365 Days of Photography (26): Scarfs

Sundried and Windblown!

365 Days of Photography: Bangles

Bangles for Sale

365 Days of Photography* (22): Urbanscapes

Pondy Bazar

365 Days of Photography* (21): Urbanscapes

Beats Coke anytime!

How you drink coconut water? With a straw!

365 Days of Photography* (20): Ruralscapes

365 Days of Photography* (19): Ruralscapes

Going Home After a Day's Work in the Fields

365 Days of Photography* (18): Animals and Birds

Straying from the Herd

365 Days of Photography* (17): Animals and Birds

Herding Goats

365 Days of Photography* (16): Animals and Birds

Herding Cows

365 Days of Photography* (15): Animals and Birds

365 Days of Photography* (14): Animals and Birds

Basking in the Warmth of Evening Sun

365 Days of Photography* (12): Animals and Birds

In the distance are the real painted storks and the nearby board describes them

365 Days of Photography* (11): Animals and Birds

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

365 Days of Photography* (10): Animals and Birds

For the next few days, I will be posting the photos I took at the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary. It is one of the oldest bird sanctuaries in India, where between November and March, 40,000 migratory birds fly in to nest. Both the forest department and the surrounding farming communities have worked consciously to protect and preserve  the sanctuary. The best time to view the birds is in the evening between 4 and 6 p.m--it is truly spectacular to see thousands and thousands of  them fly in to settle for the night from wherever they had gone during the day. Despite all the bird sounds and the movements of the flying birds, it is a scene that is actually very serene and immensely peaceful.

That does not mean it was easy to take photos of them. The fading light and the distance posed a big challenge for my little point and click camera. All I can say is that I tried

These two birds stood in this pose for a full one hour and we began to wonder if they were statues!

365 Days of Photography* (9): Animals and Birds

Welcome sign at the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

365 Days of Photography* (8): Animals and Birds

I was a little nervous when taking this photo that the monkey would jump and snatch my camera. He did not. He was pretty docile and I managed a couple more shots. Look at the one below: how long and luxuriant his tail is!

365 Days of Photography* (7): Animals and Birds

I stopped on the highway to take these photos. What with the vehicles whizzing behind me and the objects before me moving constantly, the camera shake was quite uncontrollable. You can see that on the photo below

365 Days of Photography* (6): People in Your Neighborhood

Stringing Jasmine Buds

365 Days of Photography* (5): People in Your Neighborhood

Custom Tailoring!!

365 Days of Photography* (4): People in Your Neighborhood

Like some fish?