A new activity book that will be launched at a festival today promises to help children observe birds and their habitats with a keen eye, even in their own backyard An im- peck- able guide dalreen ramos dalreen. ramos@ mid- day. com ON a Monday morning, you hear some chirping. So, you step out of your home, gaze at the sky and look at a pair of majestic wings go by. Itu2019s perhaps, a scene straight out of a childrenu2019s book or a vacation. Because truth be told, most of us would rather take a minute to hit the like button on pictures of birds on Instagram than spend time observing them. Thatu2019s a habit Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond ( Red Panda, Westland), hopes to change.

The activity book, conceptualised by World Wide Fund for Nature India ( WWF India), has been authored by Arthy Muthanna Singh, Mamta Nainy and Kaustubh Srikanth coupled with eye- catching illustrations by Annirudha Mukherjee.