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Malabar Whistling Thrush: The Lonely Schoolboy

Priya Ranganathan

Round Glass Sustain | September 25, 2025

My feet set off a rippling motion as I enter the forest stream. The soft gurgling of the water mingles with the crik-crik-crik of the tiny night frogs that hop frantically out of my path. A hesitant hooting call has me twisting my neck to spot its owner — a green imperial pigeon ruffling its feathers on a Gymnacranthera tree. The canopy towers far above me, a jaunty troop of grey langurs bounding from branch to branch, creating a ruckus. A Malabar giant squirrel shrieks like a banshee, startling a flock of Malabar parakeets into flight.

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