Forest and Forest GUMP

2nd Sept 2012

Oh how much I wished to be back again in the greens , out of my concrete life ( am not talking about my career or income :p ) far from the maddening crowd , wishing just to go on a walk inside the greens with birds chirping and pooping all around :D .
For me birding is a big stress buster, and no I'm not talking about watching girls go by in front of Pal heights or big bazaar but the birds in the wild .

Today I was invited by my buddy Tj to Jay Dev Vatika , where she was doing a PORTFOLIO shoot for a girl .  I just went there to help her in any way I could . I was late for the meeting and got confused with the roads inside and ended up taking the longest possible road towards them .   But Luckily I found a group of Grey Francolin .

I took out my cam as quickly as possible and followed them sneakily,
But these swift creatures are hard to
Capture , particularly with the sun behind the closed doors of the clouds , the only thing you can ask for, is the bird to be lazy enough to move .  At least , patience paid off , and I ended up getting a decent pic of this birdie which I was seeing for this long for the first time .

After the Photoshoot , which went pretty bad for me actually , with the absence of sunlight , backlight , rains ,  humid sweaty conditions , all I wanted to climb up the nearby rock and sit there like Sambha (from Sholey ) , while returning back , I saw a Lil birdie up near the rocky bushes , we followed up quietly but two untimely vehicle with blaring honking sound , made that birdie disappear  into the bushes . Tj bid farewell soon and  stayed back for some more birding .
Interestingly this time also , I lost my way to the main gate and ended up getting the same bird on the road .
Jumped up with joy with a camera in my hand , I sneaked up on that birdie which looked like a wagtail to me . While I was fully dedicated in getting a clear snap ( so as to get all the comments and like which I can thank individually so that my post shall remain at top  * as said by one of the members * yeah that did hurt   ) . A man came upon with full force , walking briskly towards the bush where i was kneeling down shouting " kana hela .. kana hela ...  " I signaled him to keep quiet  , but he came up close  and in a hushing tone asked the same Question . "" kana hela ... kana hela .. " Sapa  ... Sapa ki ... ??? ( What happened .. ?? Is there a snake ? )   ohh photoo uthaucha .. ( Oo it seems you are clicking )
Sapa ... Sapa ki ???
The man in mid 30's , was in blue uniform , may be a guard of the garden or something , the Gump of the story . 

I said in a very polite manner , Stand where are you are standing and please keep your voice low , I'm clicking a bird .
Oh chadhei .. ( He exclaimed with a grin on his face ) are awe Gouda Kana uthaucha .. aeita ta prabala achanti  .. ( Oh birds , why are you clicking these , they are available in plenty here ) .

Oh , but this is the first time I'm watching this bird here , I replied .
Arre tame kumbhatua dekhinathila agaru .. Hahah .. Ki Katha ..  ( Arrey you hadn't seen a Coucal before .. )
Me : Kumbhatuta kauta ba  ..
 Gump : Aeita chota kumbhatua para ..
ME : Naa aeita kumbhatua nuhe ..
Gump : Arre sir ta kuhanti aei sabu kumbhatua boli .
ME : Bodhe tame sir jani nathibe kichi ..
Gump : Au kichi naa .. aei guda ba chota kumbhatua ,gacha kana kariki ta poka khaanti .
Just then the wagtail picked up a worm on the ground .
Gump : Oo eeae talu khauchi nai ... Hmm ...  tahele aeita kumbhatua nuhe ... Hmm
And then he departed with an evil grin on my face :D .

I followed the wagtail everywhere I could , and I never knew it was such a lazy bird that refused to fly , or can I say I have improved my birding skills ??.. Hehe :D . 
As I said earlier , there was absolute low light with it starting to drizzle , I finally got a decent of the wagtail which I found out later on to be a Forest Wagtail . A  lifer for me .

Of course the birdie ;) 
FOREST WAGTAIL 

Yes the Girl :D 

Tj Getting Serious..