Introduction

This blog is for the one who skips a lot. And the one who doesn't. The one who is spotted. And the one who is pied. The one who is little, the one who cannot fly. The one who is bold. And the one who is shy. The one who stitches. And the one who weaves. The one who whispers. And the one who screams. This blog is for all the birds, tiny, huge, plump, slender, long beaked, short beaked, coloured or black-and-white who are spotted easily in Delhi. And in Mysore. The ones that have been hiding in your garden and you didn't even know about. This blog (coming from novices) describes the authors' elation of spotting an unusual bird, going on the internet (sometimes using the bird book) and finding out the name of the bird and jumping excitedly for the next half an hour on seeing the beauty of nature right in their backyard (Oh yes, they aren't talking about bird sanctuaries or wooded areas; they are actually talking about the residential areas, right in the middle of the populated cities of Delhi and Mysore). Don't be surprised! Birds do visit the residential areas to say hello every morning. And sometimes evening. All you have to do is go out and sit. One tiny thing will surely come and skip around you someday.