The Wandering Cloud I See

Continuation of the journey undertaken by a birder.  The bitter-sweet journey that brought him closer to himself.  The journey that will be his forever! I was finally able to make it to the hospital in time. The doctor was not amused to see me play with a feral dog outside the hospital barely minutes after he had given me shots for dog bite.  but.... you cannot blame the dog. I am sure I would have done something unknowingly irritating to the dog, who bit me. It was time for me to move on with. Next stop was Sikkim. It is a tiny Indian state between Nepal and Bhutan. I flew into Bagdogra in an attempt to save time. In Bagdogra figuring out the means of reaching Sikkim was soon turning out to be a nightmare as everyone was giving conflicting information. I was told that I would be able to reach Jorthang but could not go further as the season was over and there was no transportation. Finally after hours of haggling with various shared jeep drivers ( Shared Jeeps...

 It was a beautiful morning, perfect day for birding! North West Arkansas Audubon Society field trip! We had decided to go looking for the Brown-headed Nuthatch at Shores lakes- Fern. Later we were to go to Frog Bayou and look for the shorebirds along with various ducks that we could find over there.  The row of binoculars carefully examining the canopy cover and suddenly turn east in a frenzy as the Brown-headed nuthatch would fly east and be lost again in the canopy of the short-leaf pine trees! Everyone was determined to have a good look at the bird.  The spirit of a birder! While looking for our elusive bird, we would often hear an excited call- Look a pine warbler! and everyone would be lost in the beauty of the pine warbler. Pine warbler, Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker, Northern flicker, Red-bellied, Water thrush, Turkey vulture, White-breasted nuthatch and Pileated woodpecker excitedly welcomed us to their abode! Driving over a stream, w...