We checked out Uran toady after a long time. Last visit was in October 2009 when I got the baya weaver fighting shot.
We saw a lot of birds on the pools , immediately after the big Jasai toll, on both sides of the road. Short of turning into Funde village, where there was some backwater earlier ( now all filled in & over grown) saw a lovely Black Shouldered Kite on a wire. Lovely start indeed! Then, went through Funde village all the way to JNPT police station. All very dry with large overgrown grass. Not much water at all. Turned back towards the toll and sure enough found some of the usual suspects near the garbage dump. A little ahead on the way back but before you hit the toll on the return, by the pools on the side of the road, saw bunch of waders , spoonbills, glossy ibis & painted stork.
The garbage dump turned up a lovely long tailed shrike.
NikonD3, 600mmF4, TC14, ISO500, 1/1250 @ F7.1
Asian Pied Starling
NikonD3, 600mmF4, TC14, ISO500, 1/400 @ F7.1
Mushrooms
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