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The elegant Great Egret is a dazzling sight in many a North American wetland. Slightly smaller and more svelte than a Great Blue Heron, these are still large birds with impressive wingspans. They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill….

Ingredients to make Rava dosa Rice flour – 1 1/2 cup Rava – 1/2 cup Maida / all purpose flour – 2 tbsp Jeera/cumin seeds – 1 1/2 tsp Green/red chilli – 1 very finely chopped Curd/Yogurt – 1/4 cup Onion – 1 (Optional) Water – 2 to 3 cups Oil for making dosas Salt…

Ingredients to make Pudina/Mint leaves Chutney Pudina leaves – 1 big cup 1/2 cup coconut – grated Red chilies – 2-3 Coconut – 2 tbsp Tamarind juice – 1 tbsp Oil – 3 tbsp Salt to taste Kadle bele/Bengal gram – 2 tbsp Uddina bele/ Black gram – 2 tbsp Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp Jaggery…

A common sight in cities around the world, Rock Pigeons crowd streets and public squares, living on discarded food and offerings of birdseed. In addition to the typical blue-gray bird with two dark wingbars, you’ll often see flocks with plain, spotted, pale, or rusty-red birds in them. Introduced to North America from Europe in the…