Special Mention | Conservation Focus
Over the pandemic lockdown period, we seem to have learned to pay more attention to the natural world, particularly the winged creatures that visit us outside our window. This Barn Owl, which found itself on the sunshade of an apartment in Kolkata during the lockdown drew a curious audience. Kids hollered at it, and hearing the commotion, cameras of all sizes and forms joined in the action from windows and other vantage points all over the apartment. For birds like the Barn Owl, survival is always a challenge in urban spaces where air pollution and noise pollution make life difficult for them.