{"id":20,"date":"2023-01-01T04:09:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T04:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/?p=20"},"modified":"2023-06-16T06:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T06:50:26","slug":"my-birding-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/my-birding-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"My Birding Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My interest in bird watching started with COVID. I have lived in the same house for over 15 years and didn\u2019t realize the beauty of nature around me. During the hectic work schedules, taking a few minutes of break, and relaxing to the sound of nature, started a curiosity to know about them. And that is how my interest in birdwatching started. I became interested in birds, curious about their names, the sounds they make, and what they ate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red-vented Bulbul, Coppersmith Barbet and Purple Sunbird &#8211; these are the three birds that sparked my interest in bird watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" data-id=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8915-2-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8915-2-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8915-2-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8915-2-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8915-2.jpg 1217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" data-id=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9019-1024x856.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9019-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9019-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9019-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9019-1536x1283.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9019-2048x1711.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" data-id=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9238-1024x619.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9238-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9238-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9238-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9238-1536x929.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/birding.arkhub.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9238-2048x1238.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Now, my weekends involve bird watching at home or in and around the city. My trips involve bird-watching activities and have made me connect with our beautiful planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My interest in bird watching started with COVID. I have lived in the same house for over 15 years and didn\u2019t realize the beauty of nature around me. During the hectic work schedules, taking a few minutes of break, and relaxing to the sound of nature, started a curiosity to know about them. 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