Madurai-The name of the city in Tamilnadu , India, Reminds us of Temples,Festivals,Traditional Non Veg Restaurants, Jasmine Flowers, Idlis(Steamed Rice Cakes) with sambar and chilly and mint chatnis, the Pandiyan kings,Nayakkar Kings,The Yanai Malai, Thiruparangundram ,Pasumalai,Alagar Kovil Etc
But there is also another face to Madurai the rich Culture which Prevails here ,the people here are Rough by looks but help full,generous and kindhearted by nature.The city's surroundings are full of Agricultural lands which is filled with green and obviously which attracts lots of winged friends.
Find below the the few birds that are found and sited around Madurai and which adds colors the city
The majestic National Birds of India Found In Thiruparankundram Hills of Madurai
The water Birds which Visits the peripheries of Madurai
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) which is a large wandering bird
The colourfull spot billed duck(Anas poecilorhyncha) sighted
The Indian Darter((Anhinga melanogaster ), Called as the snake bird
The Grey Heron (if wrong pls correct)
Little Cormorant((Phalacrocorax niger)
It is a resident species in most of tropical south Asia, commonly found in
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam,The breeding season of the Little Cormorant falls between May and October
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, (Merops philippinus) is a Near passerine bird
It predominantly eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air .It is beautifully colored and very active bird
The Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), also called the Blue Jay in former times is a member of the roller family of birds.They are very commonly seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats
But there is also another face to Madurai the rich Culture which Prevails here ,the people here are Rough by looks but help full,generous and kindhearted by nature.The city's surroundings are full of Agricultural lands which is filled with green and obviously which attracts lots of winged friends.
Find below the the few birds that are found and sited around Madurai and which adds colors the city
The majestic National Birds of India Found In Thiruparankundram Hills of Madurai
The water Birds which Visits the peripheries of Madurai
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) which is a large wandering bird
The colourfull spot billed duck(Anas poecilorhyncha) sighted
The Indian Darter((Anhinga melanogaster ), Called as the snake bird
Little Cormorant((Phalacrocorax niger)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, (Merops philippinus) is a Near passerine bird
It predominantly eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air .It is beautifully colored and very active bird
The Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), also called the Blue Jay in former times is a member of the roller family of birds.They are very commonly seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats
Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured Birds in the order Coraciformes
the below mentioned photo shows a Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis.It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptions to
enable it to see prey under water
The above mentioned birds are only the sample of the winged friends found around us, there are a lot of friends lets give the some space and respect them.lets bring back the common house sparrows in to our houses to turn them in the real homes,lets continue feeding crows,lets continue growing plants in our terraces,lets continue to throw the kitchen waste(greens) without warping in polythene bags,let us show some respect the our winged friends found around us and let our surroundings be filled with colorfulness
finally Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Regards,
S.Anand
