My birding journey

                                                   Yellow-Billed Blue Magpie

                                                               lamperi

                                                               6/30/20

                                                                 Kalij Pheasant

                                                                 Thinleygang    

                                                                    20/12/20     

                                                          Ultramarine Flycatcher

                                                               Thinleygang

                                                                     9/27/20

                                                                          Little Owl

                                                                            Haa

                                                                       10/10/20

                                                              Oriental Turtle Dove

                                                                  Thinleygang

                                                                       6/7/20

                                                         Blue Whistling Thrush        

                                                              Thinleygang

                                                                 9/29/20

                                                   Crimson-Breasted Woodpecker

                                                               Thinleygang

                                                                  12/30/20

 

Birdwatching

 This mountain hawk eagle came flying from a forest and it disappeared. After a while lots of common mynas and ashy drongo surrounded some thing. I took a picture of it and I saw the eagle landed! A common myna was right beside the eagle but the eagle was not trying to eat it. I did not know which eagle it was so I looked through the book and saw that it was a mountain hawk eagle.

I was watching television inside and when I looked through the window I saw a large eagle landed on a tree. It stayed there for the whole afternoon. I was watching the eagle for hours. I thought “why is it called a crested serpent eagle if it has no crest?” Just after that it was like the eagle heard my thoughts it raised it’s crest. I was shocked. Around 7 pm the eagle flew away

I was outside with my friends and I saw a eagle flying. I ran inside my house and took the camera and ran outside to see the eagle and I saw it and took a photo. It was fast and it flew away out of my sight. It is the most common eagle in Thinley gang.

Short story

                                                                Bird Migration


Once upon a time there lived a flock of black-necked cranes.They were migrating south from Tibet to Bhutan and the leader said “we should always migrate in v shape.” They began to migrate.The smaller ones asked “why should we always migrate in v shape lets try A shape.
Then they all began to form A shape. The leader was annoyed and shouted “we have to fly only in v shape because we can conserve energy and keep track of each other!” If one get tired that bird can take the back line and the active ones can come in the front line.Therefore, all agreed to form V-shape pattern.

After sometime all were bored except the leader.They all asked “when will we reach the destination?” The leader said “After six hours.”  Some birds suggested to play hide and seek. One bird told the leader to kick of the game by counting 1….2…3. Within no time all the cranes started hiding. The leader was really annoyed and shouted “Migrating is not a game!” They were scared a little bit this time. It started becoming  dark and the leader said “we should stop for the night.” They found a place to halt for the night. After a while the small ones insisted the  leader to tell them  a story. The leader narrated by saying  “Once upon a time the small cranes went to bed,” and abruptly stoped there. The smaller birds  complained that it was a terrible story and the leader said that it was their favorite story. The little ones sadly went to bed.

The next day they were migrating and out of no where an eagle showed up and chased them. The leader was scared and flew away. The little ones were not scared and they attacked the eagle.
At last the eagle was chased and the leader was shocked. The little ones shared the importance of cooperation and the leader was so happy. The journey came to the destination with lots of challenges and difficulties, however all of them settled happily in Bhutan.

Bird watching

Birds are the most beautiful creature on earth. I have known about different bird species. I love watching birds. Bird watching can connect myself with the environment. I feel very thrilled when I see a rare bird like white-bellied heron. Bird watching is my hobby I spend my leisure time witching birds near by the place where I live.

I study in Thinleygang Primary school which falls under Punakha Dzongkhag. I saw many birds in this place. Some of the birds that I have sighted in my locality are rufous sibia, barred cuckoo dove, green backed tit and many other birds. The sight of the white-bellied heron along the phochu river fascinated me. When ever I travel to Punakha  with my parents I always make sure to glance at the river bank to see It. 

Some birds migrates to warmer palace in winter and cooler  places during  the summer. There is a peculiar nocturnal  bird in the place where I live. when that bird hoots near by the house, people believes that it brings bad omen. Nobody in my place knows the name of this bird in English. In local term they call it “Aw Singye”. I wonder how it looks like. During  day time if you happen to see an owl it is believed that it brings bad luck. similarly if you come across black- neck crane it is believed that it brings happiness.

When I have free time I go for bird watching. It is so nice to encounter and watch many birds. But only in rare cases I come  home without seeing any. Sometimes I do bird sketching in my drawing book.

Good things about birds are that it helps in pollination by drinking nectar and collecting pollen from one flower to other. They also keep pests away from crops by eating harmful bugs. They eat the fruits and prevent it from rotting  and littering the forest. Therefore I consider birds as important animal who contributes a lot to the Mother Nature.