tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24936642120292435042024-03-13T22:47:40.992+05:30Doro's Animal WorldHello!
I am DORO. I study in class IV now. I love animals, birds, butterflies, fishes and all. My favourite animal is Cheetah. My favourite bird is Falcon. Cheetah is the fastest runner among the animals. Falcon is the fastest bird.
This is the window through which I get to see open sky and many birds over there on our green backyard!
I like to invite all my friends and cousins and all people here. Please join this blog if you also like animals and birds and other creatures small or big.Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-77817655841788395742012-07-11T23:47:00.001+05:302012-07-11T23:48:43.979+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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House Sparrow (female)</div>
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Photo: Abhijit Kar Gupta</div>
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Location: Lake Gardens, Kolkata</div>
<br /></div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-36289167056844994092011-08-07T17:36:00.007+05:302011-08-08T00:15:30.931+05:30Indian Grey Horn bill<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpal1fh_7eb7FqZC1KnF90sShJSz3ulyWMFJhSizo4Tyi9jKA0ZBExquIxTSKKYVgoH5ai8dW6EWOHcYciCuLjVH1YGYB2SNSvfeM1kQ2KeFyjjZ1aszqLCFRipstjC_j-2DF-YTh05cgd/s1600/2.+Indian+Grey+Hornbill.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpal1fh_7eb7FqZC1KnF90sShJSz3ulyWMFJhSizo4Tyi9jKA0ZBExquIxTSKKYVgoH5ai8dW6EWOHcYciCuLjVH1YGYB2SNSvfeM1kQ2KeFyjjZ1aszqLCFRipstjC_j-2DF-YTh05cgd/s400/2.+Indian+Grey+Hornbill.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638084299331199698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We feel so good that we are back to our animal blog again after a long gap!<br />Here is Lieutenant Puskar Basu of Indian Army who came across our blog and appreciated so much. We are (Doro, his friends and Doro's father) indeed so happy. Puskar Basu (Puskar uncle) has sent us a set of wonderful photographs that he clicked at different times; we would love to put them in our blog.<br />Here is one of them.<br /><br />This Photograph is of an <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Indian Grey Horn bill</span>. Lieutenant Puskar Basu writes: <span style="font-style: italic;">I have found him in the branches of tall trees surrounding the campus of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. At first he was very camera shy, but offering him some delicacies, helped me to bribe him and earn his friendship</span>.<br /><br />These Indian Grey Horn bill birds are around 2 ft long, they have grey feathers all over their body. They can be found in the Himalayan foothills and up to certain height of Himalayas, on trees, in jungles but not in deep forests and sometimes in urban areas too, generally seen in small groups. What do they eat? They love to eat fruits, but occasionally they eat insects also. The Horn bill has a harsh cry, and an undulating flight, with alternate flapping and sailings.<br /><br />For More details on Indian Grey Horn bills, click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Grey_Hornbill"> here </a> and <a href="http://www.birding.in/blanford/blanford_046.htm#Grey%20Hornbill"> here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Photo:</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Lieutenant Puskar Basu</span>, <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Kolkata</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Place:</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Dehradun</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">India</span></span>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-35897432256204036732011-03-07T22:02:00.002+05:302011-03-07T22:20:46.832+05:30Tailor Bird ('Tuntuni' in Bengali)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjToJ97dX9dR1JrP5xQBOYYBYMhU7y18NSF-S3-UQKaVO2UH34-yKBox1RsIbRCBgUnlzjRHqZLRX63aUGqyi8UvC3wU9-nc4iSawgRPGHqlrPFM6exMq7zh9fcvwoNH97LFG8STUp7Bt/s1600/tuntuni.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjToJ97dX9dR1JrP5xQBOYYBYMhU7y18NSF-S3-UQKaVO2UH34-yKBox1RsIbRCBgUnlzjRHqZLRX63aUGqyi8UvC3wU9-nc4iSawgRPGHqlrPFM6exMq7zh9fcvwoNH97LFG8STUp7Bt/s400/tuntuni.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581376936385132642" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">We reappear once again after a long gap! <br />Here is one special announcement!! <br /><br />This entry is the 100th entry of our blog. So we are very happy and celebrate with this Tailor bird. Tuntuni as we call. Our friend Shankar Sinha has captured this near his home at Panskura.