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Palace of Birds…

Several times I have traveled to Jamanagar. This was my 5th trip to the city of Jamnagar, once upon a time known to be the capital of the Princely State of Nawanagar. Each time I have made it a point to visit the Lakhota lake, my favorite place by the way. However every time I have missed going to the museum that is present at the center of the lake.

Finally this time I visited the museum and I must say I wasn’t disappointed! The museum housed in the Lakhota Palace is beautifully adorned with frescoes, sculpted jalis (window seen above), and carvings. In the lake surrounding it, you can spot gulls, pelicans, spot bill ducks, widgeons, terns, cormorants and many such birds. In the center of the lake,in the Palace, houses Pigeons and Rosy Starlings(Starlings only for the winters).

The afternoon sun was high-up in the sky and the commotion made by these pigeons cast shadows on the yellow walls of the Palace. This is when I got an idea, and positioned myself in front of a Jali. After several failed shots, finally got this shot. A frozen moment, depicting the current avian residents of the palace and its heritage in one frame

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Wild surprises..

Seagulls swarm our boat to Beyt Dwarka, to feed on biscuits thrown out to them by our fellow passengers. The boy who almost made it into the frame was selling biscuits to the passengers to feed these birds.

The last three days of my tour across Saurashtra have been quite exciting. Though things have not gone according to plan, we have had a few pleasant surprises in our road trip. Through our three-day journey we came across much wildlife, which has left us thoroughly satisfied. Starting with the Leopard crossing the road in Gir Sanctuary to a family of mongooses, hundreds of Demoiselle Cranes and waders near Porbandar followed by a sighting of a fox on our way back from Beyt Dwarka! It may sound quirky but, every time I have hoped to see some wildlife on the road, it has magically appeared. Hoping to have more such wild surprises as I make my way back to Ahmedabad !