Month / January 2021

by Rupesh Ghagi

Purple Sunbird


Post is part of the project- Birds in the neighborhood. | Bird 04

These clicks are taken from various locations from 10 feet to 100 feet from my home in Warora (Dist: Chandrapur).

The first very beautiful picture is of breeding male (yes. according to web resources there is another male called eclipse male or non breeding male). So I might have made mistake in identifying eclipse male and female of the species. Still, you will surely enjoy the pictures.

Purple Sunbird (Breeding Male)
Purple Sunbird (Female Baby or Non-breeding male) ( need suggestions?)
Purple Sunbird (Female)

Thanks and follow for more updates and more birds.

by Rupesh Ghagi

White Throated Kingfisher

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The first pic was clicked from window of Disha Edupoint (150 ft from my home) in Warora (Dist: Chandrapur).

Update: Latest pics (clear and good ones) are clicked from home (rear balcony).

It is also called White Breasted Kingfisher. The male and female looks identical according to web-resources.

White Throated Kingfisher

Coincidently, very next day of clicking this picture in Warora, this beautiful kingfisher was the bird I observed in Tuli Veer Bagh Resort in Bandra, Deolapar. Below is the picture of that. 

White Throated Kingfisher (In Tuli Veer Bagh Resort)

Here are some more pics from both the locations, home in Warora and resort near Pench in Bandra.

Thanks and follow for more updates and more birds.

by Rupesh Ghagi

Plum-Headed Parakeet

Post is part of the project- Birds in the neighborhood. | Bird 02

These pics are clicked from road in front of my home in Warora (Dist: Chandrapur)

A beautiful parakeet; males have a plum-colored head while females have grayish-blue head. The first click is of male and second one of female. Some more photos are in form of slideshow.

Plum Headed Parakeet – Male
Plum Headed Parakeet – Female

I will try and add more information like description, sound etc. in future. You are welcome to add it in form of comments too.

Thanks and follow for more updates and more birds.

by Rupesh Ghagi

Black-Headed Cuckooshrike

Post is part of the project- Birds in the neighborhood. | Bird 01

These pics are clicked from rear balcony of my home in Warora (Dist: Chandrapur)

Initially, I mistook male and female for two different species, but the doubt was resolved after careful observation and reading. So let me start with one pic for each and others will be in form of slideshow at last.

Black-Headed Cuckooshrike ( Male )
Black-Headed Cuckooshrike ( Female )

I will try and add more information like description, sound etc. in future. You are welcome to add it in form of comments too.

Thanks and follow for more updates and more birds.

by Rupesh Ghagi

Birds in the neighborhood.

My mother keeps some grains and water for birds in balcony and windows. Spotting a very beautiful bird from previously unknown (to me) species have happened quite often. On one Sunday in January 2021, I spend the lazy morning patiently observing the birds around my home and to my surprise, I estimated the number of species to exceed 20. As ‘environment’ is one of the 10 areas according to my proposed model of education, birdwatching was in my list of projects for students. Birdwatching is exciting and offers a chance to learn many skills and understand the nature and importance of coexistence.

So I though, why not try to document the birds in my neighborhood. I decided to cover area up to 200 meters from my house for the study and started to observe the birds and click photos. I am using google lens for initial identification of the species and then other resources to confirm the findings.

I will keep updating this page for more details about the project and will do a separate post for each bird. I won’t write comprehensive information but just photos and name of the species. Other information may or may not be posted.

Stay tuned for more…

by Rupesh Ghagi

Disha Learning Model | 01

I have identified the following 10 areas to be part of students overall growth, to be targeted by schooling/homeschooling or other methods till the age of 15. Achieving the learning goals is more important than the completion of syllabus. This calls for setting the learning expectations clearly for each of these areas.

  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Language and Communication
  • Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Economics and Financial Literacy
  • Civics and Social Sciences
  • Technology and Digital Literacy
  • Sports, Fitness and Nutrition
  • Meditation and Mindfulness
  • Soft Skills