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Oriental Honey Buzzard
18 April, 2021
Dholbaha, Hoshiarpur
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Rose ringed Parakeet Male in flight, 12 February 2022 Gujral Nagar, Jalandhar
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The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.
As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.
The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.
Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.
The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.
But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.
“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.
Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.
Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.
The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.
“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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I'm kind of wishing I'd had the opportunity to venture into the desert this weekend. It's going to soon be too hot to off-road around Phoenix. Luckily mountains and cooler climes are only a few hours north on Highway I-17. Here's a photo of crane I took in the Hassayampa River Preserve southwest of Phoenix a few years back.
Crimson Sunbird
13 March, 2022
Bhojnagar, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
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Indian Crow or House crow in flight 18 April, 2021 Dholbaha
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The Great Hornbill
Scientific name: Buceros bicornis
The largest hornbill species in India, Great Hornbills are also called Great Indian or Great Pied Hornbills.
The Great Hornbill, also known as the concave-casqued hornbill.
In India they are mainly found in the foothills of the Himalayas and parts of northeast India, along with the Western Ghats.
These striking birds measure 95 to 130cm in length and are identified by their black and white plumage and their large, curved beaks.
Great Hornbills nest within natural cavities of large, old trees, especially those that rise above the canopy.
Apart from deforestation and habitat fragmentation, their populations are also significantly impacted by hunting.
Myths about the medicinal value of their meat and an interest in their large casques makes them frequent targets.
Last Friday, 17/06/26 we set off early to discover the wonders of the Western Treatment Plant, eager to photograph some raptors. The day unfolded beautifully, with every bird posing perfectly for us, leaving us thrilled to return home and download our images. We captured a diverse array of wildlife, from majestic raptors and elegant herons to the cranes, masked lapwings, playful kangaroos and vibrant toadstools. I have tried to capture swans in flight for years and never succeeded. Today was the day to put that to an end, and I could not be happier with the result. The day was so still, with barely a ripple across the ponds, perfect for reflections; it was a bucket-list moment to say the least. It had been some time since our last visit, and we were invigorated by the breathtaking winter light that surrounded us
“World Sparrow day”
Russet Sparrow female
Well-attired small songbird typically associated with mid- to high-elevation farms, fields, and open forests throughout its range. Found in less intensively developed areas than House and Eurasian Tree Sparrows, sticking to villages and pastures and staying away from large city centers. Male has bright chestnut cap and back, whitish cheek, narrow black throat, and pale gray belly. Female brownish with broad streaks above, pale below, with white wingbars and broad tan supercilium.
13 March, 2022
Chakki Modh, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
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Kingfishers are small unmistakable bright blue and orange birds of slow moving or still water. They fly rapidly, low over water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface. They are vulnerable to hard winters and habitat degradation through pollution or unsympathetic management of watercourses. Kingfishers are amber listed because of their unfavourable conservation status in Europe. They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.