Close Encounters!
Saevus|SAEVUS NOVEMBER 23 MARCH 24
The author introduces us to two amazing yet very different bird species, showing us the diversity of our ecosystems,
ARJIT JERE
Close Encounters!

Pune's hills and rivers are green islands of biodiversity surrounded by the grey urban jungle. I regularly explore these regions to observe the biodiversity. It was a regular day of birding for me, near the hills of the Maharashtra Institute of Technology. I was trudging along the slopes of the hill, trying to look for birds in the bushes and trees nearby.

My surroundings darkened as I went under the thick canopy, chock-a-block with vegetation. A dash of orange greeted me as I peered into the darkness. I looked through my binoculars to see a little bird with a black cap and fiery orange belly. The small minivet had made its entrance. But my attention was piqued by a familiar, loud and prolonged "kuk-kuk" single-note call cutting through the trees. I turned my gaze towards the direction of the sound, to locate its source. I saw a cavity near the top of a bare tree. Surely, this was a nest, I thought! Near this hole, hanging high up on the tree bark like some acrobatic circus performer, was an olive-green bird. Its face had a splash of yellow and red as if someone had played Holi with it! For the untrained eye without binoculars, this bird could be mistaken for a woodpecker. But it was no woodpecker, it was a Coppersmith Barbet!

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