Amidst a lot of excitement, I got another opportunity to visit Bhigwan - and boy!! It was AMAZING!
A two hour drive to the place with plenty of music by Indian Ocean made it awesome! :)
Bhigwan has something about it... It makes you really happy!
Bhigwan is about 95 Kms from Pune on the Pune-Solapur highway and is the backwaters of the mighty Ujani Dam. It is a sanctuary for migratory birds, including the greater flamingo.
We got to the "juna pul" and the view that awaited me was too good... Openbill storks, moorhens, glossy ibis, black ibis, black necked ibis, spoonbills, shovellers, coots, warblers, spot billed ducks, shelducks, painted storks, wooly necked storks, grey herons, purple herons, cormorants and a lone darter was what I spotted in about 10 minutes!! The place is just teeming with life!!
You can't hear yourself at this place!! All you can hear is "Cackle cackle quack quack" :)
After about an hour, we decided to go to the neighbouring village called Kumbhar Gaon, which is the other end of the massive Bhigwan Lake.
This was one mesmerizing place!! There were more birds than there were at the "juna pul".
This place holds a special place in my heart though. After 3 visits to this place, I got to see the most graceful and beautiful birds on Earth - the greater flamingo. My mother has now got her tag as the "genius" stuck on to her after the way she spotted them at a great distance!!
I have no word to describe those birds.. They can just keep you transfixed!
All in all, this was one of the most exciting and lovely experiences I've had, and has helped me grow as a birder!!
P.S - Sorry for the average picture of the flamingos, but they were far off!
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