by Shoba Narayan | Mar 21, 2024 | Species
The sex of a bird – whether it is male or female – is one of the most critical aspects of its biology. Males and females often behave differently, especially during the breeding season, and in many species, they have strikingly different plumages. This episode...
by Shoba Narayan | Mar 11, 2024 | Species
When a pigeon comes into the house. This is a controversial episode. In fact, I am pretty sure nobody in the nature groups that I am part of will approve of this. In fact, they may even condemn this episode. Because you see, it is about pigeons,...
by Shoba Narayan | Jan 19, 2024 | Destination, Person, Species
This episode features Dr. V.V. Robin who does cutting-edge research on bird diversity using genetics with many surprises. You can see his work at skyisland.in. In this episode, Dr. Robin will talk about understanding the patterns and processes of ecology, evolution...
by Shoba Narayan | Nov 23, 2023 | Person
Here is a special episode about how different Bangalore birding experts got into birding.
by Shoba Narayan | Nov 13, 2023 | Destination
This episode is about birding in Mauritius. This pearl of the Indian Ocean is home to 156 species of birds, many of which are endemic like the Mauritius pink pigeon, black bulbul, kestrel, grey white eye, olive white eye, pardise flycatcher and the fody. ...