<br />This bird is one of the most difficult birds to photgraph, not because of its tiny size, but it can not just sit at one place for more than a few moments and can not decide which direction it will look at! It always appears excited! We all love this bird and this is immortalized in our folk tales by legends like Upendra Kishore Raychowdhury.<br />Tuntuni's weave neat small nests by floding a leaf and sewing it by collected fiber! Truly a tailor bird!<br />More you can find in this beautiful site over <a href="http://pathabhavanpraktoni.net/main/?p=1886">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Photo: Shankar Sinha<br />Location: Panskura<br />Camera: Nikon D90</span>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-20283123002285983842011-01-17T13:44:00.003+05:302011-08-08T14:09:35.945+05:30Green Bee Eater ('Banspati')<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwXM4cHqgMRo1A2atTivS3Ca-0OgfMMk2UgaLFMC2bTGbTCLGZtl13m5jb5I5Wliq0KxL77-6hVekd1X6jhkBcDiU31By5CJuQADM9x_VCAT-S1YZ9UvML7buQ2jMZZPvZPT3hsdeAiYB/s1600/banspati.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwXM4cHqgMRo1A2atTivS3Ca-0OgfMMk2UgaLFMC2bTGbTCLGZtl13m5jb5I5Wliq0KxL77-6hVekd1X6jhkBcDiU31By5CJuQADM9x_VCAT-S1YZ9UvML7buQ2jMZZPvZPT3hsdeAiYB/s400/banspati.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563066156175537042" border="0" /></a>
<br />Hello! We were absent for some months! Sorry for this. Now we are back with more pictures. Please send us pictures and write ups...
<br />This Green Bee Eater bird was spotted over a pond when we went to visit a flower nursery at a village near Kharagpur.
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Location:</span> </span>'Pushpanjali' Rose Garden, Jakpur (near Kharagpur), West Bengal, India
<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Photo: </span>Abhijit Kar GuptaAbhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-40506921300294751362010-10-15T08:15:00.005+05:302010-10-30T11:04:12.497+05:30Hummingbird Clearwing Moth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-_L_gy7jFtMwvXIf2VeDEr_CriWRS1OvA4BiV1hdclenfzXKNh7e8UjOkhrl0_SBanCmXozzyP1xaAyxdhD6HkR_4QeBb6wk20eGJYAoj9ITnQwyTuC9bHRkFnqMJUlUvt9BaFGnhYWD/s1600/Moth_Doro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-_L_gy7jFtMwvXIf2VeDEr_CriWRS1OvA4BiV1hdclenfzXKNh7e8UjOkhrl0_SBanCmXozzyP1xaAyxdhD6HkR_4QeBb6wk20eGJYAoj9ITnQwyTuC9bHRkFnqMJUlUvt9BaFGnhYWD/s400/Moth_Doro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528098762933996242" /></a><br /><br />Hummingbird Clearwing Moth: Hemaris thysbe, the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth or Common Clearwing (wingspan 38-50 mm), readily visits flowers by day throughout the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada, where it ranges far to the north, even into the Yukon. <br />It is not difficult to see why many gardeners would mistake an Hemaris thysbe moth for a small hummingbird as it hovers, sipping nectar from flowers through a long feeding tube. The moth hovers briefly, sipping for only a few seconds before darting off to a new flower. Green body "fur" and burgundy wing scales suggest a small ruby throated hummingbird.<br /><br />You can see the very similar species in India called Hummingbird Hawk Moth. So next time when you are in a garden watch for it!<br /><br />Photo: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sanjib Bhattacharyya</span>, France<br />(Our friend Sanjib has contributed this who also writes this up.)Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-26112959893798317052010-08-07T23:19:00.001+05:302010-08-07T23:21:32.386+05:30Hoopoe - the colourful bird!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0Fe0cwwUgKrNm8prgxGY7TcnlLUuDtc2c8H5dBXnX6RLIPwF9HiU8IFGnQqbZYaoLcRIV7oy_kL0Ht5GZaYnn5JDFJSxiYSOek9Azu8a-UYd9cKsMGFiBTPxVgQjGbVVA15hcnU7QP-T/s1600/hoopoe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0Fe0cwwUgKrNm8prgxGY7TcnlLUuDtc2c8H5dBXnX6RLIPwF9HiU8IFGnQqbZYaoLcRIV7oy_kL0Ht5GZaYnn5JDFJSxiYSOek9Azu8a-UYd9cKsMGFiBTPxVgQjGbVVA15hcnU7QP-T/s400/hoopoe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502726617484209442" /></a><br /><br /><br />Photo: Shankar Sinha<br />Location: Panskura, West Bengal, IndiaAbhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-6343788812742952322010-07-12T11:55:00.001+05:302010-07-12T11:57:43.418+05:30Butterfly at work!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_UbAOUJ_7TSxC7DQYmP0udPHbFb1yFI6yZn5Drwa7DazBb7YpINsaO6YroXK4AUoIm66l1YEllQ17-zgyzkWMPI16cD_3zXu-aWha-S650TQjD9lH9Xik_A4B8HbxZmZYI6TPggM4YYk/s1600/butterfly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_UbAOUJ_7TSxC7DQYmP0udPHbFb1yFI6yZn5Drwa7DazBb7YpINsaO6YroXK4AUoIm66l1YEllQ17-zgyzkWMPI16cD_3zXu-aWha-S650TQjD9lH9Xik_A4B8HbxZmZYI6TPggM4YYk/s320/butterfly.