Birds of different feathers flock together, birds from different regions take different directions but with the same passion. And, not surprisingly, an undeclared race is on!
It’s a different race altogether where the city’s best birds venture into neighboring districts during the weekend to seek out feathered visitors and freeze every minute detail of the birds in their cameras, with each week’s ranking ‘It keeps changing. On their ‘conclusion’.
Interestingly, the top five from Telangana so far, in terms of the complete checklist, are Chitra Shankar (1050), Srinivas Mallela (908), Ashish Pitti (847), Sriram Reddy (742), Gautam (644). -Bird website, which is deemed to be an authority in this regard.
Consider this, 56-year-old Chitra is an entomologist (study of insects) by profession, working at Indian Rice Research Institute (Rajendranagar), Srinivasa is a chef, Sriram Reddy working with an international management and technology consulting firm We do.
For someone who started bird watching and photography in 2018, Srinivas has observed 370 species in the past 40 months and wants to increase the number for obvious reasons.
At the end of the outcry of family members for not spending the holidays at home, many people may not be aware of their grueling schedule!
“During my more than 900 field trips, during which I have recorded 350 species with photographic evidence and 69 species with audio recordings, I have never been interested. In fact, every visit you will find more and more birds. The fresh air to explore gives double the excitement,” says 34-year-old Srinivas.
Some of the rare findings from this stable are the speckled piculet at the Gubbala Mangamma Thalli Temple (Bhadrachalam), the Imperial Eagle in Nizamabad and Srinivas to inspire his mentor Bharat Vyas and his fellow birders to always discover new things in bird and photography. is due. borders
For her part, Chitra, who has been into birds since childhood and has been a member of e-Bird since 2013, says she has screened 179 species of birds in a lake on the ICAR itself. “I like to watch habitat, behavior besides trying to figure out how they travel from faraway distances like Siberia to land in the city,” she said.
“Numbers are not the priority. Yes, there is some satisfaction to be on top, but not the only thing, because I love studying these winged visitors and getting involved in nature and conservation,” she said.
By all means, these talented photographers photograph the lesser known aspects of birds and their behavior and hope that many more will take it as a passion.