There was Chennapattanam and then there was Madras.
About 357 years later, in 1996, she became Chennai. And whatever she may be called 385 years from now, she will always remain the "Queen of the Coromandel"!
Come wander around this blog. It will give you a peek into her soul!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Birdspotting
The garbage dump at Pallikaranai may be stinking, but that doesn't prevent waterbirds stopping there during their winter migrations.
The black specks on the water are black winged stilts. I had never seen one earlier, and then, one Sunday, I got to see a few thousand of them!
so many birds. almost scary because there are so many. BTW, I am glad you are enjoying the Chihuly art on my website. I am going to continue to post more over time and intersperse the Chihuly eye candy with the desert, interesting cactus, resorts, special events and other photos.
4 comments:
Stilts? I'd guess that's like a gull. Funny so man would show up at once!
Great shot!
This is one reason why birds-flu emerge...birds stay in a dirty place...got me? Again, human made these body of waters dirty.
so many birds. almost scary because there are so many. BTW, I am glad you are enjoying the Chihuly art on my website. I am going to continue to post more over time and intersperse the Chihuly eye candy with the desert, interesting cactus, resorts, special events and other photos.
@ Jacob: Thanks! Actually, stilts are waders, unlike gulls... they have such disproportionately long legs, which is why the aptonym!
@ xanindia: The jury's out on that one, but yes, there is a human hand, too!
@ Julie: The birds were more nervous than us! Will watch out for all that stuff on your blog!
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