Madhya Pradesh: The Birds of Kanha

Learn about the basics of birding from two expert naturalists at Kanha in Madhya Pradesh.  #Travel #OutlookTravel #OutlookMagazine #OutlookGroup

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00:11 Where you saw the hornbill, if you go at the branch on the right hand side at the back,

00:16 there are parakeets, plum headed parakeets.

00:19 With birds you have to be really careful about the micro-habitats.

00:22 Like for example, if you are looking for a woodpecker and if you stand next to a swamp,

00:26 which is with open grasslands on the side, you are not going to get a woodpecker over there

00:30 because there are no trees.

00:32 Or if you are looking for a bird which is like a duck in an area which has a lot of tall trees

00:37 and a proper forested area, you are not going to get a duck over there.

00:42 So first of all, getting that micro-habitat correct is really important.

00:48 The fun part is when sometimes if you are looking for one particular species

00:52 and you are trying really hard and then you hear a call, obviously it's not as big as a tiger

00:57 so you have to use your binoculars and keep on listening to the bird calls that are happening around you.

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01:29 Butterflies have two kinds of plants. They like it.

01:32 One is the larva house plant where they prefer, they need to lay eggs.

01:37 They also need some nectarine plant, they need to suck the honey.

01:41 So once you plant all those plants together in a particular garden,

01:45 so eventually you will get all the butterflies there.

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