{"id":1027,"date":"2008-03-20T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-20T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/archives\/1027"},"modified":"2008-03-20T15:14:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-20T09:44:00","slug":"birding-in-iit-and-vedanthangal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/birding-in-iit-and-vedanthangal\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding in IIT and Vedanthangal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotted Owlet, Vedanthangal<\/span><\/p>\n

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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 guy!<\/p>\n

Purple Sunbird, Vedanthangal<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Purple<\/a><\/p>\n

Small Blue Kingfisher, IIT Chennai<\/span><\/p>\n

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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. 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