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492902154356494626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Photo: </span> Arunangshu Sinha, Kolkata<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Location:</span> Kolkata</div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-87113503573085634242010-07-12T11:24:00.002+05:302010-07-12T11:35:36.593+05:30Black-Hooded Oriole -II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-U3ElY5zCDgSgY-uoll7tKJU-zykdIogD4mQoB_XO8Eb-OOTJbEOqNNK2ponZeySQ8Yo1lS-B1t34_Lcs_nV9qIO6haQS8B43XKRBYuuOBmSUnOXwBtSvQO4oQ_5B9ZTNZ25S01LyNmO/s1600/holudpakhi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-U3ElY5zCDgSgY-uoll7tKJU-zykdIogD4mQoB_XO8Eb-OOTJbEOqNNK2ponZeySQ8Yo1lS-B1t34_Lcs_nV9qIO6haQS8B43XKRBYuuOBmSUnOXwBtSvQO4oQ_5B9ZTNZ25S01LyNmO/s320/holudpakhi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492894468023743154" /></a>We once published a photo of this <a href="http://dorosanimalworld.blogspot.com/search?q=halde">Black Hooded Oriole</a> here in this site. This one is one of our favourite birds. You can see them mostly during spring around the rural areas. Locally, we call them 'Halud pakhi' (because of the colour) or 'Istikutum pakhi' (because of the sound it makes). <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Photo: Shankar Sinha, Panskura, WB, India</div><div>Location: Panskura</div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-53738330089609572252010-07-01T04:13:00.002+05:302010-07-12T11:45:10.555+05:30The weird and wonderful beauty of nudibranchs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04jCYORy_6LEXmyY0n0WLdVRH0Gdf-ve5p77ByxiRzEFt3-f1S5A7A3-s2Awzi4MMAqDpV4R2RRQpAnwo1uhGDnW_9gg1mD4Depn7sVTQkngawH45RolfTuyfnbD9McEwXfg4npP3pOox/s1600/nudi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04jCYORy_6LEXmyY0n0WLdVRH0Gdf-ve5p77ByxiRzEFt3-f1S5A7A3-s2Awzi4MMAqDpV4R2RRQpAnwo1uhGDnW_9gg1mD4Depn7sVTQkngawH45RolfTuyfnbD9McEwXfg4npP3pOox/s320/nudi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492899147611032514" /></a><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><div class="posterous_quote_citation"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(v<i>ia </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leafwarbler/4749753971/in/set-72157622968148039/">flickr.com</a>)</i></span></div>This blurry image shows the closest (<i>to my knowledge</i>) I've ever come to a <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudibranch">Nudibranch</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> ("</span></em>nude-gilled" marine mollusc), separated only by a glass wall in the <a href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a> a year ago when I accompanied Sanzari's class on a field trip. It was but a small splash of bright color among a mess of other critters in a corner of the rocky tidal shore area of the exhibits (if I remember correctly). It wasn't even specifically identified on the info panel on its enclosure - I only <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leafwarbler/4226750706/">discovered later what it was</a>. And I remembered this image today when I saw <a href="http://on.natgeo.com/bVa8D6">this fantastic gallery of Nudibranch portraits</a> at <em>National Geographic</em>. Go check them out. They just might brighten your day too!</div><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><br /></div><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Madhusudan Katti</span>, Fresno, California, USA</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16397352235608677895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-49599452316155473682010-06-26T14:41:00.004+05:302010-06-26T14:58:36.861+05:30Crow Pheasant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EANQImiF0ikQ_QzNcKeH9t-4cdK3v8BS2d2mW_3a71n-FEP_I9Mk3nb3ozT4fLHmR7TzZAXwVtILZIEZlo6b0FEt8gk78GdM7fpw9xi_HNGMT0QOpc6mHbHbaXNWHWpFZ33zbxYTe-HG/s1600/kubo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EANQImiF0ikQ_QzNcKeH9t-4cdK3v8BS2d2mW_3a71n-FEP_I9Mk3nb3ozT4fLHmR7TzZAXwVtILZIEZlo6b0FEt8gk78GdM7fpw9xi_HNGMT0QOpc6mHbHbaXNWHWpFZ33zbxYTe-HG/s320/kubo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487007777977550978" /></a><b>Crow Pheasant </b>(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Coucal">Greater Coucal</a>)<b>:</b> we call this 'Coobo pakhi' here in Bengal. This is because they make deep resonant call 'coob coob' in succession!<div>This bird is of cuckoo family and is very shy. They can't fly much. You find them most of the time walking on the ground looking for insects and other things to eat.</div><div><br /><div>You can find this relatively large bird almost all over India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma), especially in the rural areas of these countries.