Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary Gujarat
The Thol Bird Sanctuary declared officially in 1988, is a shallow freshwater body encircled by marshes and sparse thorny shrubs and trees. The Sanctuary being compact with an area of less than 10 square kilometres is an ideal place to visit as one gets to see a visual treat of over 100 odd bird species, a memorable experience for the birders. One gets overawed by the different flocks of birds descending and taking off from this shallow water body.
I spent about three hours hoofing it around various parts of the lake to get as close to the birds as possible to get some decent snaps, being a Saturday this place was visited by quite a few rowdy teenagers who had come there to picnic. I believe this place is used by a large majority of the local populace as an outing avenue or for a weekend picnic. I saw very few birders on my visit there that day. Hope to go there soon to spend some more time with the enthralling and enchanting wild birds. Here are some of the photographs I took that day, Happy viewing.
Awe-inspiring scene
Breathtaking
Geese
Ducks
Mixed Bag
Asian Open Bill
Black Drongo
Black Ibis
Black Ibis
Black Kite
Black Kite
Black Kite
Black tailed godwit
Black tailed godwit
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
Pond Heron
Stonechat
Common Babbler
Common Babbler
Little Grebe
Relaxing
Wire-tailed Swallow
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