La Plum-headed Parakeet. तोता.
I'll be walking.
Walking in the rain.
Walking in the rain.
Le Plum-headed Parakeet, तोता. Who refused to eat the plums I offered it, eating बाजरा (millet) instead.
Not your ordinary crow. This is the Grey Treepie.
You have been #mooned
See, bite, gobble.
These pictures of the lesser yellownape were taken at what is called a "hide". After all the traipsing through rainy Uttarakhand forests with leeches and bugs harassing us, we thought it would be nice to just sit back and have the birds come to us.
A hide operates by offering food to birds. The birds flock to the food and you can observe them from up close. Its what we do in our backyards all the time, and think nothing of. But when you do it commercially, next to a forest, you risk turning wild birds into feral ones.
Not an activity I'd indulge in again any time soon. Even though the food offered was just fruit and बाजरा.
These pictures of the lesser yellownape were taken at what is called a "hide". After all the traipsing through rainy Uttarakhand forests with leeches and bugs harassing us, we thought it would be nice to just sit back and have the birds come to us.
A hide operates by offering food to birds. The birds flock to the food and you can observe them from up close. Its what we do in our backyards all the time, and think nothing of. But when you do it commercially, next to a forest, you risk turning wild birds into feral ones.
Not an activity I'd indulge in again any time soon. Even though the food offered was just fruit and बाजरा.
When wet in the rain, all birds resemble a chicken 😂
Lesser yellownape woodpecker, कठफोड़वा
Lesser yellownape woodpecker, कठफोड़वा
See how beautiful the feathers are, of a yellownape woodpecker (कठफोड़वा)
The lesser yellownape woodpecker. कठफोड़वा.
मेरा जीवन
Obligatory abstract Insta travel pic. With filter.
Asked M2 to choose the filter. He is now super stressed. Eyes twitching and all.
Asked M2 to choose the filter. He is now super stressed. Eyes twitching and all.
#Mantis. Yes this pic is about the last moments of a mantis. The #Black-headed #Jay is incidental.
(you have to zoom into the beak)
(you have to zoom into the beak)
M1 calls this Big Chungus Burdus. Mind it.
All fruits
Flutterfly
Dahlia?
A Black-headed Jay with a grub in its mouth
Yes yes yes! Finally captured a Khalij Pheasant, तीतर.
In capturing this Ox-eye Daisy, M1 realised how hard it is to bend over with a phone and get the right angle and depth.
#butterfly #butterflies
#ruins #clouds
One last pic of the Verditer Flycatcher
A Common Tailorbird making its getaway
The Black-throated Bushtit, all wet in the rain.
The sunlight made the clouds its canvas
The #Myna might be Common, but that doesn't make it any less majestic than other birds. मैना.
Kindly appreciate the funky hairstyle of the Himalayan #Bulbul बुलबुल
The humble #sparrow. But then, where do you get to see it in the cities any more.
M1 wants you to consider the possibility that not all birb pics are aligned center
The Verditer Flycatcher, with what else but a fly in its mouth
The Verditer Flycatcher, on its way to catch a fly
A wet and hungry floof with food in its maw
The Eurasian Jay
Peek-a-boo
A Blackbird giving poses in the jungle
Do these look yum or what? If you're a bird, this is what you feast on all day in the mountains.
It's swallow time again
If, like me, you like grappling with the nuances of the law, this is an interesting read.
(nobody, except masochistic lawyers, likes grappling with the nuances of law)
(nobody, except masochistic lawyers, likes grappling with the nuances of law)
To rainwashed mornings
Some paintings that the clouds made for us
Every word is such a joy to read. Puts the fascists in their place ❤️ ✊🏽
(I am saying this with all humility)
Back in 2013, Srikrishna was working for a group that was promoting entrepreneurs. He realised that I know a thing or two about doing business with the government/PSUs, and had me interviewed. I didn't make much of it then.
Earlier today, while speaking to a team of entrepreneurs, I realised that there is indeed so much that I and my team know about selling to the government, scaling a business, and building a channel.
So if you or someone you know could use our advice or connections, we would be delighted to help. Times are tough. We only weathered FY 2020-2021 because of government business. Perhaps you too have something that the government or its undertakings need to buy.
