Born and brought up in Manipur, *Soniya Devi Yamben* studies the
fascinating social behaviour of babblers. Read about her experiences (and
her advice to other researchers) in this week's Researchers' Corner:
https://www.ornithology.in/researchers-corner/soniya-devi-yambem/
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Observing birds and their surrounding nature every day in the field helped
me develop a curiosity about the birds: what are they eating, why some are
vocalizing while others are not, why a particular call makes the whole
group fly and seek shelter even if it is not the call of its own species,
and so on. This innate curiosity expressed itself naturally and that is how
the decision to follow a career in the field of ornithology was made for me.
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Browse the full series of Researchers' Corner here:
https://www.ornithology.in/category/researchers-corner/
