When I was small, Sewri sounded like a
very dangerous place, somewhere very far. Little did I know that I would
step in to encounter its flames one day. I reached the spot at around
7.30 am and there I saw the Sewri mudflats filled with hundreds of tiny
flames. They did not look large to me or at least the way it is
projected in many closeup photos. They had long thin legs, body weight
probably in few kgs and a beak. In fact, all birds visiting the mudflats
had one common thing, a long beak. I came to know an amazing fact that
the flames get their pink patches from eating algae.The flames come from
Kutch every year to Sewri mudflats. At times, they dig in their beak
right till the point where their eye just meets the ground.
There were many other birds who would not stand still for my camera. And I was losing patience that bird photography was not coming easy. While my camera was trying to chase them, they were all busy doing one thing. Dig in the mud.
These birds probably will stop visiting the city of Bollywood because of the Nhava Sheva sea link. These birds unfortunately have not moved ahead in their lifestyle, into the times of modern world of smartphones. They do the same thing year after year for decades. Dig in the mud.
Another interesting point that someone shared with me was the way some of these birds fly in a triangular arrangement. Why triangle? It's because, the force with which first bird at the top corner of the triangle flaps it's wing helps the bird behind to flap less. The force keeps building from the top of the triangle to the base of the triangle.
By 9.30 am, the birds seem to have gone more further away, as soon as the junk ships by the shore started their engines. These ships looked like slum huts with all the necessary amenities in it. On one of the smaller boat, I saw an AC mount, then on another ship I saw a big powerful engine bolted to power the palatial hut. Little did I realize, men live in there. This place should never be traveled without groups like BNHS.
I thought Mumbai had only three types of birds and that is pigeons, sparrows and crows. But Mumbai is surrounded with flamboyant flamingos and many others. Many types of birds do visit this city just as the whole world does and I have known less of the city as less as of places such as Sewri.
There were many other birds who would not stand still for my camera. And I was losing patience that bird photography was not coming easy. While my camera was trying to chase them, they were all busy doing one thing. Dig in the mud.
These birds probably will stop visiting the city of Bollywood because of the Nhava Sheva sea link. These birds unfortunately have not moved ahead in their lifestyle, into the times of modern world of smartphones. They do the same thing year after year for decades. Dig in the mud.
Another interesting point that someone shared with me was the way some of these birds fly in a triangular arrangement. Why triangle? It's because, the force with which first bird at the top corner of the triangle flaps it's wing helps the bird behind to flap less. The force keeps building from the top of the triangle to the base of the triangle.
By 9.30 am, the birds seem to have gone more further away, as soon as the junk ships by the shore started their engines. These ships looked like slum huts with all the necessary amenities in it. On one of the smaller boat, I saw an AC mount, then on another ship I saw a big powerful engine bolted to power the palatial hut. Little did I realize, men live in there. This place should never be traveled without groups like BNHS.
I thought Mumbai had only three types of birds and that is pigeons, sparrows and crows. But Mumbai is surrounded with flamboyant flamingos and many others. Many types of birds do visit this city just as the whole world does and I have known less of the city as less as of places such as Sewri.
