It has been exactly a year since my last post. Where time flies. Saying those three innocent words is tempting me to launch into a philosophical rant, but I shall not. Instead let me say what I came to say, which is that I hope to be back on this blog real soon - it has been dormant for too long. In a couple of days I am leaving for a much-needed holiday up north. Looking forward to getting out in good weather and walking a lot. If I don't lose my camera like I did the last time I went up to the mountains, there shall be photos from my trip on the blog before the end of June. So keep tuned.
Meanwhile, here is a photograph I recently took of a Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer at Thol, the bird sanctuary near Ahmedabad.
When I found my photos of the dragonfly I had spotted last year on a dhobi's clothesline on the Sabarmati riverfront, it turned out to also be a Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer. A real beauty.
(this one has a semi-broken wing... though to my eye, this did not seem to affect its flight)
I was reading a bit about dragonflies recently - will post some titbits when I get time. One titbit that I remember and which I find fascinating is that dragonflies lay eggs only in clean water, and therefore their presence is one indicator of the well-being of our waterbodies and wetlands.
But as I said, tidbits on dragonflies later... when I get some time. There is also some stuff I want to write on Thol and Nal Sarovar, the two bird sanctuaries near Ahmedabad. Has to do with how the Gujarat Government has (or has not) been dealing with these as ecologically sensitive zones. Soon.. soon.
