Just About Everything

Spotted Owlet During my recent trip to Hooghly district in West Bengal, I managed to do some bird watching, not serious bird watching, but whatever came my way:) Most of these birds, like Magpie Robin, Red-Whiskered Bulbul, Rufous Treepie, Spotted Dove, and the State bird of West Bengal, Kingfisher, can be easily sighted. It was just nice to take pictures of these pretty birds. Brown Shrike Oriental Magpie Robin Red-Whiskered Bulbul Rufous Treepie Spotted Dove White-Throated Kingfisher

Streak throated Woodpecker at CKBS Kolkata Chintamani Kar bird sanctuary (CKBS), is located quite close to South Kolkata. Birders in Kolkata frequent CKBS quite often because of the wide variety of birds that can be sighted. Chintamani Kar bird sanctuary (CKBS) is around 12 kms from Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and takes around 15 mins by car. My cousin, Soma, who is an active birder, captured some interesting birding activity last month. With the mercury hitting the highest high last month, Kolkata was burning! I am sharing some pictures that she took. The birds in the pictures are bathing and quenching their thirst.  Some of the birds that she sighted are Streak throated Woodpecker , Common Mynah,Red vented Bulbul, Jungle Babblers, Asian Pied Starling, Orange headed Thrush, Oriental Magpie Robin, Slaty legged Crake, White breasted Waterhen, and White throated Fantail. I think it might be a good idea to keep a container filled with water in our gardens and...