10 Dec 19 I had been to Indapur (Maharashtra) to attend Satsang with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji. Bhigwan popular Bird Site being near to Indapur we made a sudden plan to visit the site. Birds from the chilly Northen region of the earth like Russia, Europe migrate here during winter.
Up early in the morning, we set a wonderful Bullet ride in chilly morning to Kumbhargoan one of the site points. Chasing the Rising Sun during ride was something memorable. Something clicked during this writing “If you chase you will never reach, however, if you stop it is readily available”.
We took a boat to explore the site. Rahul was our boat rider and the guide. He is 9th-grade pass, however, he has gained good knowledge about birds and has developed sharp eyes to site the birds. He has very good photography skills also. To gain wisdom one doesn’t need bookish education :).
The boat ride was awesome with clean air. However, matter of concern is that the water is getting polluted due to sewage and chemical waste from Pune being dumped.
Here are few photographs that I took during the visit, I have put a wiki link also if you are interested to know more about birds.
Few thoughts that crossed the mind during this nature-friendly visit,
How these migrating birds sense the change in weather beforehand and calculate their time of travel to reach the destination at the right time?
How they choose the path?
How they conserve energy and food? If we have to just travel to another city you know how much we are concerned about the food.
How they choose a location, are they having some inbuilt google maps?
Answer to all this is Wonder !!! Turn the question into wonder. Nature is amazing and intelligent enough to impart this knowledge. As Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar says real knowledge is to look for the cause of the cause, then everything is Wonder itself !!! The cause of the cause is the Supreme Intelligence.
As you have seen these birds migrate from Europe, Russia, Egypt, Pakistan….the man-made boundaries don’t confine them.
If we are free like a bird within, then any boundaries don’t restrict us, we are Limitless.
Jai Gurudev!
Up early in the morning, we set a wonderful Bullet ride in chilly morning to Kumbhargoan one of the site points. Chasing the Rising Sun during ride was something memorable. Something clicked during this writing “If you chase you will never reach, however, if you stop it is readily available”.
We took a boat to explore the site. Rahul was our boat rider and the guide. He is 9th-grade pass, however, he has gained good knowledge about birds and has developed sharp eyes to site the birds. He has very good photography skills also. To gain wisdom one doesn’t need bookish education :).
The boat ride was awesome with clean air. However, matter of concern is that the water is getting polluted due to sewage and chemical waste from Pune being dumped.
Here are few photographs that I took during the visit, I have put a wiki link also if you are interested to know more about birds.
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| Painted Stork (Marathi Name: Rangeet Karkocha or Chamdhok) |
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| Glossy Ibis |
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| Openbill Stork |
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| Black Headed Ibis (Marathi Name : Kudlya) |
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| Sea Gulls |
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| Red Avadavat (Red Munia) |
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| Courtesy Google |
Few thoughts that crossed the mind during this nature-friendly visit,
How these migrating birds sense the change in weather beforehand and calculate their time of travel to reach the destination at the right time?
How they choose the path?
How they conserve energy and food? If we have to just travel to another city you know how much we are concerned about the food.
How they choose a location, are they having some inbuilt google maps?
Answer to all this is Wonder !!! Turn the question into wonder. Nature is amazing and intelligent enough to impart this knowledge. As Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar says real knowledge is to look for the cause of the cause, then everything is Wonder itself !!! The cause of the cause is the Supreme Intelligence.
As you have seen these birds migrate from Europe, Russia, Egypt, Pakistan….the man-made boundaries don’t confine them.
If we are free like a bird within, then any boundaries don’t restrict us, we are Limitless.
Jai Gurudev!
