Bird of the Day: Coppersmith Barbet (Athoor, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu)
Coppersmith Barbet
Beautiful post, Mukul.
Sorry Earth.
Africa is a huge draw for wildlife enthusiasts. One of its gems is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the heart of the 8,292 SQ, m-park is the remnant of an ancient volcano, the Ngorongoro Crater, said to be the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world. The Ngorongoro…
Do you know how the beautiful mountains of South India, the ‘Nilgiris’, got their name? In the mid- 19th century, a species of tree soaring 65m tall, with a smooth steel-blue bark, was planted in these mountains on a large scale, to meet the locals’ requirement of fuel wood. The tree was a native of…
As Earth revolves around the Sun and spins on its axis, the seasons change. As it gets brighter and warmer, the days lengthen and animals and plants become active again, after months of lying dormant because of the cold. Birds return from their annual winter migration. Green shoots and flowers appear everywhere. Spring is in…
Solar eclipse update…
Thats beautiful!