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Spotting the World ’ s Fastest Bird in the Backyard
Birdwatching ( birding ) is a relatively new hobby for me , an escape from the humdrum of a rather monotonous work-life . Although I was always enthralled by the occasional bird sightings in the university premises , I seldom got to go birding during the four-year duration as a student . However , an extra year of stay in Dhulikhel , working in the university turned out to be a blessing – I could go for birdwatching and photo walks once in a while . Spotting a bird is always a joy ; its magnitude partly depends on how novel the bird is to you . In every walk , I encountered more birds that I could not identify . Approaching a bird without disturbing it and finally getting a good close-up shot is always a rewarding experience .
Birding has as much to do with timing ( or luck ) as with patience . Patience and planning are crucial in birding as the saying goes “ Good things come to those who wait ”. Meanwhile , I have felt that “ The best things happen when you least expect it ”. I had a most fateful bird encounter during the lockdown , in a most unexpected place . I got to photograph a Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus peregrinator ) – the fastest bird on the planet , faster than any creature in the backyard ! In late March of 2020 , I spent the first week of the lockdown in my maternal village located west of Budhigandaki river in Gorkha , going out birding almost every morning . On one morning which seemed as uneventful as any , as I had just started , I saw a raptor perched on a bare tree about 60 meters from the house . I tiptoed towards the bird anxiously holding back my excitement for the fear of scaring the bird away . I positioned myself behind a small tree about 20 meters from the bird and photographed it on full zoom . The joy of finding a raptor so close
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