My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
My tryst with Swifts seemed to continue, even on our trip to Morachi Chincholi......
My regular readers will remember that the first time I saw swifts in large numbers was when I had been to Omkareshwar - We had then seen swifts nests in the rocks lining the river Narmada......
I got a closer look at the house-swift's nest on my trip to Binsar, where we were lucky to see a mother swift in her nest with her swiftlets.....
And now, on our trip to Morachi Chincholi, we stopped by a river to dip our feet in the cool water, and what do I see, but a group of swifts flying hither and thither, and under a bridge, a cluster of their nests!! What a sight! I was happy to show off my knowledge, and we began clicking photos.... Of course, we couldn't get any closer thanks to the water, and this is the best I could do!
Hoping that my tryst with swifts continues in the future too... and not just with swifts, but with other birds too!!
My regular readers will remember that the first time I saw swifts in large numbers was when I had been to Omkareshwar - We had then seen swifts nests in the rocks lining the river Narmada......
I got a closer look at the house-swift's nest on my trip to Binsar, where we were lucky to see a mother swift in her nest with her swiftlets.....
And now, on our trip to Morachi Chincholi, we stopped by a river to dip our feet in the cool water, and what do I see, but a group of swifts flying hither and thither, and under a bridge, a cluster of their nests!! What a sight! I was happy to show off my knowledge, and we began clicking photos.... Of course, we couldn't get any closer thanks to the water, and this is the best I could do!
Hoping that my tryst with swifts continues in the future too... and not just with swifts, but with other birds too!!
Hey! Saw some swifts here yesterday and I also quickly showed off my knowledge :D
ReplyDeleteLife is like that. All good wishes.
ReplyDeleteIt is still very beautiful. And I usually get to see the other Swift, the Maruti Swift!
ReplyDeleteOh.. that must have been beautiful..
ReplyDeleteOh! To see them so close! How lucky!
ReplyDeleteit must have been exciting! Nice short post :)
ReplyDeleteTo see them so close! How lucky
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting! