Today I saw a completely different kind of
bird that cannot be seen at least in MP. It was something like ones that I have
seen on Discovery or National Geographic channel filmed on some African
forests. I should consider myself lucky!!! I was simply spending some time with
my Bullmastiff after getting up in the morning (not early morning :p), and I
heard this peculiar voice of the bird sitting on a Tendu tree at my house. For
those who don't know what Tendu is... it’s the most spread tree in Forests of
MP and Chattisgarh and its leaves are used to prepare Bidi. So I saw this bird
and my mouth dropped as I haven't seen such kind of bird in my life before. So
I got my cell phone out... I did not have a camera with me and so decided to
capture the bird on my mobile camera... but wasn't so clear so I took the video
and then I saw a group of similar birds... on different trees near my home.
Tourists come from far of places just to see such kind of birds (and Tigers of
course) to my neighbouring national park, Bandhavgarh National Park, just 30
kms from Umaria. No wonder I got to see such a huge bird although I couldn't
manage to get its right name. As termed locally, it is called
"Ghaner". I came home on the occasion of Diwali not really though...
as Umaria isn't my home but currently it is, since my father is posted here...
a very peaceful and small place except for a temple close to my house, the loud
bhajan, kirtan and temple bells distracts me from the voice of mother nature.
It feels so great when you listen to such sounds of birds, squirrels, monkeys
at times... especially when you are living in metros for quite some time.
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