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Cultivation and conservation: Humans and nature co-exist in the Kol wetlands of Thrissur.  A view of mixed egrets in Adat Kol. 19 Jan 2013

A White-necked Stork and a Pond Heron at Puzhakal Kol, 19 jan 2013.

Pied Kingfisher at Pullazhy Kol, 19 jan 2013.

Open-bill Stork (foreground) and White-necked Stork crossing each other at Puzhakal Kol, 19 jan 2013.

An Open-bill Stork in flight at Enamavu Kol, 19 jan 2013.

A White Ibis and White-necked/Wooly-necked Storks at Puzhakal Kol, 19 jan 2013.

Blue-tailed Bee-eaters at Pullazhy Kol, 19 jan 2013.

Eurasian Marsh Harrier scanning the field at Adat Kol, 19 jan 2013. Also so a Pied Harrier at Pullazhy in the morning.

The enigmatic dance of Wooly-necked Storks amidst mixed Egrets at Adat Kol, 19 jan 2013 at noon. Perhaps they are cooling themselves and preening!

Small Pratincoles reclining on the sand beds of Nila or river Perar at Kutipuram.  7 Jan 2013.  Poor light due to winter.

A soaring Open-bill Stork above Perar at Kutipuram. 7 Jan 2013

Big Gulls at Kutipuram, mostly Pallas’ Gulls and Heuglin Gulls. Note the black hood of Pallas’. 7 Jan 2013

A Small Pratincole in river Perar at Kutipuram, 7 Jan 2013.

Big Gulls flying in Nila. Kutipuram bridge in the back ground. 7 Jan 2013

Oriental Skylark on a sand bank in the Nila at Kutipuram. 7 Jan 2013

A White Wagtail in the Nila at Kutipuram, 7 jan 2013

A Large Pied Wagtail/ White-browed Wagtail in the NIla at Kutipuram,                     7 jan 2013.

Small Pratincole and White Wagtail having a dip in the river Perar at Kutipuram, 7 jan 2013.  Dim light due to winter conditions.

Pratincoles doting the sand bed in the Nila at Kutipuram, 7 jan 2013.

Big Gulls in flight in the NIla at Kutipuram, on the morn of 8 Jan 2013.

Heuglin and Pallas’ Gulls in the Perar at Kutipuram, 8 jan 2013 morn. White headed ones are Heuglin Gulls. Black hooded ones are Pallas’ Gulls.

A fast running Little Ringed Plover on the shingled banks of the Perar/Nila at Kutipuram on the morn of 8 jan 2013.

Around 3000 big gulls at Kutipuram in river Perar, 8 jan 2013.