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Spotted Owlet | Owl Call

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The Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) is a small, nocturnal bird of prey belonging to the family Strigidae. Here are some key points about this species: Identification: Size: The Spotted Owlet is small, typically measuring around 21 cm (8 inches) in length. Appearance: It has a round head with no ear tufts, white eyebrows, and yellow eyes. Its plumage is brown with white spots on the upperparts and pale underparts with brown streaks. Voice: Its call is a harsh, repetitive "chirurr-chirurr" and other chattering sounds. Habitat: Range: The Spotted Owlet is widely distributed across the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Environment: It is highly adaptable and can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, open woodlands, urban areas, and agricultural fields. Behavior: Diurnal Activity: Unlike many owl species, the Spotted Owlet is often active during the day, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. Roosting: Durin...

Bronze-Winged Jacanas | Story of Bronze-Winged Jacana

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The Bronze-Winged Jacanas are commonly found across the lowlands of South-East Asia. They typically inhabit wetlands with calm water and expanses of low-lying aquatic vegetation, which provide them with an unimpeded view of the neighborhood. The jacanas are colourful birds with long legs and long and wide toes that spread the bird’s weight across a larger area, enabling them to walk with ease across buoyant leaves while gleaning insects, snails, worms, fish and the seeds of water lilies.  Like all water birds, Jacanas spend a lot of time keeping their feathers clean. Clean feathers help keep the birds light and warm. The breeding season starts after the rains. The jacanas show an extreme reversal of sex-roles, with the female bird mating with multiple males, and the receiver male is left with the responsibility of incubation of the eggs and taking care of the young chicks, all by himself.  The receiver male bird nestles the eggs between his wings, hugging them close to his bo...

Kaziranga National Park | Wild Lancer

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Kaziranga National Park , one of the most bio diverse park we have in planet & is an UNESCO world heritage site, situated on north east part of India the upper Assam bordering Arunachal Pradesh covering 430 Square Km of area. Kaziranga National Park is divided in four zones for visitors. They can travel in gypsyes or can book elephant safari to enjoy this beautiful flora and fauna of this park. The landscape consist of exposed sand bars, lakes and some elevated regions known as chapories which provide shelter for animals during flood in almost every year. The Western reaches of the park are dominated by grasslands surrounding beels due to lower altitude. Tall elephant grasses are found on higher ground. You can witness magnificent glimpses of Indian one horned rhinoceros ,wild water buffaloes, Asian elephants ,royal Bengal tigers and swamp deer collectively known as big 5 of Kaziranga. It will feel your heart with joy and feel your memory cards of camera as well if you are a phot...