Scaly Breasted Munia

Photo credit. J M Grag

Today i had my first sighting of this delightfull bird in the SDM campus here in Hubli. What made it really special was that the Munia was at distance of  just 5 feet.

Photo credit. J M Grag

I was also able to see a nest of a swallow built of mud, the construction ingenious and the location perfectly protected against the elements. instinct or intelligence, I wonder. If its just instinct, then we would be better off governed by just our instincts.

First rank on google for search term "birding hubli"

Hello All,

Today this blog was ranked first on Google search for the search term "Birding Hubli". It was a very sweet moment to learn of this. Just when the motivation to keep the blog was ebbing this comes around and brings a new energy to keep going.

Hmmmm so what are we gonna do about it. :)

The BSK and Purple Sunbird - female

The black shouldered kite, a bird that I can watch all day. Shot this on Gadag Road, Hubli. Thanks to Ganesh Rao for spotting this beauty.



This Sunbird - female was shot at a hotel premises in Badami.





A long way away from the blog but hopefully not any longer.