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Perils of being with a Bird-watcher

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It’s been a year since my valiant jump into the world of Birding – refer https://dillimeriijaan.blogspot.com/2018/02/lazy-persons-guide-to-birding-in-delhi.html I am having a lot of fun with my winged friends. I wake up to their calls and sing to them, from my balcony, with supporting vocals by Rani, our Domestic goddess.   I feel I can imitate their calls and am particularly proud of my Greater Coucal imitation, which I am certain, would attract loads of female Coucals, if I decided to do it in the open. Which I wouldn’t do – I am ethical like that. So while I am having the time of my life, my family is not. Here are some things they are subjected to   1.        Sudden bird sounds from my room . As mentioned above, Greater Coucal is my Piece De Resistance, and I also do a mean Cuckoo, Rufous Treepie, Large green Barbet and Coppersmith Barbet. Recently, I tried a peacock voice, which send a family member scurrying up to the cei...