·     The Male Asian Koel is very much similar to a crow. It is black in color with greenish-blue wings and red eyes.

·     The Female Asian Koel is brown in color with white spots and patterned tail feathers.

·     They are very shy birds and go hiding into the bushes or trees at the slightest of sound. They come out early evening when it is calm and quiet.

·     It’s call is very melodious. 
FACTS:

·     Asian Koels belong to the family of Cuckoos.

·     They are commonly found in India, Bangladesh, China and other parts of south-east Asia.

·     They are omnivores and mainly feed on insects, caterpillars, eggs and small vertebrates. 

·     Did you know, The Asian Koel commonly referred to as the Cuckoo is “Onomatopoeic” meaning it is taken from the birds call- cuckoo-cuckoo….

·     The female Koel lays it’s eggs in the nest of other birds, mainly that of Crow, this is called “brood parasitism”.

Places:

 01. Dandeli forest 

02. Kittur Channamma Mini Zoo

03. My home

I observed

 In Dandeli forest, there were no tigers because there was no food. 

• Tigers and lions have short life span in forests because they can not hunt after ten years. 

• The tigers and lions in the zoo live for up to 20 years because we provide food in zoo.

 This information I got from zoo authorities. We are saving them by giving food. 

Animals help mankind in many ways. They have become endangered. So, it is our duty to protect them.  Animals would like to live freely in the forests. Friends, our national animal is “TIGER”. Our national bird is “PEACOCK”. Friends, please protect animals in the zoo by adopting and protecting birds by keeping water and food on the top of our house, which I practice.

 

I love pets. Among all the pets I’m very fond of dogs and cats. My neighbor friend has a pet Pomeranian dog named 'Chinnu' and I often go play with it.  Dogs are very playful and active.

Dogs come under a subspecies of wolves. Their scientific name is Canis lupus familiars and are omnivores.

 A dog has sharp teeth to eat flesh. Their diet includes rice, meat, bread etc. Dogs mainly eat meat. However, once the dog is trained, it consumes vegetarian food as well. 

Dogs have a sharp mind and a strong sense of hearing and smelling things. 

The lifespan for a dog is 10-13 years depending on the breed..

Since a dog is a mammal, it gives birth to puppies. 

Dogs are referred to as man’s best friend because they are loyal and like being around humans. 

THE POMERANIAN
The Pomeranian (often known as POM) is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomeranian region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. It is classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size.

Queen Victoria in 18^th century owned a small Pomeranian consequently it became very popular.

 

 The parrot is named “Mithu” by my sister, as she is extremely beautiful and adorable. Mithu in the Indian language means ‘very sweet’.

  One thing that I love the most about her is her elegant nose and her divine voice with which she welcomes everyone with her warmth.

 She likes to walk in the open garden, tries her best to fly even though she cannot.

  She is a complete foodie. Her favorites are green chillies, nuts, and guava. However, she enjoys whatever is made at home so she is given small bits of it to taste. 

 The parrot enjoys to explore its surroundings, she likes to walk around in the house. Due to which she doesn’t like to be kept in the cage.

  Mithu’s eyes are expressive and dazzling with a special spark when I go to visit her.

I always look forward to drop at my Aunt’s place to meet the most angelic Parrot.