Have you seen this gecko around?!
"My quarantine days were a little more interesting since I was coming back home to Kerala after a long gap of one year after training my eyes to follow wild animals in the picturesque landscapes of Uttarakhand. I thought quarantine would disappoint me, but I was completely wrong."
This natural history writing was written by me back in December 2020 based on my observations during the COVID-19 lockdown days. The article was submitted to Madras Naturalists' Society's (Madras Naturalists ) M. Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing Awards, and I was shortlisted for the Award. Now the article is published in Malabar Natural History Society's Malabar Trogon. Adila's (@ithalnadi) illustrations are the highlight of this piece!
See below an example!
"One evening when going to the nearby paddy field to see some froglets, I noticed one more gecko on a coconut palm. I called my sister to get my camera since we were seeing a gecko for the first time on a coconut palm."
I thank my grandfather and grandmother for keeping track of the geckos and my sister for accompanying me in the exploration. I thank Sandeep Das for kindly reviewing the article. During online classes of the lockdown time, I found myself running behind the Coastal Day Geckos. This was an amazing experience. We wish more such natural history writings will come from your backyards.
Read the full magazine at the MNHS official website: https://malabarnhs.in/ebook/trogon/20-1/?pq=18May2022
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