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, 'MS Sans Serif', arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:12px;"> </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, 'MS Sans Serif', arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, 'MS Sans Serif', arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Photo: </span>Shankar Sinha, Panskura</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, 'MS Sans Serif', arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Location:</span> Panskura, West Bengal, India</span></span></div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-58623669842918671322010-06-13T22:17:00.004+05:302010-06-13T22:31:34.140+05:30Swallow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWJXUWWurd8T9l0MfQY0rk_ddDUQHKROtxd5ofIj3xSXQcwtKEwV0xgTd8CTMDywHK8QHq31z05XvZGY_NM9TpMr554-WQOJB-1ovD5FecwIS3xXB2s1AtPFsPXjkHmzzDp9N3GLbCNbR/s1600/swallow.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWJXUWWurd8T9l0MfQY0rk_ddDUQHKROtxd5ofIj3xSXQcwtKEwV0xgTd8CTMDywHK8QHq31z05XvZGY_NM9TpMr554-WQOJB-1ovD5FecwIS3xXB2s1AtPFsPXjkHmzzDp9N3GLbCNbR/s320/swallow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482301093702631586" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="GBThreadMessageRow_Info" style="margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Who is this sitting on the wire? A swallow! This one is perhaps a <a href="http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/animals/birds/birds%20a-bi/barn%20swallow.html">Barn Swallow</a> (Hirundo rustica) which is the most widespread species of Swallow in the world.These birds are very rarely found in the Indian </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">plains. However, they are found in plenty in the countrysides of Europe and North America. They like to breed or stay in manmade structures like stables and barns. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">This fellow swallow was found sitting on an electric wire in 'Uttarey' in Western Sikkim.</span></div><div class="GBThreadMessageRow_Info" style="margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></div><div class="GBThreadMessageRow_Info" style="margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Note added: Doro's friend Subhamon recently went to Sikkim with his parents and took this shot over there.</span></div><div class="GBThreadMessageRow_Info" style="margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></div><div class="GBThreadMessageRow_Info" style="margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Photo:</span> Subhamon Supantha, Kolkata</span></div><div class="GBThreadMessageRow_Info" style="margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Writing:</span> Subhamon Supantha.</span></div></span></div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-62338063370545896402010-06-03T20:08:00.006+05:302010-06-03T20:35:18.850+05:30Asian Openbill<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPPGHdeaD7_bMxNxx_ZnBAP69YCuFu_G3oQY3OFNHL62zIz81Bfn0LdP_a0xEqqN73vSWj9VP9GLNkxInhsBDSwLMvGm8WkfmobXRsJXLN7z6sXsZReQ55bf3hw33R7CN6rbxbFuBFqyf/s1600/shamukkhol.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPPGHdeaD7_bMxNxx_ZnBAP69YCuFu_G3oQY3OFNHL62zIz81Bfn0LdP_a0xEqqN73vSWj9VP9GLNkxInhsBDSwLMvGm8WkfmobXRsJXLN7z6sXsZReQ55bf3hw33R7CN6rbxbFuBFqyf/s320/shamukkhol.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478556958821388162" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Openbill">Wikipedia says: </a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">"The <b>Asian Openbill</b> or <b>Asian Openbill Stork</b>, <i>Anastomus oscitans</i>, is a large wading <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aves" title="Aves" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">bird</a>in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stork" title="Stork" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">stork</a> family <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciconiidae" title="Ciconiidae" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ciconiidae</a>. It is a resident breeder in tropical southern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia" title="Asia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Asia</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">India</a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sri Lanka</a> east to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Southeast Asia</a>....."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">We call this bird 'Shamukh Khol' or 'shamukh bhanga' possibly because it feeds molluscs ('shamukh' in Bengali and 'khol' is cover). They also catch frogs and insects while moving in and around the wetlands. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;">Yesterday we went to visit nearby water bodies (lakes you can say) where we found fishermen catching fish by traditional nets and on country boats. And then off the water, we found this pair of birds and a couple of egrets, drongos and some other common birds. