From Kolkata |
December 31
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...At the end of monsoon months, during moonless and foggy dark nights between 1900 hrs and 2200 hrs, flying birds come to Jatinga-Assam crashing to the ground with no prior warning whatsoever. This phenomenon of birds committin\' suicide is not confined to a single species, with Tiger Bittern, Little Egret, Pond Heron, Indian Pitta and Kingfishers all being affected - so also Ixobrychus flavicollis ie the Black Bittern; a very common bird of Kolkata skies...
