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BIRDS AT HOME

  As January ends, imagine 31 days of the new year have just flown past. The weather has started changing. Spring is in the air and plants are showing hints of it.   Here in the Sun City, the transition from feeling cold to feeling hot is quite sudden. The morning breeze has a bite and the afternoon sun can bake you.   Birds are also showing changes in their behaviour. They are foraging more and sticking together in pairs. New partners are being solicited and the old ones are being wooed. The change in season is bringing changes in their activities and manners.   Keeping the birds in mind, I have got used to a pair of ‘Dhoban Chiriya’ the ‘White Wagtail’ roaming around and catching insects in the front lawn every day. They don’t miss shikar even on Sundays.   Morning walkers, passing vehicles and other birds do not bother them. The only thing which bothers them is cats. Cats are always on the lookout for birds especially those which come to pic...
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CHABEES JANVARY 2026

  CHABEES JANVARY 2026   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   26/I/2026   Finally, “Chabbes Janvary Chabbes” arrived. Days of intense practice, drill & dance till the time each participant, man, beast, and machine recognised the road on ‘Kartavya Path’ like the back of your hand.   Practice ensures that the drivers, pilots, contingent commanders, and marching contingents can move blindfolded. Even animals understood the importance of the event. Horses and camels moved without a fuss with ‘dingle-dangles’ hanging on their sides. They even enjoyed the bands playing various tunes.   To see the ‘Double Humped Camel’, Canines and Eagles was a first for me. To march along with their handlers was a treat to watch.   By far this was the most impressive parade witnessed by every Indian since the inception of this grand parade. The rumbling and screeching of the armoured vehicles tracks, the lowering of their guns and the smart salutes by their comm...
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