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Photo:</span> Abhijit Kar Gupta, Kolkata</span></span></div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-60734310959786254572010-05-29T10:32:00.007+05:302010-05-29T10:50:54.814+05:30Speckled Rattlesnake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVOGLjmKqH6YzBYkk1hrdNsGknQ8i9bBWdAx9Ig9f3-q-rd0GjOK-l5SaRUMGoBJbF8EJlgWJxBseDqxThmGkDNMaVlSm5gn-LskWQHVHZCC4G6NY5JmfTfcsXpqVSlDcgG0mfnjV9OQ5/s1600/Crotalus+stephensi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVOGLjmKqH6YzBYkk1hrdNsGknQ8i9bBWdAx9Ig9f3-q-rd0GjOK-l5SaRUMGoBJbF8EJlgWJxBseDqxThmGkDNMaVlSm5gn-LskWQHVHZCC4G6NY5JmfTfcsXpqVSlDcgG0mfnjV9OQ5/s320/Crotalus+stephensi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476553090834704338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">'Speckled rattlesnake (<a href="http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/c.stephensi.html#description">Crotalus Stephensi</a>) I saw last weekend at Pisgah Lava Flow in San Bernardino Co. Isn't she beautiful? She was found sitting coiled up under a sage plant (and then moved into the sun later for this photo)' - writes our friend Emily Taylor. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Yes, this looks beautiful! The venom of this snake is potentially dangerous to humans though that we got to know. They come in various colorations. Look how nicely it blends into its surroundings! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">They eat small mammals, birds and lizards. When alarmed, it moves its tail back and forth and that makes a buzzing sound. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Emily Taylor</span></span></div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-64496188773431866242010-05-26T09:37:00.008+05:302010-05-27T17:05:04.931+05:30Rhino -the Boss of Jaldapara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13OdP25E834mP8qIuRm8OlkRqmJXenZLChGLe48MCnxKFypiPCi-8FDmwxs-RERz5Wms7acxma6DxmlpILEMeINW-NXVz3rxD48GAAE4OjMIlEhxan468oDLL8oV31-7F-xpkRLjLrbBc/s1600/Rhino.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13OdP25E834mP8qIuRm8OlkRqmJXenZLChGLe48MCnxKFypiPCi-8FDmwxs-RERz5Wms7acxma6DxmlpILEMeINW-NXVz3rxD48GAAE4OjMIlEhxan468oDLL8oV31-7F-xpkRLjLrbBc/s320/Rhino.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475425791285771650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Enter the Boss! </span><div>The Great One Horned <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rhinoceros">Indian Rhinoceros</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rhinoceros">Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary</a> (North of West Bengal, India). Many of them of course you can find at <a href="http://www.kaziranganationalpark.com/">Kaziranga National Park</a> in Assam. Doro's friend and uncle had a recent trip at Jaldapara and they had a safari on Elephant back (during which they captured this)!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, this one horned Rhino is the second largest among the all five varieties of them found all over the world. Both the male and female Rhinos have the very special horn! But the young ones don't have one (Is this young?) . And the interesting fact is that the horns are made of the same stuff (keratin) that our finger nails and the cow horns are made of. Rhinos are peaceful grass eating creatures.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b>Photo:</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Arunabha Adhikari.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Kolkata</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>Location:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;">Jaldapara Wildlife Sabctuary, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">North Bengal, India</span></div>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-85911025802752871492010-05-23T09:06:00.005+05:302010-06-24T19:43:37.450+05:30American Robin in our backyard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4352550715_2499fe35c7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4352550715_2499fe35c7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Wait... what???? In case you're wondering what this was doing in <i>my</i> backyard let me just say that I am from Fresno, California. My name is Sanzari Aranyak and I am Doro's 10 year old cousin. The American Robin hangs out in our backyard every winter and my dad took this picture (with my little sister's help) during this year's Great Backyard Bird Count. (I was unable to participate because of school.) If you want to know what else they saw check out <a href="http://leafwarbler.posterous.com/nilavi-and-madhugreat-backyard-bird-count-201">my dad's blog</a>.