So Far 2021 as a nature enthusiast…

by admin· December 13, 2021· in Environment, Nature, Photography, Writing· 0 comments
The year is about to reach its end, no doubt 2021 for many was the year of survival. The disease that many thought will become as yesteryear’s nightmare in the beginning of 2021 unleashed itself in a modified horrific form taking many along with it. The visuals and news were clearly scary and depressing.  It happened so suddenly when people were slowly taking a sigh of relief from lockdowns that put a stop to almost every economic activity happening in the World in 2020. This time pandemic took many lives that were thought fit enough to get through this. This also put an indelible scar in many minds. Hope time may lessen the dilemma that we go through. It is not sure after vaccinations and countless counter measures to celebrate and say that we have passed the test. I hope we don’t repeat the same mistakes that we did during 2020 that boomeranged on us as a second covid wave.   More than just being a year of survival it is also the year of adapting to the crisis. Many may not agree, they want the old ‘normal’ back. As Charles Darwin postulated ‘ it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; […]
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Living Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: An Owl’s Distress Call

by admin· February 10, 2021· in Environment, Nature, Photography, Writing· 0 comments tags: animalstories, birdstories, conflict, conservation, delhibird, ferals, observation, owl, poem, respect, stories, urban, wild, wildlife
  ‘With an expression that seems like we are scowling, Known as the masters in the art of prowling, Some do give a sign of their presence with a screech,  Definitely we prefer homes that are out of human’s reach, Maybe in the woods, scraps or an old building, Whichever suits a perfect spot for hiding, If our choices make you wary, Life otherwise for us will be scary, The ability to turn our heads around, Keeps us away from dangers that can hound, Our piercing look is haunting as some may say,  But that helps us fix our focus on our prey, Sometimes funny or uncanny, you might find our bobbing act, That’s a way to adjust our vision as a matter of fact, There is much more you can know about us, If you let go of all that eerie fuss, Persecuted for centuries as a representative of bad omens and death, It’s time for you to change this blind faith, There are many more things that need your attention, Stop indirectly harming us with rodent poison and pollution, For your pests our clan provides a solution, Far better than the chemicals which lead your race into the path […]
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So Far 2020 For a Nature Enthusiast

by admin· December 29, 2020· in Environment, Nature, Photography, Writing· 2 comments tags: environment, nature, photogaphy, poem, writing
Various reasons kept me at home, travel was not an option in 2020, but there was a silver lining In the beginning of 2020,  it seemed like the option left for me was to focus more on home biodiversity and keep reading on topics regarding nature. It was time to keep the writing about nature without hindrance and thankfully there were opportunities to share those with others through websites. First one to get published in the year 2020 was my poem about Great Indian Bustards and the issues they face in their fight against the danger of being extinct from the face of Earth. The Great Indian Bustards’ Plea was published on spillwords.com and was one of the few contributions that I shared with this website in the year 2020. In March I was selected as Gallery Member of the Month for Saevus Wildlife for that month. This gave me an opportunity to showcase my images and share my experiences in the Saevus Wildlife social media handles in their Tete-a-tete with Gallery Members and also my interview was published in their magazine June-Nov edition. As the lockdown in India due to Covid 19 was announced and we had to stay indoors […]
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