baya weaver nest’s funnel
Looked like the funnel is the final part of the nest after it gets approved.

Yes, the funnel (or the entrance lobby!) is the finishing touch, after the nest has passed inspection. ~ Deepa Mohan
Looked like the funnel is the final part of the nest after it gets approved.

Yes, the funnel (or the entrance lobby!) is the finishing touch, after the nest has passed inspection. ~ Deepa Mohan
Kokkare Belluru One may have heard of the bird sanctuary at Ranganthittu, near Mysore. This is a nearby, relatively almost unknown place. Here birds co-exist with villagers like an extended family. The people are quite knowledgable… they said look how they are providing shade for their children. The boy is explaining where the birds have…
Ranganthittu in Karnataka is well known for its beautiful bird sanctuary. One not-so-well known place near it is a curious place, a village where one can walk around, and find on the rooftops of a lot of houses, many beautiful birds nesting on them! Most of them are painted storks, and the villagers have over…
We feel birds are free flying around. But then they generally have to eat a lot of food, either for themselves or for their young. It may not be so easy being a bird, we’d have to spend the whole lot of the day searching for something to eat for survival. Anyway these kites seem…
In this era of iPhones and iPads, watching these birds in the neighborhood (off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru) was… iBliss! Unlike other ibises in the region it is not very dependent on water and is often found in dry fields a good distance away from water. … The red-naped ibis is a large black bird with…
Don’t bother if its nice or not… just in making an attempt – we learn so many details that we’d ignored otherwise. “A drawing is simply a line going for a walk” (Paul Klee) Don’t bother if its nice or not… just in making an attempt – we learn so many details that we’d ignored…
The spectacular coral tree has so many guests If you just can’t get enough of it, you can look at this video – better still find one in your neighborhood and spend some time with it.