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Posted in Maina on Aug 29th, 2009
 A Jungle Myna [Maina] – Acridotheres fuscus – preening and drying-off after being wet in a rainstorm from last night. It kept wondering where the little dash of light was coming from, and what the clicking sound was. But it stayed and gave me a few nice shots.
Day 5: Got him! A quick one. Leaves masking him partly but that’s ok. Woke from an afternoon nap to a violent storm raging – horizontal rain and winds probably over 80 Kmph bending the trees half-way over. The storm was over in half an hour though. It almost blew out the bathroom window, which [...]
Day 4: Pair of Sparrows this morning. The guy was all over the place but this little lady sat still and posed for her portrait.
Posted in Bird, Parakeet, SoFoBoMo, Squirrel on May 11th, 2009
[SoFoBoMo] Day 2 at 5:38 AM I wake early. Draw the curtains and wonder which birds will be visiting the mango tree this morning. The light is low and I see a movement in the branches… a bird? No. It turns out to be a tiny little furry creature who has come looking for breakfast. [...]
Posted in Bird, Bulbul, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Dhaka, Sunbird on Apr 24th, 2009
This Friday’s lazy arm-chair birding…. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sunbirds ~ a Bulbul ~ and a Starling. Made my day!
Posted in Arm-chair birding, Ashulia, Bird, nest, Sparrow, sunrise on Mar 27th, 2009
Up before dawn to try catch the early light. There was a bit of a rumble of distant thunder … though from the looks of the morning sky it seems unlikely there would be a sudden storm this morning [the season for the "Kaal Baisakh"Â - violent Nor'wester storms is coming up soon]. Drove out [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Bird, Dhaka, sunset on Mar 14th, 2009
Sunset and time for them to go where they go at dusk. Reminder of one from Ashulia. Â