depleting because of the city’s exponential growth. We start a new series to get you started with bird watching in the city.

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The great Bangalore Bird Race

January 16, 2008 Deepa Mohan

The Bangalore Bird Race is on Sunday, January 20. More than 250 teams have registered for the event so far. Deepa Mohan participated in last year’s race and says there is much to look forward to.