My first post from Mumbai......Today was the first day I was able to go for a walk.......since I am (hopefully) finished with my daily house hunting I hope I shall be able to continue. Really enjoyed myself...after a long time...walked all the way from the hotel to Carter road...walked down most of the water front and back. The tide was out.
My first impression of Carter road yesterday while driving around, was not that positive....the sea view is in a large part blocked with the mangroves which seem to serve as a collection point for all the rubbish we throw into the sea and is mainly populated with lots and lots of house crows. Boy! Was I wrong.
As soon as I reached the first bit of mangrove I heard some chirruping and spotted a small brown bird, which I identified to my utter surprise, as a White-browed Fantail. I have met this bird just once earlier at Tikli near Gurgaon and that glimpse was just a glimpse...and a blurred picture. Wish I had taken the camera along today. The mangrove along carter road is alive with birds, if one can tune out the noise of the traffic. Of course there are a lot of crows. But I also saw the larger glossier pure black crow and heard three calls which I could not spot or identify. Think I shall go for my morning walk a little earlier when the city has not awoken.Also saw a pond heron catching its breakfast...a tiny little fish. Missed a lovely picture there too...sigh!
All in all a lovely walk, a great start to my day and best of all I think these sightings will make me more inclined to keep up with my exercise schedule. A promising start to our Mumbai stint! :-)
My first impression of Carter road yesterday while driving around, was not that positive....the sea view is in a large part blocked with the mangroves which seem to serve as a collection point for all the rubbish we throw into the sea and is mainly populated with lots and lots of house crows. Boy! Was I wrong.
As soon as I reached the first bit of mangrove I heard some chirruping and spotted a small brown bird, which I identified to my utter surprise, as a White-browed Fantail. I have met this bird just once earlier at Tikli near Gurgaon and that glimpse was just a glimpse...and a blurred picture. Wish I had taken the camera along today. The mangrove along carter road is alive with birds, if one can tune out the noise of the traffic. Of course there are a lot of crows. But I also saw the larger glossier pure black crow and heard three calls which I could not spot or identify. Think I shall go for my morning walk a little earlier when the city has not awoken.Also saw a pond heron catching its breakfast...a tiny little fish. Missed a lovely picture there too...sigh!
All in all a lovely walk, a great start to my day and best of all I think these sightings will make me more inclined to keep up with my exercise schedule. A promising start to our Mumbai stint! :-)
Change usually brings good tidings and I can see where this one's lead you :-)May your promenades be more exciting and fulfilling in everyway and may we continue to read more beautiful accounts of every such experience!:)
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