Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.

April 12,2015 01:00:33 AM
In the darkest hour, just before dawn, as the city awakens, the animal kingdom too, comes to life.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
April 05,2015 01:00:37 AM
Making (non)sense of the chaos on Indian roads
Sun, Apr 05, 2015
March 29,2015 01:00:53 AM
Psychedelic colours in nature nearly always look stunning on the creatures that sport them.
Sun, Mar 29, 2015
March 15,2015 01:00:58 AM
They might be rooted to the spot, but plants ensure their progeny travels far and wide
Sun, Mar 15, 2015
March 08,2015 01:00:03 AM
Listening in on a secret meeting between representatives of India’s national animal and government officials.
Sun, Mar 08, 2015
March 01,2015 01:00:38 AM
Walk through a meadow and watch these creatures leap madly all around you
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
February 22,2015 01:06:24 AM
So, armed with a short 135 mm lens on a hefty Russian SLR, I would take myself off to a spot on Marine Drive where the birds came.
Sun, Feb 22, 2015
February 15,2015 01:38:15 AM
Over-confident teens invariably crash against the walls of the house and have to be rescued as they lie bewildered in the garden, playing dead as you approach.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015February 14,2015 04:49:54 AM
A wildlife chronicle that is both a record of India’s heritage and a reminder of what we are likely to lose if we continue on our urbanising spree.
Sat, Feb 14, 2015
February 08,2015 01:00:26 AM
Happily, for the most part, the butterfly flexes its wings for an hour or so, and then it is away — erratic, flipsy-flopsy — a beauty born out of a beast.
Sun, Feb 08, 2015
February 01,2015 01:00:18 AM
But the forest owlet is diurnal and that would not work in the city — at the best of times, owls are heckled and mobbed by other birds, which is why they hunt at night.
Sun, Feb 01, 2015
January 25,2015 01:00:57 AM
But it’s time we stood under a tree and thought about it a bit.
Sun, Jan 25, 2015
January 18,2015 01:00:49 AM
Lizards are friendly creatures with bright, happy eyes and a positive outlook. So why are you scared of them?
Sun, Jan 18, 2015
January 11,2015 01:00:25 AM
A kingfisher by the pool in Goa every New Year’s eve. Is that a tradition in the making?
Sun, Jan 11, 2015
January 10,2015 03:59:34 AM
A chronicle of a German veterinarian’s efforts to save the camel in Rajasthan.
Sat, Jan 10, 2015
January 04,2015 01:00:47 AM
With loss of their natural habitat, all that the animals are trying to do is to adapt and survive. Can they be blamed?
Sun, Jan 04, 2015
December 14,2014 01:00:36 AM
We might love to hate them, but there’s no escaping these rodents.
Sun, Dec 14, 2014
November 30,2014 01:00:24 AM
The diving ducks are relatively heavy-boned and seek their meals at the bottom of ponds and water bodies.
Sun, Nov 30, 2014
November 23,2014 01:00:09 AM
In a two-part series, a ready reckoner of the ‘dabbler’ ducks who come calling every year around this time.
Sun, Nov 23, 2014
November 16,2014 01:00:40 AM
To have the acceleration of a cheetah would be great, but only if coupled with the stamina of wolves, so you can keep up that pace all day.
Sun, Nov 16, 2014
November 02,2014 07:45:04 AM
Why birdwatching at Sultanpur National Park in Haryana will never be the same.
Sun, Nov 02, 2014
October 26,2014 01:00:39 AM
Sit at the edge of a wetland and watch: right ahead of you dragonflies dart at each other as they sort out territorial airspaces or zither around in honeymooning daisy-chains.
Sun, Oct 26, 2014
October 12,2014 01:00:01 AM
They’re the birds’ USP — without them, they wouldn’t be birds — and they’re an unparalleled marvel of engineering and aesthetics.
Sun, Oct 12, 2014
October 05,2014 01:00:58 AM
The ancient Romans were so impressed by the birds’ domed foreheads — that bespoke great intellect — that they cut them off and ate them, hoping to imbibe some of the birds’ wisdom.
Sun, Oct 05, 2014
October 04,2014 03:57:42 AM
From time to time, Delhi residents need to be reminded of just how green and full of natural life Delhi still is.
Mon, Oct 06, 2014


