SIDDHARTH

Birds, Bees and Butterflies Dr. S. Siddharth It was around nine in the morning, of what was turning out to be a lazy weekend during the lockdown over coronavirus pandemic. I stepped out in my garden to catch some fresh air, and it turned out to be a pleasant surprise in these gloomy times.  Plate 1 : Tiger Butterfly There were butterflies hovering all around. Not one or two like lonely ones, but dozens of them. Fluttering from one flower to another and flying at erratic trajectories. The dash of colours on their wings seemed like magic.  I stopped in my tracks. When was the last time I had seen so many of these splendid creatures in the middle of a city? Perhaps ages ago, when I was younger, trees were more and pollution was less. Our favorite pastime on way back from school was to chase butterflies in school which came in vibrant colors. As a wildlife photographer, I get to observe nature  and  its beauty very closely. These days the fear of coronavir