Few weeks back I had been to Matheran on a day-long trip when I saw a white bird with a long tail hopping in the trees. But it vanished in the dense foliage before I could take a good look at it. I decided to scout the net for it and chanced upon a veritable treasure trove of photographs of Indian birds. Here’s one page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_India

There’s another site which is more comprehensive - http://birding.in/birds_of_india.htm.I could spot so many birds in my backyard and for the first time know their names – Green Bee-Eater, Red-Vented Bulbul, White-throated Kingfisher and Golden Oriole. :-)

Even the newest feathered friend merrily chirping about on my neighborhood trees was present on the wiki page – White-throated Fantail. :-)