Joshua Bosco developed an
interest in bird spotting at the age of four.
MUMBAI Updated:
May 28, 2018 15:52 IST
Badri Chatterjee
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Unlike most children who spend
their idle hours glued to their phones, television, or computers, 11-year-old
Chembur resident Joshua Bosco, a Class 5 student from Somaiya School in
Vidyavihar spends his time bird watching. Armed with his weapon of choice, a
digital camera, he has so far documented over 75 bird species in the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region (MMR).
One of the youngest members of
the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Joshua picked up the hobby at the
age of four and joined the pan-India wildlife research organisation at five.
The budding enthusiast aims to become an ornithologist.
Bosco maintains a bird book,
where he logs details of the new birds he comes across. His documentation has
helped his classmates identify and learn about various avian species.
“On most days, I can hear
different sounds but I don’t see the birds. This forces me to keep searching
for them. The songs of the Magpie Robin excite me every morning, and I rush to
see where they are perched. What is even more exciting is to see the colour of
their eyes and feathers, and how they make their nests,” said a starry-eyed
Joshua.
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