🐦 Aravind
amabirdman.bsky.social
🐦 Aravind
@amabirdman.bsky.social
Birding, Nature, Conservation, Photography, Music, Art, Astronomy.
We are going to be at SCCS Bengaluru, from 22nd to 25th Sep 2025.

Do visit our stall, and learn more about State of India's birds. Also, experience our online tool MYNA - we will guide you to generate your first MYNA report!

#SCCSBengaluru
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
We are currently undertaking a project to digitize historical bird data. These data will not only help us improve the accuracy of bird population assessments but will also support broader conservation initiatives.

If you have old bird data, reach out to us on contact@stateofindiasbirds.in.
July 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
SPECIES ACCUMULATION CURVE bar chart is a cumulative curve and against a particular year it plots the number of species seen until that year (and not of that year alone!)
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
HEATMAP gives you an idea of the proportion of checklists within grids in your chosen geography.

It shows the boundary of the area covered by square grids of 5 x 5 km and each grid has a colour density proportional to the number of checklists in that grid.
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Two new features are *live* on the MYNA tool, and these details will be part of the MYNA reports that you generate from now on!

What are Heatmaps and Accumulation curves?

Read on!
April 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Scaly-breasted Munias (புள்ளிச் சில்லைகள்).

Among the Munias, this species seems to have adopted well to urban habitation - I commonly see them nest in balconies and behind external units of split ACs.

#IndiAves #Birdwatching #Nature
December 10, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Eurasian Whimbrel (கோட்டான்), from Pazhaverkadu, earlier this year.

They breed in Northen parts of Asia and Europe, and visit the coastal Africa, Asia and Australia in winters.

#Birdwatching #Nature #Birds
December 9, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Basket stinkhorn or Bridal veil mushroom, at Bangalore.

The first image was early in the morning when we started birding, and the next one was when we were returning a couple of hours later.
December 6, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Indian White-eye (வெள்ளைக்கண்ணி).
These tiny birds are always a pleasure to watch and photograph.
#Birdwatching #Nature #IndiAves #BBCWildlifePOTD #EarthCapture
November 26, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Another day, another pigeon kill.
But, the same hunter!
Peregrine Falcon (பொரி வல்லூறு), clicked in Bangalore.

#Birdwatching #Nature #IndiAves #BBCWildlifePOTD #EarthCapture #Birds
November 25, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Loved the textures of the bark of the tree and the back of this Common Tailorbird (தையல் சிட்டு).

#Nature #Birds #Birdwatching
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Common Kingfisher (சிரல்) at Puzhuthivakkam Lake, Chennai.
August 23, 2023 at 3:12 AM
Is it an ant? Is it a mantis?

Say hello to "Asian ant mantis"!

It's a small mantis species, the young of which, mimic black ants to avoid being eaten!

Clicked during today's morning walk at Puzhuthivakkam Lake, Chennai.
July 31, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Spot-billed Duck (புள்ளி மூக்கு வாத்து)

#Birdwatching #IndiAves #TwitterNatureCommunity #EarthCapture #BBCWildLifePOTD
July 3, 2023 at 3:35 AM
This Duet AI for Google Sheets is pretty d0pe!

The prompt I used was "Checklist of Chennai Birds", and it created this template with many species already filled in!
July 2, 2023 at 3:31 AM