Got drawn into Birding as a hobby about 3 to 4 years back. Since then I have been observed close to 200 species - mostly in M.P., some in Assam and few in Bhutan. #birds teach us the virtues of patience, ability to not just see, but actually observe the minute differences.
Birds within a species are different due to various reasons. It could be plumage - the colour of the plumage changes when they breed for e.g. Or for that matter the toes colour could be different. Sometimes, one identifies based on the colour of the beak and the toes combined!
Then there are birds of prey - Eagles, Ospreys, Kites, Kestrels, Buzzards. They look very similar from distance but then as we start observing them, we start noticing the minor differences.
They can be harbingers of change of season and as we call it, winter migrants. They are an important component of our environment and form part of the greater food chain and of course, many of them are pollinators as well.
This year, Siberian Stonechats, Black Redstart have been spotted much earlier - about 1 to 2 months in advance. I believe the Lockdown has made some changes to the schedule of the birds that could witness, as my friend said, a rich bounty of birds to see, watch and enjoy.
Adding some terrific birders to add / amend what I have written: @goldsant @ChandrakalaRat7 @ShaliniElassery @pnkjshm @iamajmer @prasanu202 @bithika11 @Andaaz13 @PreethyPrasant1 @Avibase @IndiAves @ParveenKaswan @SudhaRamenIFS
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