India, Jan. 4 -- A rare raptor and an IUCN near-threatened species, the lesser fish eagle, has eluded the Tricity's accomplished birding and photography community this winter. There are just two records of its presence in a remote part of the Sukhna lake, the first being a visual sighting on October 26, 2025, by a chowkidar. The second was an authentic photograph by a birder who had the least chance of clicking it. But such are the 'misteries' of Mother Nature when it allots Lady Luck on a foul, foggy day!

Tushar Kaushik is a communications professional from Bengaluru and hails from a family of birders. Kaushik's interest in birds is not limited to photographing them but also observing their behavioural complexities with binoculars. He w...