When you have to visit a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women, so you smile politely and take your place.

This is a blog which is city-specific; obviously, I write Bangalore-based stuff; I don’t know if anyone would like to read it, but I am giving the URL for my own record…

Here’s a snap KM took of the Malabar Pied Hornbill…the picture has a very Japanese-painting feel to it, because of the tree and the bold curves of the bird….

At Dandeli, this time, we were treated to a lovely family drama, more riveting than any soap opera one could see on the idiot box! Let me introduce the hero and heroine:

This is the Blue-Capped Rock Thrush…well, the male (the female of course is dun-coloured and dull-looking!)…