<div><br /></div><div>I like the American Robin because it has a warm breast and a cheery song. Though they are city and town birds they can also be found in the Alaskan wilderness and in mountain forests. To learn more about this bird go to <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_robin/id">All About Birds</a> the website from <a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/">Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology</a> which conducts the <a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/">Great Backyard Bird Count</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Photo:</span> Madhusudan Katti, Fresno, California, USA</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Write up:</span> Sanzari Aranyak, Fresno.</div>Sanzarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337258379762119847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-26641838836316309212010-05-17T00:32:00.004+05:302010-06-26T17:58:31.930+05:30Spotted Deer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnddscNK1s-IPUI-uH3HeZiGj_QOI0bfdCWPluxQJMUtxsK2zGAQy2oPlxaqjHdZLkzw48iBf6epa671gjyzF-6P7cqJtVM804bYg8Vs3ZrezJgVZ7L73NchMC7gYXPRyOwn5dlGVSejxT/s1600/deer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnddscNK1s-IPUI-uH3HeZiGj_QOI0bfdCWPluxQJMUtxsK2zGAQy2oPlxaqjHdZLkzw48iBf6epa671gjyzF-6P7cqJtVM804bYg8Vs3ZrezJgVZ7L73NchMC7gYXPRyOwn5dlGVSejxT/s400/deer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Spotted Deer in Sunderban. This is also known as 'Chital' deer or Axis deer. They eat mainly grasses and vegetation but sometimes also eat their shed antlers as a source of nutrients!</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"> <b>These beautiful deers are generally seen in a group or herd.</b></span></span><br /><b>'Sunderban', the largest mangrove forest in the world is on the southern most part of Bangladesh and West Bengal over Bay of Bengal. </b><br /><b>Our friend captured this through his Nikon D700 Camera on a recent tour there.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-;color:#d0e0e3;">More on Sundarban:</span></b><br /><b></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans_National_Park">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans_National_Park</a><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-;color:yellow;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-;color:yellow;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Arunangshu Sinha</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#38761d;">Kolkata</span></b>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-10287102244831328622010-05-13T06:58:00.000+05:302010-05-13T06:58:16.886+05:30Feeding!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-GyzqT-2rUcU_qcXH6zpHteUPeT7ooWhjqKWdSpTkcvuqQ7fjrYhk43UtMDNU78c2YVZjUq2wvyK2A-OT2k6IY7PAz0gQQGqYKSzsGHBJWP0t-jFW1u1qH1EXdM2oYr6Qbdka794swAm/s1600/feeding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-GyzqT-2rUcU_qcXH6zpHteUPeT7ooWhjqKWdSpTkcvuqQ7fjrYhk43UtMDNU78c2YVZjUq2wvyK2A-OT2k6IY7PAz0gQQGqYKSzsGHBJWP0t-jFW1u1qH1EXdM2oYr6Qbdka794swAm/s320/feeding.jpg" /></a></div><b>Red Whiskered Bulbuls. The mother and the chick.</b><br />
<b>This photo is recently captured by our friend at a rural area in West Bengal, India. Red Whiskered Bulbul and the Red Vented Bulbul (search for another entry here) are very common bulbuls found in this part of India.</b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Wikipedia Entry:</span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-whiskered_Bulbul">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-whiskered_Bulbul</a></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Shankar Sinha</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">Panskura</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Location:</span> Panskura, East Midnapore, WB, India</b>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-10621330335726889412010-05-10T01:19:00.002+05:302010-05-10T01:22:16.767+05:30Bulbul (Yellow Vented Bulbul)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbho1ts2fvtH7V_oeNbWiF2Fa3zbRWYwzhYsw82MzARFRg7wdNT2g0yHV6-s9m_mpoNbZMW7MBUVr3nOX85qdV8BetRENjBYu6HGoocxcswsvlrzXpXQDUzs0j_FfNYp8_f0RwCaR8fNui/s1600/bulbul-yellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbho1ts2fvtH7V_oeNbWiF2Fa3zbRWYwzhYsw82MzARFRg7wdNT2g0yHV6-s9m_mpoNbZMW7MBUVr3nOX85qdV8BetRENjBYu6HGoocxcswsvlrzXpXQDUzs0j_FfNYp8_f0RwCaR8fNui/s320/bulbul-yellow.jpg" /></a></div><b>Bulbul: They are song birds! There are many varieties (around 130) of them. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Is this a yellow vented Bulbul? We are not sure.</b></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ead1dc;">More info:</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.avianweb.com/bulbuls.html">http://www.avianweb.com/bulbuls.html</a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Shankar Sinha</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Panskura.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Location:</span> Panskura, WB, India.</b>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-25423776961383797202010-05-05T22:31:00.002+05:302010-05-10T01:23:25.370+05:30Stork<b><br />
