birds

Gujarat·wildlife · lake

Greater Flamingos at the Thol Lake. Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks.

Gujarat·wildlife · lake

Group of Greater Flamingos in Thol lake. The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family.

Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Thol is a home to different species of bird. Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks. Thol is paradise to bird watcher's.

Gujarat·livestock · wildlife

A thorny Prosopis juliflora branch becomes the launching pad for this Merops orientalis or Green Bee-eater in Gujarat, India. Green bee-eaters are migratory birds and are identified by their large head, short neck and short legs.

Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks... The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family.

Gujarat·wildlife · forest

Greater Flamingos gather at the Thol Lake. Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks.

Gujarat·wildlife · lake

Greater Flamingos gather at the Thol Lake. Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks.

Gujarat·birds · wildlife

Thol wetland is home for birds like Greater and Lesser Flamingos, Northern Shoveler, Glossy Ibis, Grey Heron, Black headed ibis, Eurasian coot.

wildlife · birds

The Nalsarovar Lake in Gujarat is probably the largest water bird sanctuary in the country. It has been identified as one of the 15 important wetlands of India by the National Committee on Wetlands for intensive conservation.

wildlife · birds

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a huge lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the West of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India.

wildlife · birds

Taking a boat ride through Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat, India. One can see Gulls, Terns and ducks on the wetland.

wildlife · birds

Wetlands are important for so many reasons: Wetlands prevent flooding by holding water much like a sponge. By doing so, wetlands help keep river levels normal and filter and purify the surface water.

wildlife · birds

The Nal region is a low-lying area between the plains of the Central Gujarat and Eastern Saurashtra.

wildlife · birds

View of Flamingoes and Black Ibis at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a huge lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the West of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Guj…

birds · wildlife

Hot and humid weather makes this Ibis pant in the hot sun of Nal Sarovar in Gujarat. A Pond Heron stalks its prey of insects in the grass. A Stint hiccups its way around the wetland, while wagging its tail. Painted Storks do their thing.

wildlife · birds

The Nal region is a low-lying area between the plains of the Central Gujarat and Eastern Saurashtra.

wildlife · birds

The brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) is a small gull which breeds in the high plateaus of central Asia from Tajikistan to Ordos in Inner Mongolia.

wildlife · birds

The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey.

wildlife · birds

The Common Crane is a medium-sized bird that has also been called the Eurasian Crane. Breeding grounds for the species are found in the wetlands of northern Europe and Asia, and they mostly nest in Russia and Scandinavia.

wildlife · birds

Flamingos in Gujarat's Porbander region's salt flats... The Lesser Flamingo breeds nearby in the state of Gujarat as well...

Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Flock of birds in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama (friend of Lord Krishna).

Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Flamingos or Flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus, the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World.

Gujarat·coastline · wildlife

Flamingos or Flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus, the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World.