Friday, June 15, 2012

Birds of Southern coastal Karnataka

"Birds of Southern coastal Karnataka" ( ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕರಾವಳಿಯ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು ) book got released.
Price : Rs.400/-

Books are now available at Navakarnataka Book store (Bangalore and Mangalore), Akruti book store Bangalore.

Online
http://akrutibooks.com/ and
http://www.ebay.in/ 

Or you can send DD/Money order to me 

Shivashankar
“Shiva”
Saraswath Nagar
Kukkundoor - 576 117
Karkala.

Email : shivanayak@gmail.com



OR


Dr. K. Prabhakar Achar
“Shri Mathru Krupa”
M. S. Nagar
Tellar Road, 11th Cross
Karkala - 574 104.
Tel. : 08258-231937
Email : kprabhakarachar@gmail.com

You can also transfer the money to the bank account, email me or Dr.K.P.Achar for details.



Please email me the details of the money transfer and your postal address. Shipping with in India is free.

Buyer will have to bear the postal charges to ship it outside India.

Brilliantly colored ...


Brilliantly colored ...
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Purple rumped Sunbird

trogon.in/birds/birds-of-southern-coastal-karnataka/

Sunday, June 03, 2012

"Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka" ( ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕರಾವಳಿಯ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು ) book is available at Book stores

"Birds of Southern coastal Karnataka" ( ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕರಾವಳಿಯ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು ) book got released.
Price : Rs.400/-

Books are now available at Navakarnataka Book store (Bangalore and Mangalore), Akruti book store Bangalore. Online http://akrutibooks.com/node/2929 and http://www.ebay.in/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=%22Birds+of+Southern+coastal+karnataka+%22 Or you can send DD/Money order to me 

Shivashankar
“Shiva”
Saraswath Nagar
Kukkundoor - 576 117
Karkala.

Email : shivanayak@gmail.com


OR


Dr. K. Prabhakar Achar
“Shri Mathru Krupa”
M. S. Nagar
Tellar Road, 11th Cross
Karkala - 574 104.
Tel. : 08258-231937
Email : kprabhakarachar@gmail.com

You can also transfer the money to the icic bank account.

Please email me , I will give you the details of the money transfer.
Shipping with in India is free.

Shipping outside India, buyer will have to bear the postal charges . 


Monday, May 28, 2012

Hill Swallow ( Hirundo domicola )


Hill Swallow ( Hirundo domicola )
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Endemic to the south western ghats and some part of Srilanka.
A tiny swallow , measuring about 13cms.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Canary flycatcher


Canary flycatcher
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Kudremukh

Ducula badia , Mountain Imperial Pigeon


Ducula badia , Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Mountain Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula badia )

A brownish pigeon with dark brown band across base of tail.
Undertail feathers are pale buff grey. Sexes alike. This arboreal pigeon is
seen singly or in small flocks in evergreen and moist deciduous forests.

Monday, May 07, 2012

Jazz


Jazz
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

New vehicle supporting our travel needs. Wide front wind shield and
ample space to keep the lenses !

Monday, April 30, 2012

Asian Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)


Asian Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)
Originally uploaded by shivanayak.

Asian Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)..

Not a colorful bird, but a special one for me..

Durga , Karkala

Friday, March 30, 2012

THE BOOK ON ‘’BIRDS OF SOUTHERN COASTAL KARNATAKA’’ RELEASED

THE BOOK ON ‘’BIRDS OF SOUTHERN COASTAL KARNATAKA’’ RELEASED

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Smt. Sandhya S. Pai, the Managing Editor of the ’Taranga’ – a well-known weekly Magazine of Karnataka, released the book on ‘’BIRDS OF SOUTHERN COASTAL KARNATKA’’ written by the noted environmentalist and academician Dr.K.Prabhakar Achar and a well-known wildlife photographer and bird watcher Shivashankar.  After releasing the book, she said that birds are the good indicators of the health of the environment. It is sad to observe that in recent years many species of birds are disappearing from township and cities mainly due to changed human lifestyles and building designs and also mobile towers in particular have largely contributed to the decline in the bird population, especially the house sparrows. She complimented the authors for bringing out a very informative and beautiful bird book.

Dr. Arunachalam Kumar, the Dean of K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, introduced the book and said that any product resulting out of a combination of exceptional talents is bound to be perfect so it is with this book. The culmination of lifelong passion, this  bilingual  volume on the avifauna of coastal and hinterland Karnataka, is harbinger of sorts in that it reaches out to all section of the populace, bridging and spanning the gaps between illiterate and learned, armature and ace, the local and outlander. Through its vivid colour photographs it tutors the unschooled, through its Kannada notation it teaches the native and via its English text tutelage's the expatriates.

Dr. K. P. Achar while responding on behalf of the authors narrated the experience in producing this wonderful and educative book, and also said that bird watching is gaining the momentum as an educational and satisfying pastime.

The recitation of poems on birds of well-known Kannada poets by the classic singer Sri Chandrshekar Kedilaya marked the beginning of the program.

Dr.K.P.Achar and Shivashankar were felicitated on the occasion by the honourable guests, in the recognition of their splendid work on bird book.

Prof. M. Ramachandra , the icon of Karkala Sahithya Sangha introduced the guests and delivered the welcome address.  Dr. S. Devidas Nayak compered the programme and Sri Ishwar Mangala proposed the vote of thanks.

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To buy a copy of this book, here are the details...  

http://shivanayak.blogspot.in/2012/03/birds-of-southern-coastal-karnataka.html