Birds Stories - One-legged Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) मालागिर,श्वेत कंठ भू-कस्तूरी, संतरी कस्तूरी
Bird-watching and walking in and around Jabalpur is exciting in more than one way, obviously, birds and wildlife are one aspect but people and their stories are the best part. October 2023 was not a normal holiday back home trip for me, I went to attend the cremation and funeral of my uncle (चाचा). It was emotional and overwhelming, and birdwatching walks around my home in Sanjivini Nagar and Devtaal which is 10 minutes from my home were my refuge. Birds were plenty, people were wonderful and their stories were even better. Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) मालागिर,श्वेत कंठ भू-कस्तूरी, संतरी कस्तूरी Devtaal, Jabalpur, October 2023 Devtaal is an amazing biosphere, a small wonderful park maintained by Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (NNJ) with rocky hills, natural and man-made ponds, open fields on one side, a wetland on the other, and surrounded by the city of Jabalpur. Birds, reptiles, mammals, butterflies, insects, plants, trees, hills, and walking trails there is somethin...