It‘s Rhea, again. Today I am going to talk to you about the amazing photography trips. First Betalbatim, then Curtorim, and finally Bondla.
Betalbatim
So Betalbatim was an amazing experience, and I enjoyed it. We first went to a busy road. It was a narrow road, where on one side it was a jungle/paddy field, and on the other a large paddy field with cows and egrets surrounding them.
Then as we got out of the car we saw Jeff, [a kingfisher]. He first gave us a nice visual of his beak and back then he flew down and caught a fish. He ate it with joy. After seventeen clicks he flew down and caught a crab. It was a small orange crab, still alive.
There we were taking the picture of the sun. It was beautiful and I also took a pic of the sun with a black kite in front of it. Then we walked and saw a small chapel. We went inside and saw a field as it was an open chapel. then we saw some people parasailing as there was a beach on the other side, the “Betalbatim beach”. Then we saw a lapwing drinking water. I couldn’t take it in focus and couldn't see it. Next to it were 2 Purple Herons. they were completely camouflaged, but I took ‘em.
Then we got in the car and I heard some pigs snorting then I told Dadda to stop as I wanted to see the pigs I saw some pigs and a hen.
Then we went to a beach and were greeted with 2 swallows sitting on the electric lines. They were very cute, at least for me. Walking in an alley I saw a red crab, then a Bee-eater with a dragonfly in its mouth.
We then saw a dog and a plane in the sky.
Curtorim
So this was an amazing experience with an amazing lifer. Curtorim was an experience none could top off. Even though it was an experience that was short it had a package full of birds and flowers etc. So first we stopped in a peaceful lane just after the grand Cortorim lake ended. It was a jungle with a few huts and houses. so first i saw a small spider; very shiny but not scary. Then Dadda had seen quite a large bird and saw that it was not only large it was the APFC [ASIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER]. I took the picture but unfortunately it was very blurry. The looking at the coconut tree on the other side, we saw some movement on the tree below it. it was a Rufous tree pie. it was a lifer. It looked like a bent brand the beak was black and the wing was brown, white and a stripe of white. It looked very majestic so by that time I was feeling a little tiered so I went and drank some water and looked to see that it was full of Red whiskered bulbul. I could also hear some Barbits but could not take them as they camouflage themselves.
Then we went walking down a lane nothing much just a simple walk and then went into the car. Even though it was a short experience, I still enjoyed it..
bondla
so i woalked out of the car when we saw some ducks in the like always. we saw them and went closer to take them but they all flew away. then we saw some egrets on both sides of the read and the ii saw my firt lifer of the trip which was the sally brested munia. thn i went the other side and woled backwards. taking pictures of some touch me not flower, DDadda had noticed some movement in the branch in front of us. it was a purple rumped sunbird and after sometime it flew of and was soon replaced with a common iora.. so to say it was the best bird i have ever taken a picture of. then i went and saw jeff as soon as i was going ot click he flew the exact time i clicked the photo and i caught jeff in flight. then we got in the car and stopped at the bridge there i was gretted with a flamebak woodpecker. ussaly we get hornbills there but this time we did not. walking thenn we came across a usnbird a very beautiful pic then some more flower.