Birding in IIT and Vedanthangal

Spotted Owlet, Vedanthangal Spotted this guy in Vedanthangal. I saw him perched on a bush close to the water body but he flew away before I could get a shot at him. Minutes later, he appeared magically out of thin air, very close to me, as I was climbing down the observation tower. Love this […]

Birds of Chennai

White Throated Munia @ Nanmangalam Reserve ForestGot this elegant bird in Adyar Poonga on Greenways road in Chennai. I was waiting for him to get out of a tree but I gave up. As I stood up to move away, he relented and posed for me by perching on the fence. This bird is supposed […]

Chennai Cops At It Again

“There won’t be any unnecessary poking into human relationships…normal relationships would not be disturbed,” he told reporters when asked whether any special measures would be in force for the Valentine’s day in the city to prevent any untoward incidents. (Via Sify)That was the Police Commissioner of Chennai Mr. Kumaran being generous. Despite so many pressing, […]