Bird watching over last few months - @ Sewri, Mumbai

This post is in continuation of my previous one. Shown below are pictures of some of the other birds I spotted @ Sewri during the BNHS flamingo festival on 27th March 2010.

Common Sandpiper

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Bird watching over last few months - Flamingos of Sewri, Mumbai

Portrait of a flamingo

Lesser flamingos (called Rohit in Hindi) are beautiful wading birds (long necked and long legged) with pink plumage. They have a bill that is shaped uniquely to filter algae, small invertebrates and other food particles from the water while holding their head upside down. They migrate in winter from the Rann of Kutch (located in the western State of Gujarat), where they breed, to various parts of India and are found in Mumbai along its eastern coastline from Sewri to Airoli. An estimated 15,000 Lesser and Greater flamingos flock to this area every year!

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Arabian tales

Aimless

Isn't that the way most of us are initially...

Solitude

Best time to contemplate and plan...

Retired hurt

So what if we sometimes end up that way...

Journey

Finally we find a way, the plan works and we are in motion...

Well no, I was not reading Peter Drucker today ! Even a casual observer of the Arabian Sea has so much to learn from it!

Maximum City, Mumbai - Gateway of India

The Gateway of India, located beside the Arabian Sea in South Mumbai, is easily the most recognisable monument in Mumbai. No visit to Mumbai can be complete without soaking in the air over here. It is always teeming with people and bustling with activity, representing the vibrancy of this great city. Some of these are depicted below -

From the Gateway one can take ferries for the Elephanta Caves or enjoy short tours of the sea. There are a number of tourist attractions in the vicinity (particularly the Kala Ghoda area, which is also referred to as the Art District of Mumbai) such as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya (Prince of Wales museum), Jehangir Art Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art, David Sassoon Library, etc. Other hotspots in the neighbourhood are Cafe Mondegar & Cafe Leopold, Regal Cinema and some great eateries.