[ad_1] A pelican in flight at Telineelapuram village in Srikakulam district, 150 km away from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak The soft golden light of dawn breaks through the winter mist at Telineelapuram, illuminating the sprawling tamarind trees that house the season’s most awaited guests from Siberia — spot-billed pelicans and painted storks. The […]
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[ad_1] Herons, egrets and ibises have queued up on the parapet, watching life go by as small waves lap on the embankment wall of the lake at Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, located in Ariyalur district, 50 kilometres from Tiruchi. They do not seem to mind the photographer preparing to shoot them on camera. Across the narrow […]
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[ad_1] Herons, egrets and ibises have queued up on the parapet, watching life go by as small waves lap on the embankment wall of the lake at Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, located in Ariyalur district, 50 kilometres from Tiruchi. They do not seem to mind the photographer preparing to shoot them on camera. Across the narrow […]
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[ad_1] River clean up and cycle tour as a part of Pondicherry Heritage Festival 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The coastal town of Puducherry, often dubbed the Paris of the East, sees a huge influx of tourists on a weekly basis. The yellow and white buildings of French colonial architecture, artisanal cafés, and serene beaches, […]
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[ad_1] The ongoing Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) has revealed that some of the major threats faced by wetlands and the birds in and around them are habitat destruction, poaching, construction activities and landfills near water sources. The team of Wildlife Conservation Through Research and Education and Vizag Birdwatchers Society led by Vivek Rathod, A Yagnapathy, […]
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[ad_1] Wetland birds photographed at the Perur Lake over a decade ago | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy I moved to Coimbatore from Bangalore in 1997. Back then I didn’t know much about the ancient system of water tanks and lakes. However, in 2011, I started birdwatching and in 2014, a small group of us started […]
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[ad_1] A flock of godwits in flight in Mangalajodi, northeastern edge of Chilika Lake in Odisha. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak The flutter of a group of northern pintails breaks the misty morning silence at Mangalajodi, the northeastern edge of Chilika Lake, Asia’s biggest brackish water lagoon in Odisha. Slicing through the still waters, a […]
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