Bird of the Day: Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (Darwin, Australia)
Conservation Tourism
Bird of the Day: Hudsonian Godwit nest (Beluga, Alaska)
Bird of the Day: Blue-faced Malkoha (Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: Snow Geese (Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, NY)
Photo credit: Benjamin Van Doren
Thanneermukkom Bund
Thanneermukkom Bund
Constructed in 1974 and functional since 1976, the Thanneermukkom Bund was build to prevent tidal action and intrusion of salt water into the low-lands and the backwaters of Vembanad Lake. One of the biggest lakes in Kerala, Vembanad is a famous tourist spot where house boats and local fishing practices are a common attraction. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Sandwich Tern (El Cuyo, Mexico)
Bird of the Day: Black Bulbul
Munnar, Kerala
Bird of the Day: Asian Paradise Flycatcher
male – Outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka
Bird of the Day: Greater Yellowlegs (UC Santa Barbara, California)
Bird of the Day: Eastern Screech-Owl (Magee Marsh, Ohio)
Adyanpara Waterfalls
The nightly Adyanpara Waterfalls are nestled near the city of Nilambur. Not many know of its existence. Even though I belong to the same city, I came to know of it only quite recently.
At Adyanpara, the speeding stream finds its way through the ups and downs of the contours of a black rocky terrain that plummet around 300 feet. The stream flows through the rain forest to the rocky basin with a series of cascades all along the way; however most of them are too tiny to be taken seriously. The swift stream in due course gets morphed into the bigger and slower River Chaliyar.
Bird of the Day: Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Mysore, Karnataka)
Bird of the Day: Barn Swallow (Mysore, Karnataka)
Banasura Sagar Dam – Wayanad
Photo credits : Surus
Banasura Sagar Dam is situated about 16 Km from Kalpetta in Wayanad district. It is constructed in the Banasura Lake and the nearby mountains are known as the Banasura hills. It is the largest earth dam in India and second largest in Asia. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Great Egret (Coal Oil Point Preserve, California)
Kovalam Beach – Kerala
Photo credits: Dileep
Kovalam Beach is situated outside the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Comprised of three adjacent crescent beaches and a massive rocky promontory, the beach forms a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing. For all these reasons it has been a favorite for tourists from around India and the world. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: White-crowned Sparrow (Point Reyes, California, USA)
Bird of the Day: Bare-throated Tiger Heron courtship vocalizations (El Cuyo, Mexico)
Bird of the Day: Blue Rock Thrush
Munnar, Kerala
Bird of the Day: Common Eider (Churchill, Canada)
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