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<b>Wikipedia info:</b><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stork">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stork</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Photo:</b></span> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Arunangshu Sinha</span></b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Kolkata</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>Location:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">Alipore Zoo</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Kolkata</span>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-40681161466476850612010-05-05T07:53:00.000+05:302010-05-05T07:53:58.408+05:30Painted Stork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPDh4U2i_XYff7f4_0grQJ_ZGUJaz6mQTP3vqf_hhJGflnvYdjyGpSCBc0rBlc7ggQeHKSElaGODzAO3ZxWNcc1DIJ3E5O6aTpJUQcxJ8txKk4yS-5ZzHC8dkD6LxUUUROpigF3Q_A6eb/s1600/painted+stork.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPDh4U2i_XYff7f4_0grQJ_ZGUJaz6mQTP3vqf_hhJGflnvYdjyGpSCBc0rBlc7ggQeHKSElaGODzAO3ZxWNcc1DIJ3E5O6aTpJUQcxJ8txKk4yS-5ZzHC8dkD6LxUUUROpigF3Q_A6eb/s320/painted+stork.JPG" /></a></div><b>Painted Stork - majestic and colourful! Our friend has captured this inside the Zoo in Kolkata. </b><br />
<b>These birds are found around shallow water or wetlands, often seen wading through water in search of small fish. Because of the distinct colourful feathers the name 'painted' is added with this kind of stork birds. </b><br />
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<b>More info:</b><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Stork">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Stork</a></b><br />
<a href="http://www.iloveindia.com/wildlife/indian-birds/stork-birds/painted-stork.html">http://www.iloveindia.com/wildlife/indian-birds/stork-birds/painted-stork.html</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Photo:</span> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Arunangshu Sinha</span></span><span></span></b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Kolkata</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Location:</span> Alipore Zoo, Kolkata, IndiaAbhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-82049470095932563412010-04-30T07:05:00.000+05:302010-04-30T07:05:42.875+05:30Indian Treepie - I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6u1-DGXmvOuZe7zPeepd8cXryN-u4bou9aMLk2oIgOKBKooYBSro5fPWptdS5oML9AeXlUacCrFLe6H1tOTwHb79DN3Q0WAAkOU3x_CX1PpvK0vNSure5-pzr3XYS1CXDTVLFnGF2oqD/s1600/treepie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6u1-DGXmvOuZe7zPeepd8cXryN-u4bou9aMLk2oIgOKBKooYBSro5fPWptdS5oML9AeXlUacCrFLe6H1tOTwHb79DN3Q0WAAkOU3x_CX1PpvK0vNSure5-pzr3XYS1CXDTVLFnGF2oqD/s320/treepie.jpg" /></a></div><b>Indian Treepie or Asian Treepie or Indian Magpie ('Hanri chacha' in Bengali). You can find them almost always on trees looking for fruits or seeds. They are also known take flesh from freshly killed rats or animals. These birds make nest over the trees. They make variety of loud calls.</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">More on Wikipedia:</span><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_Treepie">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_Treepie</a></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Photo:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> Shankar Sinha</span>, Panskura<br />
Location: Panskura, West Bengal, India.Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-38949744175237531772010-04-26T10:28:00.002+05:302010-04-26T10:49:40.015+05:30Red Crab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLL59QWU8M8LgcBGCYXr-TwNjg34EULfdcxMN5QF2_RPwaf4Bc12rb7buQ2zL__BppvIViqjhehHBrhiAySf1KXmtSB_Dtbd-aAxTlqZZU0Kxjfk6uN4yJU_CKLKcfMrdAVZMhffkVzJr/s1600/red+crab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLL59QWU8M8LgcBGCYXr-TwNjg34EULfdcxMN5QF2_RPwaf4Bc12rb7buQ2zL__BppvIViqjhehHBrhiAySf1KXmtSB_Dtbd-aAxTlqZZU0Kxjfk6uN4yJU_CKLKcfMrdAVZMhffkVzJr/s320/red+crab.jpg" /></a></div><b>The beautiful Red beach crab at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Sunderban</span> mangrove forest reserve. 'Suderban' is the world's largest mangrove forest over the Bay of Bengal at the south end of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Most common wildlife in this area consists of the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, Spotted Deer and this Red Beach Crab.</b><br />
