Bird which waits for rain

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The bird that only drinks rain water as it pours down. Pic courtesy SM Jayant. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading April 26, at pm Senthil. I realy enjoied it. May 27, at am ferminselvin.

June 1, at pm avinash shitole. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. According to Hindu mythology, the migratory bird, commonly known as Chatak , is known as the harbinger of monsoon.

Its arrival is an indicator of the timely onset of monsoon. The pied crested cuckoo Clamator jacobinus is a member of the cuckoo family of birds seen in both Asian and African nations.

The medium-sized birds can be easily identified because of their distinct black and white colour. Apart from the Kuakhai river, these birds were also spotted on National Highway 5 near Hanspal bridge. According to ecologist Prasad Dash of Vasundhara, the sighting of the bird is common in most parts of the country between the last week of May and first week of June.

This season it was first spotted in Bangalore on May Even in poetry it is referred to as the bird that eagerly waits to taste the first drops of the rain. But there are many indicator species such as insects and ants, who come out of their habitation with a change in the humidity level during early monsoon.

It could also lead to more discoveries in animal behaviour.