{"id":394,"date":"2009-12-02T15:53:14","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T10:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrantwatch.in\/blog\/?p=394"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:54:45","slug":"participant-profile-naresh-mitra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/2009\/12\/02\/participant-profile-naresh-mitra\/","title":{"rendered":"Participant Profile: Naresh Mitra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Naresh Mitra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/mwblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/n-mitra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-395 alignnone\" title=\"n-mitra\" src=\"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/mwblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/n-mitra-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"n-mitra\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Where do you live?<\/em><br \/>\nGuwahati, Assam<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a journalist. Wildlife, environment and sustainable livelihood issues are some of the areas where I do most of my reporting.<\/p>\n<p><em>When did you start watching birds?<\/em><br \/>\n2008, to be precise<\/p>\n<p><em>Who would you consider your birding mentor?<\/em><br \/>\nI will like to acknowledge Sumit K Sen as my first birding mentor<\/p>\n<p><em>Please describe a memorable birding experience.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/mwblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/grey-headed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-403\" title=\"grey-headed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/mwblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/grey-headed-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"grey-headed\" width=\"141\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;m still a novice in the field of birdwatching. But my most memorable bird watching-cum- photography experience was in August 2009. I was in Kaziranga National Park and it was raining heavily. I wanted to click a picture of the Grey-headed Fish-eagle that was perched near a water body. My lens did not allow me to take a shot from a distance so I had to crawl closer to the bird and hide behind a bush. The ground was wet and I felt the sensation of leeches crawling on my legs. After few shots, I found that because of poor light the images were too dark. I was disappointed that my hardwork had gone down the drain. After extricating the leeches, I crawled even closer to the bird. There I found the bird sufficiently close to my lens for a descent shot. The light was benevolent, and I came back with highly satisfactory shots.<\/p>\n<p><em>What is your favourite migrant?<\/em><br \/>\nCitrine Wagtail<\/p>\n<p><em>What is your favourite place to watch migrants?<\/em><br \/>\nDeepor Beel, which is a Ramsar Site Wetland south-west of Guwahati<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have any advice for beginning birdwatchers and naturalists?<\/em><br \/>\nAlways try to engage and persuade new people to take to birdwatching. Through birdwatching we can also spread conservation awareness.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why do you think people should care about birds and nature?<\/em><br \/>\nBirds are intrinsic to the ecological health. These creatures provide an interesting peek into the nature&#8217;s phenomenon. Even human activities are influenced by birds.<\/p>\n<p>You can write to Naresh Mitra at nareshmitra09 at gmail.com. His MigrantWatch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/data.php?user=1183\">sightings can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naresh Mitra Where do you live? Guwahati, Assam What do you do? I&#8217;m a journalist. Wildlife, environment and sustainable livelihood issues are some of the areas where I do most of my reporting. When did you start watching birds? 2008, to be precise Who would you consider your birding mentor? 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