Learning Nature-I

Neel and me watching birds when we have leisure morning even afternoon. We observed our backyard birds through our windows and recorded as much as information. This practice of bird watching is now a regular habitat of Neel. Now he can able to identify common birds around our home at Barpeta, Dhemaji, and Guwahati. Neel is now keeping one daily register to keep recorded all the information of birds as per my guidance.

Neel and Mama(uncle) verify bird's name over the internet

During the month of January, we have counted more than 300 backyards birds in Barpeta. Each morning we spent 2-3 hours on our terrace and counted avifauna. It was so amazing that Neel's uncle too involved in this practice and for the first time he also involved in amazing bird watching hobby. We used Dr. Salim Ali's famous Indian Bird book as our guide of identification. Following area some some birds which we have watched :

1. Sparrow:

2. Common Myna

3. Pied Myna

4. Common Spotted Dove

5. Red-vented bulbul

6. Grey Headed Mayna

7. Pond Heron

8. White-breasted water heron

9. Jungle Mayna

10. Common Iora

Above all these birds we have recorded lesser adjutant strock, parrot, kite, bubbler, Indian crow, robin, sunbirds. We shall declare details of our birds counting information later on.

Matthew McConaughey's Just Because

A new book by Matthew McConaughey has been announced, entitled Just because . This children's book looks at the world and each other from a child's point of view. It explores all our little complexities through children's eyes, seeing the world and each other as full of possibilities. McConaughey made his writing debut with his 2020 memoir, Greenlights, which was on the bestseller list for weeks. Just because , is a picture book with illustrations by Renee Kurilla, the story came to be pitted as a soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that will empower readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility.

Know Children Writer XVI::Katie Bagli

Katie Bagli is a children's author with 40 published titles. She loves to go for walks in the wild and finds mountains, forests, and oceans fascinating. She has published articles in magazines such as the Sanctuary Club, Highlight Champs, Saevus, and The Children's Magazine. She is also writing articles on nature for the children's section of the Young World of The Hindu. She also writes a monthly column on Nature in Robinage , a children’s magazine. Some of her books for children are: · Many Secrets of Mangroves · On the Wild Side · A Wormy Tale

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