// May 13th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Eco Watch
Terek Sandpiper and Sand Plover, Manjeswar river mouth, March 2011
Kasaragod the northernmost district of Kerala is endowed with beautiful beaches and estuaries that host a range of winged visitors from far and wide. Manjeswaram, Kumbala and Thalangara/Chandragiri form the major estuarine habitats of Tulunadu that welcome the migratory birds from all over the world in large numbers.
Sand Plovers at Manjeswar beach, March 2011
Since I am currently teaching at Govt. College Kasaragod I am able to observe the biodiversity and ecological importance of rivers and estuarine wetlands in the Kasaragod coast that lure the shorebirds from thousands of miles afar.
Paradise Flycatcher, Vidyanagar, Kasaragod, Feb 2011
My isolated evenings and weekends in the margin of Kerala were cheerfully blessed and environmentally sensitized by these feathered friends from alien shores. Thanks to these ancient navigators and globe trotters I learn many things from them.
Waders and shorebirds near Manjeswar river mouth, March 2011
Now that we have got rid of the agent of end and it requires years for the cleaning up of rivers and wetlands, I repeat my earlier idea for conserving these unique environmental treasures by declaring them as community reserves at least after the success story of Kadalundy where the numbers have dwindled this season.
Red Shank and Green Shank, Manjeswar beach, March 2011
As the migratory season is coming to a close and the world is observing Migratory Bird Day on 14 and 15 May 2011 let me present my snaps of shore birds, waders and migratory birds that I encountered on the beaches, wetlands, estuaries and woodlands of Kasaragod.
Migratory shore birds near the mouth of river Chandragiri, Kasaragod, Feb 2011
I salute their instinct for survival against all the pressures of development, pollution, urbanization, reclamation and increased human encroachment and alteration in their natural habitat and wetland ecology.
Sanderlings and Curlew Sandpipers, Thalangara estuary, Kasaragod, Jan 2011
Let us salute the enduring spirit of life that transcends continents and let us uphold the ethics and politics of conservation for the endangered and for all of us. Let us protect these little ones and protect our future and the future of our planet.
Black and Brown headed Gulls in Kumbala estuary, Jan 2011
Western Reef Egret, Thalangara/Chandragiri estuary, Jan 2011
Kentish Plovers, Kasaragod beach, Feb 2011
Gulls, waders and shore birds at Chandragiri river mouth, March 2011
Dunlins and Sanderlings, Kumbala beach, Feb 2011
Waders mostly shanks, Punjavi beach, Kanjangad, Feb 2011
Pallas' Gull, Thalangara/Chandragiri estuary, March 2011
Eurasian Curlews, Thalangara estuary, Jan 2011
Sunset in Thalangara/Chandragiri estuary, Kasaragod, Jan 2011
