AN IMMATURE BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE (Black-headed) seen in the Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary in Kolkata, India.
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RED-VENTED BULBUL, Pycnonotus Cafer (Linnaeus). I photographed this bird at the Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary, Kolkata’s Little Secret. You can see it’s website at: http://www.kolkatabirds.com/ckbs.htm I identified it with several books including From “The Book of Indian Birds Salim Ali and “A Photographic Guide to Birds of Bangladesh” by Ronald R. Halder. One of my friends is a friend of Ron, and has at least one photo in Harder’s book. The book by Halder I have is actually an autographed copy I borrowed from a friend.
McDONALD’S FAMILY RESTAURANT! This is how it is spelled in Bangla. This was the sign for McDonald’s on Park St. in Kolkata. Their fries are just as tasty as anywhere in the world, that McDonald’s has a restaurant.
ANTIQUE COINS FOR SALE NEAR NEW MARKET, KOLKATA, INDIA. Collecting coins is a cheap way to bring home a souvenir from other countries. I have bought some while in Darjeeling, India but didn’t buy any of these. Are there any of my friends who collect coins? It is interesting how the coins are displayed in an artistic manner. I see the same thing in vegetable and fruit stalls. There is nothing random in the way the product is displayed. It’s like a work of art. I like it. I know I have a stamp collecting friend in Sioux Lookout, Ontario!!
ROASTED CORN-ON-THE-COB IN KOLKATA near New Market. It is not the same as corn-on-the-cob in the U.S. but has similarities. I’m not sure it is sweet corn, and also it is great with some hot spices sprinkled on the ear.
BIGGER THAN LIFE: PANTALOON ADS WITH LOCALS RELAXING in front oblivious as to what is behind them.
I was looking for a grocery store and it was located on a top floor of Pantaloons.
BEFORE TRAVELING TO KOLKATA I LOOKED UP SOME “BIRDINGPALS” on their website. I contacted Arka Sarkar of Calcutta and he mentioned that he planned to go to Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary. You can see it’s website at: http://www.kolkatabirds.com/ckbs.htm
I would like to thank Arka for the enjoyable morning with him and his birding friends. The one birder was a Pathologist, and others were workers in the laboratory. Arka is an IT worker. I decided not to wait till I had all the photos post processed and the birds identified to post. Hopefully that will come in the near future.
ARKA SARKAR, Birdingpal in Kolkata
KOLKATA HAS TRASH CANS IN FRONT OF STREET-SIDE EATERIES! I should have turned the can to show that I had found a Diet Pepsi and enjoyed it.
COBBLER’S TOOLS! It looks like the cobbler is taking a break. I didn’t need my sandals repaired, but I took advantage of the photo-op. It looks like I should have had more depth of field (DOF) to get the foreground in focus.
SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN KOLKATA near New Market. This is something we don’t have in Dhaka. We definitely savored these subs several times while in Kolkata. Alice like the veggie subs, and I liked the chicken subs, whether Teryaki, Tikka, or Tandoori!!
As seen from across the street.
Yes, always fresh!
THIS GUARD WAS TOO LATE IN LETTING ME KNOW HE DIDN’T WANT A PHOTO TAKEN. I really would have liked a scene where he was sitting relaxed in front of the ad, but so it goes.
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