Parth JoshiLaughingthrush and etymological eccentricities…Laughingthrush is not even a thrush technically… underlining the eccentricity of common names, at times amusing, at times exasperating, a…3 min read·5 hours ago----
Parth JoshiLarkspur and resilience…Larkspur, ones that take to the higher climes, are cute little flowers that have no business of growing where they do, sneaking out of…4 min read·May 12, 2024----
Parth JoshiRuddy shelduck and whimsical waddles…Ruddy shelduck is quite handsome is the first thought, looking at its upright stance not commonly seen with other waterfowl in its milieu……3 min read·May 5, 2024----
Parth JoshiMountains and distant colours…Mountains are rock anyway, one ponders, tottering down scree or tiptoeing over moraines or simply raking up dirt off village trails……3 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Parth JoshiGrosbeaks in a roadside rendezvous…Grosbeaks — they do look a bit ungainly at times, the large beak dominating a petite, albeit strikingly colourful, body… one of those…2 min read·Apr 21, 2024----
Parth JoshiRolling hills…Rolling hills are one of those universal bucket list items, embedded deep within the conscience as a constant yearn, either by evolution or…3 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
Parth JoshiRedstarts and a family frenzyRedstarts are, like most flycatchers, restive to the core, flitting about the ground or shrubbery incessantly… black redstarts are no…3 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
Parth JoshiDeserts and a night ponder…Deserts are a passage of time pilfered from the deep depths of genesis, brazenly weathered by the elements and thereby sulking in the…3 min read·Mar 17, 2024----
Parth JoshiMarmots and their dreamy domain…Marmots inhabit a landscape where the elements are finding their feet after escaping the clutches of the cryosphere, and the idea of life…3 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Parth JoshiRedshank and its ruminative rummage…Redshank is an unassuming part of the avifaunal milieu thronging the wetlands, sifting demurely along the shore while the showstoppers pry…3 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
