Soup made of bird's nest!

Image via WikipediaI asked my son what he is going to taste after the Reindeer soup he took when he visited a remote place in Norway to view the Northern Lights.

He told me that if he is lucky, he may buy a bowl of a soup made of a bird's nest!

I instantly cried out loud, "What? Bird's nest soup"? What is this. How anyone cane make soup from a bird's nest?

My son told me that he heard about from a Chinese colleague. The bird in question is Cave Swifts belonging to the family of Swift builds its nest using its saliva! And this saliva is said to contain highly nutritive substances.

Man! Don't you have anything better to do than analysing a bird's saliva?

The Chinese call this soup as the “Caviar of the East”. In Hong Kong a bowl costs up to $30.

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The most colorful bird in the world.

Well, you might show another colorful bird which you might rate as the most colorful bird in the world. I would gleefully accept it and publish your choice of the bird with due gratitude.

For now, this bird called Violet-backed Starling is absolutely stunning to me. Nature created this best at its best mood. What a visualization!

This is the male bird of the species. The female bird is not all that colorful.
It is mainly found in South African forests where it can feed on insects, bees and butterflies.

Take a look at it again. You will find it difficult to take your eyes off.

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The blue heron.

The monsoon is active at last over our skies. Yesterday, I was watching the dark clouds dashing against each other from the terrace.

I happen to see a flock of aquatic birds flying southwards. There is nothing unusual about it at this time of the year. But what attracted me was the blue color of the birds.

I was not sure. I have never seen blue colored herons so far. I thought I am imagining.

I looked up in the Internet for blue herons. It is normally spotted in Central America.

Well, welcome to India blue herons.

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