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Winter birding in Bohemia

I asked Honza Grünwald if he’d be interested in birding together again. He turned out to be keen, and wanted to help me get my Czech life list to 200 (it was at 170). We ended up deciding to do a two-day trip on 12–13 February, with Honza coming up with an insanely detailed plan of the locations we’d go to, with times, and the new species I’d possibly see. That week had been very cold and dark with some snowfall as well, and temperatures were regularly dropping below the negative tens. The days also coincided with the start of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which was a nice bonus.

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Hello!

My name is Karthik Thrikkadeeri. I am 20 years old, and India is what I call “home”. However, I am currently studying Master of Science in Ecology, in the Czech Republic. Some of my interests include wildlife/ecology, reading, travelling, minimalism, a bit of philosophy, personal growth, aaand… writing.

Eight years ago, I had started a blog. Or rather, multiple blogs (I don’t even remember the details). I ended up settling on one of them, and it ran for around 4-5 years. It’s hard to fit a genre on the kind of content I was putting out. But it essentially served as an outlet for my crazy ideas. Although today I cringe at almost every sentence from my old posts, I have still retained the blog as it was, simply because it is interesting to look back at my past self.

Well, a lot has changed since then, and I have learned several things while I’ve also unlearned some. I now think in ways that I never did before. A lot more things make sense to me now. I have discovered and learned a lot about myself and life in general. At the same time, this has also opened up numerous challenges for myself. There are many questions I need to answer for myself, many ideas to be put to the test, and simply many more things to discover about who I am and who I want to be. And who knows how long that will take, or where it will take me?

I am currently a “lost” soul, but I accept that with open arms. I have lately figured out what kind of writing appeals to me, and I intend to work on my own. I also believe that one’s experiences and adventures lose half their value if left solely in the realm of memory. And that is why I started this new blog.

That’s enough context for now. Until next time.