Category: Photowalks
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Life at Kadamakkudy Islands
These Indian spotted bill duck are really beautiful. Captured at Kadamakkudy Islands during one of my solo nature walks.
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Life at Kadamakkudy Islands
Sunrise canoe ride at Kadamakkudy Islands followed by nature walk, bird watching and bird photography. A beautiful experience
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Grey Heron
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds…
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Mother’s instincts
The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. The name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population. When in water it can be recognized from a long distance…
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Spotted red-wattled lapwing at Kadamakkudy Islands
I keep seeing this one at a particular place during low tides. According to the descriptions available, it might have laid its eggs somewhere there. If I am lucky, I may be able to see the little ones coming out. The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are…