Khijadiya - Nov 2024

Mohit Khodidas

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Hemant Ritu (pre-winter) has arrived, and I begin my seasonal wanderings in wetlands, grasslands, and forests. Migratory birds have started arriving in Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary (Jamnagar, Gujarat). 1st November was an in-between day; neither the last day of the outgoing year nor the first day of the new year. The moon was 0.5% and 0% illumination on the last two days, causing the 'extra' day to be added in our lunar calendar.

Here are some photos from this wetland, which is like an in-between space for me, a refuge from the squalid city.

Row wise horizontal: 1-Landscape | 2,3-Baya Weavers | 4-Landscape | 5-Oriental Darter | 6-Gey-backed Shrike | 7-Landscare | 8,9-Grey Heron

Row wise horizontal: 1-Gey-backed Shrike | 2-Pied Kingfisher | 3-Painted Stork | 4-Black-necked Stork | 5-Common Kingfisher | 6,8,9-White water lilied | 7-Grey Heron

Row wise horizontal: 1-Painted Stork | 2-River Tern | 3-Ox | 4-Purple Swamp Hen | 5-Lesser Flamingos | 6-Dalmation Pelicans | 7-Common Cranes