Birds Around Me

Lawn mowing was abruptly stopped today when all of a sudden my son jumped with the frog jumping around him. That was a funny scene. I wasn't expecting a Common Frog ( मेंढक /  Rana temporaria) in our front garden at all, bit unusual place, have seen them in the back garden in the bushes. These are masters of disguise and can be regularly seen around garden ponds, I don't have a pond in our garden. Chesham, UK Sept 2020 Chesham, UK Sept 2020

Shahi Talab, Sanjeevini Nagar, Jabalpur 16 Jan 2018 Jabalpur is a city in central India and is the center of culture and epicenter of nature & wildlife in India. It is the stop if you have to go to at least five major national parks of India - Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna & Satpura. Shahi Talab (शाही तलाब), Sanjeevini Nagar,  Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city of lakes and once had more lakes and ponds than any other city in Madhya Pradesh. There used to be over 150 lakes & ponds in Jabalpur, most of them urban wetlands or water bodies. Now there are about 30 left. Thanks to illegal land-grabbing & encroachment, corrupt practices to approve commercial initiatives, and ignorant & selfish deeds of citizens. Lake-by-lake more than 100 lakes were destroyed by dumping garbage to pave way for colonies and commercial complexes. One such lake was Marhataal ( मढ़ाताल), there is no lake now, instead a commercial complex. I went to the Khalsa school that stands next to the lo...

Black-tailed Godwit कालीदुम गुदेरा, गैरीया, जंगरल  (Limosa limosa) Iceland, July 2025 The Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica), known in Hindi as लालदुम गुदेरा, is a remarkable migratory wader celebrated for its record-breaking long-distance flights. Closely related to the Black-tailed Godwit, this species is distinguished by its reddish plumage and barred tail, which give it its name.   Black-tailed Godwit कालीदुम गुदेरा, गैरीया, जंगरल  (Limosa limosa) Iceland, July 2025 The Bar-tailed Godwit is a large, long-legged wader measuring about 37–41 cm in length. It has a long, slightly upturned bill, pinkish at the base and dark at the tip. In flight, the bird shows a barred tail and white rump, setting it apart from the Black-tailed Godwit.   Breeding plumage: Males are striking with rich reddish underparts, while females are paler.   Non-breeding plumage: Upperparts turn grey-brown, with a plain breast and belly, but the barred tail remains a key ...