India's Endangered Wonders

 Most people who see the Indian Peafowl usually don't believe that a bird, as beautiful as it can exist. If you thought so, then I am extremely sorry to inform you that you are mistaken. The bird that I will be talking about in this post is one of the Peafowl's arch enemies, in terms of beauty. The Himalayan Monal, also known as the Impeyan Monal or the Impeyan Pheasant, is one of the fairly common birds of the Himadri range of the Himalayas. (The Northern Himalayas) The male bird is characterized by its glossy blue wings, orange tail, reddish-brown neck and a greenish crest on its head whereas the female bird has a much dull appearance, with a streaky brown body and a white neck. The juveniles are much less marked. The diet of these birds consists mostly of  insects, seeds, roots, berries and more. The thing which surprises me about this bird is that it is the state bird of Uttarakhand and also the national bird of Nepal!  A notable feature in the behaviour of the male b...

Plastic, a substance which we use in our daily lives, is, as we all know, highly hazardous to our surroundings. Things made from it which are non-recyclable are fatal to plants, animals, human beings and birds. Even though major awareness has been spread about it, people still continue to discard used plastic items instead of reusing them, repeatedly throwing them anywhere. Such places include the soil, which gets contaminated by the chemicals in plastic and the rivers which carry away waste, which ultimately chokes some unlucky land or sea creature. Birds are one of the many creatures which fall victim to such occurrences. In this post, I shall be talking about how plastic can actually wipe off some species from the earth.                                                                       Plastic bags lying out...