For the love of Nature!
Out of the 90 odd kingfisher species in the world around 12 are found in India. All kingfishers are highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river or water body. It is solitary for most of the year,
On the Republic day (26th Jan) visited the Thol Bird Sanctuary,It is a shallow water reservoir of 700 hectares situated 25 km northwest of Ahmedabad,midway Sanand and Kadi .Often lagging behind its bigger sibling ,the nalsarvor bird samctuary to my surprise was quite refreshing to the eye,especially if you want to spend quality hours on its