Keshava Mysore

02/05/2026

A great resource if you want to turn your backyard into a nice "habitat" for you and all living beings around and not just a "property". I am glad to contribute my images (including the cover) that I had taken over the years to this noble cause. Hope this encourages one and all to try some of the suggestions in the volume.

Living in the Dunes Volume 3 A New Landscaping Resource Focused on Birds Save the Dunes is excited to share the third volume in our Living in the Dunes native landscaping guide series: Living in the Dunes: A Homeowner’s Landscaping Guide for Bird Conservation in Indiana’s Coastal Communities. Th...

01/01/2026

A happy new year to all those who celebrate at this time. I am hoping to returning to regular posting soon.
Best,
Keshav.

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08/20/2025

Good day/morning everyone. Hope your week is going on well. Today's is of a Wood Thrush going through our leaf pile. As you can see, deap leaf piles are a great importance not to just this species but many many different species of birds and other animals. If you are really interested in helping our fellow living beings, create an environment that they need and not what you think they want (i.e. bird feeders). Make no mistake, bird feeders have their place, but without insects (leaf piles like this harbors millions of bugs) there are no birds. Even those birds that you see come to your feeders need bugs to feed their young ones. So, please do everyhting you can possibly do to help, not for their sake, but for ours.
Best,
Keshav.

08/18/2025

Good day everyone. Hope you all had a nice weekend. It was hot yet managable weekend here in NW Indiana. Today's is of a mom/dad Sandhill Crane with one of their babies from a few summers ago. Sandhill Cranes parents (both mom & dad) are known stay together with thier chicks until they become adult. In most cases they stay as a family group until next breeding season. As the summer wraps up (hope it does soon!!) this video reminds me of how busy we are this year and didnt get many chances to bird our area. The schools are almost back in session!! Hope you got to enjoy the summer better than what we could.
Best,
Keshav.

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08/15/2025

Good day everyone! Bit late for todays post! It is apparently today!! Whatever that means I dont know, there are days for all strange/stupid reasons. But I hope you had a nice week and will have a wonderful weekend with your friends and family. Hope the antics of our backyard helps a bit on that.
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Keshav.

08/12/2025

Hello folks, how are you all doing. Finished our move to our "own" place a few days ago. Majority of things are still sitting around and we need to organize and give place to lots ofTings. But for today enjoy the beautiful song of the House Wren (now called Northern House Wren) singing his heart out from our previous backyard. I hope he can be heard with all the noise we generate. Hope you enjoy the video and feel free to like and share with family and friends.
Best Wishes,
Keshav.

08/06/2025

Hello folks, how are you all doing. The heat is creeping back here in NW Indiana. Hopefully, it will be the last of it before fall weather. Today's is of a flock of Wood Ducks competing for the attention of a female. If you look closely there is one female in the centre that is being wooed by 6-7 males. It was interesting to watch how males behaved with each other. Enjoy the video as I do last of my packing to start the move tomorrow.
Best Wishes,
Keshav.

08/04/2025

Good day everyone. Hope your week is off to a good start. This is going to be extremely busy week for me and my fmaily. We will be closing on a home and moving as well. Today's is of a busy Solitary Sandpiper busy snacking eary in the morning at the campus of Notre Dame. If you watch carefully you can see that do defecate it goes away from water and the genera area it was feeding. Hope we care for our natural resources that keeps us alive atleast that much. Looks like the weather in NW Indiana while hot but managable and hope the humidity stays at a reasonable rate. As usual feel free to like and share with your friends and family.
Best,
Keshav.

08/01/2025

Good day everyone. Hope your week is going on well. Today's is of a busy Chipping Sparrow busy snacking eary in the morning at the campus of Notre Dame. Hope you all have a nice weekend. Looks like it's going to be a wonderful weather here in NW Indiana. As usual feel free to like and share with your friends and family.
Best,
Keshav.

07/30/2025

Good day everyone. Hope your week is going on well. Looks like it is going to get a bit cooler here in NW Indiana and provide some respite from the heat to one and all. Hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated.
Today's is of a busy mama American Robin busy collecting material to make her nest. This is from a few springs ago in our backyard.
Have a wonderful remaining week, see you on my next post on Friday. As usual feel free to like and share with your friends and family.
Best,
Keshav.

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07/28/2025

Good day friends. Hope your week is off to a great start. Relief is expected by the end of the week here in NW Indiana with cooler temps. Until then we have to bear with heat, humidity and rain here in NW Indiana. Today's are a bunch of Yellow-rumped Warblers with a Palm Warbler thrown in busy foraging after an overnight migration flight a few springs ago. Seen on the campus of University of Notre Dame. Excuse my daughter in between all the other birds and a red squirrel in between. Feel free to like and share with your friends and family.
Best,
Keshav.