Anything that generates manufacturing jobs and intellectual property in India - I'm happy to bend over backwards to help.
Back in 2013, Srikrishna was working for a group that was promoting entrepreneurs. He realised that I know a thing or two about doing business with the government/PSUs, and had me interviewed. I didn't make much of it then.
Earlier today, while speaking to a team of entrepreneurs, I realised that there is indeed so much that I and my team know about selling to the government, scaling a business, and building a channel.
So if you or someone you know could use our advice or connections, we would be delighted to help. Times are tough. We only weathered FY 2020-2021 because of government business. Perhaps you too have something that the government or its undertakings need to buy.
Anything that generates manufacturing jobs and intellectual property in India - I'm happy to bend over backwards to help.
An update on the oxygen concentrator project we were working on:
1. We've been important and selling OCs. Demand is flagging as the second wave abates (which is good news). We still have 20 pieces of 5lpm OCs, in case anyone you know wants one.
2. The project to build our own OC has run into trouble, since we haven't been able to source two key components - oil free noiseless compressors and Zeolite. It hasn't helped that anyone who touches this project seems to end up with sick parents. We even received a generous grant to work on this project, but...
3. Meanwhile, we've collaborated with a manufacturer who has designed and built an OC in India. We are going to help market and sell their product to the government market. Even though individual and private hospital demand will be low till a third wave occurs (let's hope not), public healthcare is under pressure to stay prepared.
So if you guys are looking for 5, 10 and 20 lpm machines that are made in India and come with one or three years of warranty and support, get in touch with me 👍🏽
1. We've been important and selling OCs. Demand is flagging as the second wave abates (which is good news). We still have 20 pieces of 5lpm OCs, in case anyone you know wants one.
2. The project to build our own OC has run into trouble, since we haven't been able to source two key components - oil free noiseless compressors and Zeolite. It hasn't helped that anyone who touches this project seems to end up with sick parents. We even received a generous grant to work on this project, but...
3. Meanwhile, we've collaborated with a manufacturer who has designed and built an OC in India. We are going to help market and sell their product to the government market. Even though individual and private hospital demand will be low till a third wave occurs (let's hope not), public healthcare is under pressure to stay prepared.
So if you guys are looking for 5, 10 and 20 lpm machines that are made in India and come with one or three years of warranty and support, get in touch with me 👍🏽
गुल और जाले
The butterfly Aporia on a Creeping Thistle. Pic by Nilay.
कोहरा या बादल?
Pahadi ruins
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch. Got a better look today.
Can you help me with the names?
Yellow-breastfed Greenfinch in the house, y'all
Are these two the same species of birb?
गोबदू wren's सिलहुट्टी (silhouette)
To perfectly capture a swallow in flight is a life goal 😁
Babblers don't leave me alone anywhere
Noisy little fellows
In case you wish to travel to the mountains close to Delhi, here is what you need to know: https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/story/planning-a-trip-to-himachal-uttarakhand-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-about-travel-restrictions-guidelines-1813387-2021-06-10
You do not need an RTPCR negative report, or an epass, to visit Himachal. Shops and hotels are open.
Uttarakhand requires an RTPCR negative report, advance confirmed reservation at a homestay/hotel, and an epass. Markets and cafés are closed; you can only eat what your homestay cook serves you.
If you choose to travel, stay quarantined for a week. You can always step out for solitary walks. But partying, drinking, loud music, dancing with other guests is ruled out (I hope it stays that way forever).
Room rates are allegedly less than half the usual prices.
You do not need an RTPCR negative report, or an epass, to visit Himachal. Shops and hotels are open.
Uttarakhand requires an RTPCR negative report, advance confirmed reservation at a homestay/hotel, and an epass. Markets and cafés are closed; you can only eat what your homestay cook serves you.
If you choose to travel, stay quarantined for a week. You can always step out for solitary walks. But partying, drinking, loud music, dancing with other guests is ruled out (I hope it stays that way forever).
Room rates are allegedly less than half the usual prices.
Little buggy
Blue buggy
Buzz buzz buzz
(sung to the tune of soft kitty)
Blue buggy
Buzz buzz buzz
(sung to the tune of soft kitty)