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While the Other Little Bird was Asleep

Posted on November 8, 2009

Indian Robin in my Backyard
It was siesta time for Chhavi again today and I was with the camera. I was clicking this Indian Robin in a series of shots from the balcony and the robin was right in front of me. Suddenly I looked to my left and what a delight it was.

Purple Sunbird on a Perch
It was the same perch as yesterday (I clicked the Purple Sunbird for the first time on Saturday), only this perch is a little closer from the balcony. And there it was waiting to be clicked. This time (on Sunday) the purple sunbrid obliged me by letting me click at least 6 shots before it decided enough is enough.

I wonder if I would wait for it on the Monday afternoon will it let me click more shots? But then Monday is a working day!

22 thoughts on “While the Other Little Bird was Asleep”

  1. Sid says:
    November 9, 2009 at 3:20 am

    Nice birding there. Normally by the time I retrieve my camera, it's long flown away :). Lucky you.

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  2. Sanand says:
    November 9, 2009 at 4:30 am

    Lovely pics. I never knew how to identify an Indian Robin or a Purple Sunbird before. Your blog has helped me to do that. Awesome.

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  3. Anu says:
    November 9, 2009 at 4:37 am

    great pics, lucky you! mostly, the birds fly off even before i get my camera 🙁

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  4. Tarun Mitra says:
    November 9, 2009 at 4:42 am

    Lovely pics…That sunbird should flow away, after all he/she was modelling and u were clicking. But no one talked about royaly 😛 It atleast deserved one worm..:DPS:First picture is a surely a teaser..

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  5. Shrinidhi Hande says:
    November 9, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Your high zoom pics have good clarity. Mine being digital camera, I've to reduce resolution to get better zoom and end up getting not so good photos

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  6. Julia Dutta says:
    November 9, 2009 at 9:14 am

    Hi Mridula,The number of responses are proof of what a wonderful post this is. Loved it and great photographyJulia

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  7. rocksea says:
    November 9, 2009 at 11:12 am

    wonderful bird photographs, mridula. the robin and the sunbird came out with a nice profile and color tone. cheers,,

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  8. Mridula says:
    November 9, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Sid, this time I was lucky for sure.Sanand I too ask people at http://www.indiamike.com! I can hardly identify any birds.Anu :DTarun I wonder if it came today too and missed my attention!Shrinidhi but mine is digital too! Or do you mean SLR?Thank you Julia.Rocksea thank you so much.

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  9. R. Ramesh says:
    November 9, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    gr8 photos as usual yar…M, what is the meaning of chaavi? and in which language.!!cheers..best wishes for yr visa..today my roommate returned from london and was all praise for the city..

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  10. Lahari says:
    November 9, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    very nice pictures…Great

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  11. Kelly says:
    November 9, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I love close encounters with nature! It makes the world feel bigger than just you and your problems.

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  12. sandeep says:
    November 10, 2009 at 6:48 am

    nice frames yet again 🙂 ur bird shots are getting better and better day by day.

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  13. beuls_rules says:
    November 10, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Love the title of the post!

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  14. Mridula says:
    November 10, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    Ramesh I too like London a lot but Oxford a little more than that.Thanks Lahari.Well said Kelly.Thank you Sandeep.Thank you Beuls.Diu, thank you.

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  15. Diu Thaker says:
    November 10, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    I envy you. You can travel all over India. I can't even get a day off from my office.Entertainment blog

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  16. VS says:
    November 11, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    I think the bird has developed a liking for the photographer. :o)

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  17. Mridula says:
    November 11, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    VS 😀

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  18. Sankara Subramanian C says:
    November 12, 2009 at 10:37 am

    Simply Lovely! Great capture!

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  19. Mridula says:
    November 13, 2009 at 5:00 am

    Thank you Sankara.

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  20. Megha says:
    November 14, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    WOW…seems you live among the birds, different kinds coming to your home…till date i have just seen crows sparrows pigeon..to the most, a cuckoo 🙁

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  21. Mridula says:
    November 14, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Megha at the moment my colony seems to be full of purple sun birds. 😀

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

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