I've had a ball. Loads of lifers were put.
Veli Lake
Darter, Grey Heron, Purple Heron (L), Black Naped Oriole (Unsure)
The darters were everywhere and looked quite majestic drying off their wings in the crucifix position.
We lived amongst those buildings hiding in the back
Pulicat Lake
Pied Kingfisher, Painted Stork, Lesser Flamingo (L), Paddyfield Pipit, White Browed Bulbul (L), Grey Heron, Brown Headed Gull (L), River Tern, Loten's Sunbird ( Fleeting Glimpse), Spot Billed Pelican
Pulicat Lake is a paradise around this time of the year. There are tons of Painted Storks, Flamingos and Spot Billed Pelicans that feed on its waters.
The whole lake is one shallow marsh with pockets like this
Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary
Openbill Stork, Spotbilled Pelican, Night Heron (L), Shoveller (L),
Located about 10 km from Pulicat Lake, This place is rather thrown off, but opens a portal into a massive breeding ground for Spot Billed Pelicans, Blackhead Ibis and Openbill Storks. The sheer magnitude and density of this Sanctuary dwarfs anything else I've seen. Thousands of birds come here for the breeding season in the winter. We couldn't spend enough time here to do justice the beauty and the bounty that this place offers.
Those are all birds you see
It's been a nice month or so.
Photo Credits: Chinmaya D
2 comments:
Good stuff! How many days were you here?
I visited nellapattu for 2 hours...
At Pulicat, I stayed for 5 days or so..
Post a Comment