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Category Archive for 'forest'
Flame Of The Forest ~ Krishnachura ~ Gulmohar ~ Peacock Flower. The brilliance of the Krishnachura petals on the dark earth, scattered after a light rain storm, were beautiful in comparison to the ugly gaping hole that they have dug into the “lake” of the park. “Beautification” in progress, I hear. Guess we can soon [...]
Simla – October 08
Posted in Barbet, Bulbul, Flycatcher, forest, India, Indian Institute Of Advanced Study, Laughingthrush, Mashobra, nature, Shimla, Sidhora, Treecreeper, Vice Regal Lodge, White-eye, Whitethroat on Oct 5th, 2008
A quick trip to get some long overdue work done at our cottage in Simla. The view of the Himalayan Range from the air [Dhaka to Delhi] was spectacular, though I could not capture the “spactularness” due to the dirty aircraft windows… Little time to photograph the surrounds and birds. That meant I had to be [...]
Birding around Jahangirnagar University
Posted in Asian Koel, Bangladesh, Barbet, Bird, Bronze-winged Jacana, Bulbul, Coppersmith Barbet, Dhaka, forest, Jahangirnagar University, Lesser Whistling-Duck, nature, Orange-Headed Thrush, Savar, Scaly-breasted Munia, Striated Babbler on Sep 12th, 2008
Birding trip around Jahangirnagar University in Savar, Bangladesh. We had planned to head out 5:30AM today, but a massive thunder-storm delayed us to 7. We had a great trip watching the wide variety of birds around Jahingirnagar University in Savar just around 30km from Dhaka…. it turned out to be a very hot day and [...]