<b>Look at the interesting thing, the eyes of the crab are fixed over the two 'antenna' sticking out. So the eyes can move in many directions freely! </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">More on Sunderban:</span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.sunderbansnationalpark.com/">http://www.sunderbansnationalpark.com/</a></b><br />
<a href="http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,723778&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&linkId=1214">http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,723778&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&linkId=1214</a><br />
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<b>Who owns the Eggs? The Crow or the cuckoo?</b><br />
<b>(As we know the cuckoos lay eggs in the crows' nest.)</b><br />
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<b>The crow is sitting on the eggs on a tree top nest in the hot sun.</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffd966;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Abhijit Kar Gupta</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">, Kolkata</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Location:</span> </span>Panskura, East Midnapore, WB, India.</span>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-38699278038931667272010-04-24T13:48:00.000+05:302010-04-24T13:48:47.878+05:30Jungle Babbler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQfogo7frc4QNRrltKzzBLBOJE0oDAAHYCc3HeTGx8-s1-IrlSrzuZLqmBoZIDJN2zH1FXRyhp8OxLmonwrvN-bSf1w5yVMBuHAwSHHcvSfy31BS21jNshSY2jywKrSCnvi-OhgPYguea/s1600/ch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQfogo7frc4QNRrltKzzBLBOJE0oDAAHYCc3HeTGx8-s1-IrlSrzuZLqmBoZIDJN2zH1FXRyhp8OxLmonwrvN-bSf1w5yVMBuHAwSHHcvSfy31BS21jNshSY2jywKrSCnvi-OhgPYguea/s320/ch.jpg" /></a></div><b>The Jungle Babbler - we call this 'Chhatre pakhi' in Bengali. These noisy birds usually live in flocks of seven or ten or more. They are seen to continuously chatter, squeak or chirp wherever they are. These birds are very common in India, particularly in Northern India and often found in cities and towns. </b><br />
<b>Now it is hot summer! This bird is probably looking for water. </b><br />
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<b>Wikipedia Entry:</b><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Babbler">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Babbler</a></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Photo:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Abhijit Kar Gupta</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Kolkata</span><br />
Location: Panskura, East Midnapore, West Bengal, India.Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493664212029243504.post-61691813764120229412010-04-23T06:44:00.002+05:302010-04-24T15:36:43.194+05:30White Throated Kingfisher -I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4ZF8BGLbapKx7p78mxxMtCVVfn7hDa2nBwKIapMtcNI8WJylrnc-tMva-unJ-16v2EoYPjhCQvlKITToJIUw53eQMzyg65MSV-1kD3OL9hgvlIzBKrJnOBorrNmOIQLmMkFuDJjcMNS8/s1600/kingfisher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4ZF8BGLbapKx7p78mxxMtCVVfn7hDa2nBwKIapMtcNI8WJylrnc-tMva-unJ-16v2EoYPjhCQvlKITToJIUw53eQMzyg65MSV-1kD3OL9hgvlIzBKrJnOBorrNmOIQLmMkFuDJjcMNS8/s320/kingfisher.jpg" /></a></div><b>This pic. of white throated kingfisher (also known as white breasted kingfisher) is sent by our friend. This brilliant blue coloured bird with a chocolate brown head, white breast and the long heavy bill is common in this part of India. </b><br />
<b>They eat fish, tadpoles, lizards, grasshoppers insects etc.</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Wikipedia entry:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">This </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfisher" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Kingfisher"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">kingfisher</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even birds. During the breeding season they call loudly in the mornings from prominent perches including the tops of buildings in urban areas or on wires.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffe599;">Photo:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Shankar Sinha</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Panskura</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Camera: Canon Power Shot S10 IS</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Location: Panskura, West Bengal, India</span>Abhijithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038411153160192826noreply@blogger.com0