Help Save The Green Munia Mount Abu

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa

Abuites this is a call for volunteers especially the younger generation to make all aware of the importance of preserving and promoting the well-being of this unique bird. A special committee should be set up to monitor and track population trends in the various pockets of Abu. Members should assign a period soon after the nesting to count the birds for an annual census. Mount Abu, in the long run, might be the only safe heaven where this rare species might have the chance to survive the ravages of our modern 

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Photo Galleries Thol Bird Sanctuary revisited 14 March 2017 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Sunrise at Thol Birding Sanctuary.

"I looked at the placid Thol lake and spoke to it, "Speak to me of Nature" and the lake erupted with a hundred hues of colours. Damn, why hadn't I made a trip earlier? Instead of seeing hundreds, I would have got to see thousands.

I was to make a trip to mid-January to Thol soon after my birding trip with Eddie to Pareij wetlands, but my anxiety about walking the few kilometres needed to cover some area around the lake acted as a roadblock and I kept putting off my going and denying my passion from photographing the migratory birds that were there in the thousands. I have realized that on many an occasion because of my physical anxiety of not being able to walk the last mile, I have repeatedly put off going by anticipating the worst scenarios of putting others into inconveniences blaw, blaw... But in reality, I feared leaving my comfort zone.
I would probably not have made this trip but a student of mine had landed up and was keen to try out the new camera she had just bought, she being a keen birder I made a trip to Thol the closest destination from my place here in Chandkheda. I made the arrangements, and we reached the sanctuary at sunrise. Flocks of birds flew past with the rising sun. It represented an exhilarating moment for all of us to witness nature in its glorious surroundings.
Having walked for about 2 kilometres along the embankment at a snail's space. I experienced the strain on my arm and my fractured hip. I motioned to the others to pursue, and I made myself comfortable by sitting on a stump protruding by the side of the embankment. From there, I made my way down to the water's edge to photograph the birds that flew over or settled down to forage there. I have ranted enough. Enjoy the snaps that I took that day.

Embankment surrounding the lake

Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus   - Adult in flight 

Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa   - Adult

Black Kite Milvus migrans Govinda   - Adult in flight from below 

Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense benghalense   - Male

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus   - Juvenile in flight from below 

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus   - Juvenile in flight from below 

Great white pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus.

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia intermedia 

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia intermedia 

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala  

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala  

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus   - In-flight

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus   - In-flight

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus   - My first

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus   - Hovering 

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus   - Hovering 

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus   - In-flight 

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis 

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus   

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus  

Common langur followed us for some time and shared a cheese sandwich

before joining his troupe  

I have attached the receipt which is the entry fees and camera fees for anyone planning to go here.

The receipt told me it was 500 bucks for the vehicle and 

300 for the two cameras we had.