The Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) is a species in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae. The woodshrikes were formerly placed in the Campephagidae (cuckooshrikes) Tweet
Posts Tagged ‘nagpur’
2nd Feb is World Wetlands Day
February 2nd, 2012
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World Wetlands Day occurs on February 2, every year. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called Ramsar Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Yellow Bittern is a very shy bird of the wetlands and is protected under [...]
Black Eagle at Nagpur
February 1st, 2012
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This picture may not have much aesthetic merit but I am pleased that I could manage it! Black Eagle is a rarity in Nagpur. This picture is full frame and was taken at 1000mm handheld, with 400iso at 1/50sec with subject at a distance of 21m, in retrospect I can easily say I could have [...]
In a tight turn
November 28th, 2011
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Osprey – A legendary bird
January 24th, 2011
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There are some species of birds which are common, almost everyone and their aunts have a great picture of them but I somehow do not have any decent pictures. The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) till very recently was one such species. Tweet
Kentish Plovers do breed in Nagpur
November 20th, 2009
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The Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, is a small wader in the plover bird family. Despite its name, this species no longer breeds in Kent, or even Great Britain. This beautiful specimen in breeding plumage was found in the wading ground of Wena Lake about 15km from Nagpur. Tweet
Nagpur PHP Meetup – August 2009
August 9th, 2009
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Aditya Mooley has a write up on the second Nagpur PHP Meetup http://www.adityamooley.net/blogs/2009/08/08/nagpur-php-meetup-report-august-2009/ Tweet
Jonathan Livingston Tern
July 28th, 2009
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When sometime during the early teens I had first picked the up the book “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” I remember having done so because of the very lovely photos of the Seagulls. Of Course! after having read the book it came to mean much more but there did remain one wish for a long long time. [...]
Bravo Nagpur Police!!
June 1st, 2006
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Nagpur Police, in the wee hours today, intercepted and killed 3 alleged LeT terrorist who attacked the RSS headquarters. The news channels are full of the news. This cowardly attack is also a very sad incidence for me personally as it puts my beloved and peaceful city on the mindless violence map However hats off [...]
