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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Birding at Dive ghat : A Photologue

Birds are also sighted near Dive ghat (Pune Saswad route).

Directions: After Dive ghat ends (going from Pune-20kms), take a right after Hotel Garwa. The bird trail begins.Travel alongside the farms till you reach Pilaji Jadhavrao farms which is restricted area.

But outside its entrance, towards the right one comes across a huge crater that once used to be a lake-talao (alongside is a dug up well).

Birds seen: Green bee eater, black drongo, grey hornbill, larks,bay backed shrike, black kites, eurasian collared doves, laughing dove,hoopoe etc.

Photos:

Pic: Bay backed shrike

Pic: Black drongo

Pic: Bramhini starling

Pic: Eurasian collared dove

Pic: Green bee eater

Pic: Grey hornbill

Pic: Bush lark

Pic: Hoppoe

Pic: Indian silverbill

Pic: Lark

Pic: Robin

Pic: Wire tailed swallow

Pic: Red wattled lapwing

Pic: Rufous tailed finch lark

Pic: Jungle crow

Pic: Black kite

Pic: Short toed eagle

Pic: Laughing dove

Pic: Bush lark

Pic: Bay backed shrike

Pic; Black Kite

Text and photographs by Abhijit Rajadhyaksha

Monday, April 15, 2013

Kavdi paat : A Photologue

Kavdi paat is village situated on the banks of the Mula Mutha rivers. It is situated after Manjari village (Pune-Solapur highway). One passes Hadapsar. Then after crossing Manjari toll post (while going from Pune) , one comes across the board of Kavdi-paat on the left. One has to take a turn inside alonside the board. Kavdi paat is around 3-5kms inside (after passing a small railway gate).

Despite its appealing natural beauty , the place is unfortunately not well maintained (used virtually as a dumping ground ). However despite this lacuna, it is still a favourite spot for bird lovers from in and around Pune, as it attracts a lot of wading birds like Rudy Shelduck, Northern Shoveller ducks, Coots,Spot billed ducks, Egrets, Cormorants , Common Sandpiper, Kingfishers ,White browed wagtail, Pied bushchat, Robin, Pipit, Green bee eater,Shrikes,Bulbuls etc.