I was fortunate to witness a parent crow feeding a juvenile crow, the other day. Here's a video of it. The juvenile was hesitant to approach the stone slab where my MIL put food. The parent comes to the rescue. October 5 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #crows #backyardbirding #birdsofindia #kolkata

This crow was no more than three feet from us when I took these photos. October 8 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #crows #birdsofindia #kolkata

Came across this article while trying to learn about crow-human co-existence in Kolkata. "Humans have seen crows hold “funerals” en masse, where they come to pay their respects to a fallen comrade. " Well worth the read. #birds #crows #ravens #kolkata

A doel (an oriental magpie-robin) in my in-laws' backyard. Just learnt that it is considered the national bird of Bangladesh. October 5 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #doels #birdsofindia #backyardbirding

A group of six jungle jabblers and a bulbul looking down eagerly as I was putting food out on a stone slab under the tree. Photo credit: my wife. October 7 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #backyardbirding #junglejabblers #bulbuls

A black-rumped flameback woodpecker in my in-laws backyard. October 4-7 2025. Kolkata India. #Birds #woodpeckers #birdsofindia #backyardbirding

A black-rumped flameback woodpecker enjoying crackers this morning. A spotted dove is in the background. October 7 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #backyardbirding #woodpeckers #doves #birdsofindia

A female koel at the food station while a juvenile crow and a black-rumped flameback woodpecker waiting nearby. The birds seem to absolutely relish chicken. October 5 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #koels #crows #woodpeckers #backyardbirding #birdsofindia

A couple of jungle jabblers having a drink after breakfast. October 6 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #junglejabblers #backyardbirding #birdsofindia

A female Indian koel perched on a tree branch. October 5 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #koels #cuckoos #backyardbirding #birdsofindia

Tuntuni (common tailorbird). October 4 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #tuntunis #backyardbirding #birdsofindia #tailorbirds

Jungle jabblers hang out in groups of six to ten. For this reason, in Bengali, they're known as Satbhai (seven brothers). Here's a 🧵of videos and photos of these jabblers in my in-laws backyard. 1/ October 2 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #junglejabblers #backyardbirding #birdsofindia

A pair of jungle jabblers allopreening after a night of heavy rain. October 2 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #junglejabblers #backyardbirding

My interest in birding took a sharp upturn seven months ago when I was visiting my in-laws. I am back at their place this week. Here's a crow and a chipmunk eating puffed rice and crackers. An Indian Mynah is nearby looking for a share. October 3 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #mynahs #crows

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...

I think this is a white wagtail (black-backed). September 30 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #wagtails #birdsofindia

Dude, you better put that phone down. You're asking for trouble, otherwise! Indian greynecked crow. September 30 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #crows #birdsofindia

A common Indian Mynah having breakfast this morning. September 30 2025. Kolkata India. #birds #mynahs #commonmynahs #birdsofindia

A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to drugs.

Saw this bird at our feeders this morning. Does anyone know what it is? It's slightly bigger than a Carolina Wren. September 22 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #backyardbirding

This mourning dove loves mille and doesn't want to share it with anyone else. September 13 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #mourningdoves #backyardbirding

Saw this last evening. The wren raises its head, positions its beak directly above the peanut, and then brings it down fast to break the peanut into pieces. September 10 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #wrens #backyardbirding

Tough nut to crack. 1/2. September 9 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #CarolinaWrens #backyardbirding

I will get into this pile of seeds gingerly. Hope no one is watching! September 9 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #CarolinaWrens #backyardbirding

More of the hummingbird that visits our feeder a few times every day. Fascinating to watch how the head moves from one side to the other. September 3 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #hummingbirds #backyardbirding

A dining table for our bird friends. We placed it on our deck yesterday but it looks like it'll take a while for them to use it. This Carolina Wren jumped on the feeder, stared at the seeds, and flew away. September 8 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #birdfeeders #backyardbirding

Good morning! Today is the World Samosa Day! #samosas #worldsamosaday #food #snacks

It took*only* ten days for these two to realize that there's enough sugar water in the feeder for both of them. September 3 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #hummingbirds #backyardbirding

Another video of a male cardinal feeding a young one. From this evening. September 2 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #cardinals #backyardbirding

This ruby-throated hummingbird was quite busy at our feeders this evening. September 2 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #backyardbirding #hummingbirds

My wife took this video yesterday of a mourning dove sunning its wings on our deck. September 1 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #mourningdoves #backyardbirding

Saw this bugger this morning in the parking lot of a grocery store. It's a chilly morning. Likely sunning itself. September 1 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #mourningdoves

A female ruby-throated hummingbird at our feeders this morning. August 31 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #hummingbirds #backyardbirding

Picked up Saha by Cho Nam-Joo early this week, while traveling. Looking forward to reading it this weekend. The first few pages got me hooked. #books #booksky #dystopia

Good morning. August 29 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #cardinals #hummingbirds #backyardbirding

We are seeing a lot of cardinals in our backyard and at our feeders, lately. Sometimes eight to ten, adults and juveniles. Here's a video of a male adult feeding a juvenile from this evening. August 28 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #cardinals #backyardbirding

Bluejays. I think they're young adults. August 25 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #backyardbirding #bluejays

A cardinal at work trying to break a peanut into manageable sizes. August 25 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #backyardbirding #cardinals

A young bluejay. One of the four on our deck this morning. August 25 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #bluejays #backyardbirding

Starlings. Many of the larger bird species seem to like it when the seeds are on the floor level instead of in bird feeders. August 25 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #starlings #backyardbirding

A starling on our deck this morning. The white spots make them look quite different from their summer looks. August 25 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #starlings #backyardbirding

This ruby-throated hummingbird is the first hummingbird to visit our feeder which was installed just this morning. Is it a juvenile or a female? Not sure how to tell. August 24 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #hummingbirds #backyardbirding

The latest addition to our deck. A hummingbird feeder. Now we wait! August 24 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #hummingbirds #backyardbirding

A couple more photos of the Eastern towhee at our deck this morning. August 23 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #easterntowhees #backyardbirding

A Carolina Wren. They are usually skittish. So, I was happy I could capture these photos with my cellphone. August 23 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #carolinawrens #backyardbirding

Eastern Towhee in our backyard this morning. I always see one Towhee at a time. They seem like solo birds. August 23 2025. Charlotte NC US. #birds #easterntowhees #backyardbirding

Zipf's Law of Abbreviation (negative correlation between the length of a word and usage frequency) observed in birds as well, according to a study cited in this article. August 20, 2025. #birds #popularmechanics #languages #

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