20th March was World Sparrow Day.
The yellow-throated sparrow or chestnut-shouldered petronia (Gymnoris xanthocollis) is a species of sparrow found in southern Asia. This species is said to have introduced Salim Ali (1896–1987) to ornithology. As a young boy he shot a sparrow that looked different, and it was identified for him by W. S. Millard, then secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), who also introduced him to the literature and collections at the museum there. As a result, Salim Ali ultimately took up ornithology as a profession. In 2003 the BNHS published a tribute to him entitled Petronia. (From Wiki)
Shot at Coorg, March 2018
By Dr.Bishan Monnappa
I saw this – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQZyZ1qZSu4 recently and thought it is worth sharing.
It’s the same now with bees – by reducing tree cover and vegetation in forests drastically, planters are complaining about lack of bees for pollination of coffee blossoms. We should grow more trees “native” to our region. SilverOak is worthless.