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Bird Podcast with Shoba NarayanAuthor: Shoba Narayan
Welcome to the Bird Podcast hosted by Shoba Narayan. This podcast will focus largely on birds, specifically on Indian birds with occasional global forays. India is home to some 1200 bird species, amongst the highest in the world. This podcast showcases and highlights our feathered friends We will talk to naturalists and birders about common and special birds such as the Greater Coucal, Himalayan Quail, Nilgiri Flycatcher, the Malabar Trogon, the Great Indian Bustard, and other amazing species. We will highlight issues both old and new. About India's vanishing forests and wetlands and how it impacts birds. About breeding areas of migratory birds and how they are hunted en route. We will speak to the men and women who successfully saved the Amur Falcon from being massacred in Nagaland. And we will do individual podcasts on bird species of India. Welcome to the Bird Podcast. Come fly away with us. Language: en Genres: Natural Sciences, Places & Travel, Science, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 76: Bird Behaviour with Rohan Chakravarty
Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
Rohan Chakravarty is a Cartoonist, illustrator, and wildlife buff. Creator of Green Humour, the comic strip. He is an author and illustrator known for his work in bridging art and science, particularly in the field of bird behavior. His book, "Bird Business," focuses on showcasing the quirks, antics, and daily lives of 100 Indian birds, offering insights into their unique behaviors. How does a cartoonist and illustrator think about birds? Can you walk us through the process of creating this book. How did you choose the birds that feature in your book? You are clearly interested in bird behaviour. You say, for instance, that the Lammergier- bearded vulture, takes 7 years to master its bone-throwing skill. These are very specific facts. How did you learn all this and how did you choose what to throw in. Rewrites? Anita's intervention? For those who haven't read your book, can you mention some of the fascinating bird behaviors that you have come across? Have you seen all the species in this book? Bar tailed treecreeper? Why do nuthatches move/spiral downwards while the treecreeper spirals upwards, do you know? Baya nesting colonies are usually built close to water bodies to reduce risk of predation by snakes— but aren't there water snakes? Do snakes not climb up trees? Why does the brown fish owl wade instead of doing the traditional thing that owls do? Bar-headed geese (raising the bar). How do you come up with puns? Because you are a cartoonist or a writer or both? What are your favourite species and why? What is your technique of going birdwatching, as in do you go every week? Favourite binocs? Or do you sit and draw outside?
