In the beginning, the emphasis was on seeing & finding new birds and fattening up my life list. After some time, when the rate of adding new bird species slowed down, watching behaviour of known birds became the priority– says Sanjeev Nalavade, an avid birder from Maharashtra.
This month's Birder Profile featuers Vrusha Patel who works as a creative director in Mumbai and is also a passionate birdwatcher.
"Time spent in nature and birding gave me much-needed respite and solace after a personal tragedy", says Jagat Jot Singh Flora. Jagat is a veteran birder and naturalist from Jabalpur. "Now, birding is more contemplative and spiritual," he continues. When he is not...
Anamika was most impressed and inspired by the book- The Fall of a Sparrow, written by Dr. Sálim Ali and further by other events like the Onam Bird Count...
Since 2019, Ansar got into a habit of watching birds that came to the orchards near his house. In just couple of years, he has seen more than 135 species of birds just around his house. He quest is to find one of the rarest birds in India- Long-billed Bush Warbler!...
Avid birder, naturalist. educator- Usha Ramaiah enjoys observing migrant birds especially those are long distance migrants. It was her mother who got her interested in watching birds at a very young age.
Rahul Iyer visits local patches regularly for birding as he enjoys discovering new perspectives and understanding of their behaviours. It also helps him to understand association of birds with different habitats and how loss or alteration of such habitats might impact them.
Jabili Rao is a birder and a naturalist who enjoys watching mixed-species flocks in the Andaman Islands. Continue reading to learn more about her... Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? I am Jabili Rao, born and raised in the...
Chinmay Sawant is one of the many people who took birding seriously during the pandemic. Inspired by the writings of Shri. Maruthi Chitampalli and Dr. Sálim Ali, he decided to explore his hometown in Kiraksal, Satara and document all the birds that are found there. This kind of exercise was the first to be done in Kiraksal. Continue reading to learn more about his birding adventures and his upcoming goals for the year.
Pallavi Arora is a writer and editor working at Varanasi. Although all birds are her favourite, barbets and babblers amuse her. Here is more about her and how she started her journey in the hobby of birdwatching. 1. Please tell us a little about yourself. Where do...
"I came across an Oriental Scops-Owl, and a year after, I also found a Striolated Bunting. These are some of the incredible sightings as they were the first record for Raichur" - says Vizz Vishwanath, an ardent birder, and naturalist from Raichur, Karnataka. Read...
"To me birding is like therapy, uplifting my mind"- says Amarjeet Kaur, a researcher at the Wildlife Insitute of India. Read on to know how she got interested in birds and what makes her tick. 1. Please tell us a little about yourself. Where do you live and what do...
