Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Watery Wednesday- Birds of Powai Lake

I spent the latter part of my holiday in Mumbai. Although I found the sweltering heat unbearable after my sojourn in the cool Himalayas, birds seemed to like the weather. They were busy mating and foraging. The Kite on the post is gazing intently at the water , probably to catch a water snake.
The Asian Openbill Storks, Anastomus oscitans are large birds which feed on the frogs and molluscs in the lake.




There are many stories in the 'Panchatantra' about these storks. Besides the Storks, the lake has Herons, Egrets, Purple Moorhens, Spoonbills and Snakebirds and many other water birds whose names I don't know.




16 comments:

  1. Its so nice to live vicariously and see such a variety of life I might not otherwise see. Thanks for the great photos!

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  2. Hi,

    I would like your permission to republish this post on www.powai.info A blog for Powai.

    I publish the website , do let me know!

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  3. Hi Manoj! Thanks for visiting my blog. You are welcome to publish the post. Please mention my blogsite.

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  4. yes ofcourse, will credit you for the article. Thanks!

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  5. okay, here it is, http://powai.info/2010/05/27/birds-of-powai-lake/

    I hope its fine.

    Cheers!

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  6. Great shots of the birds!

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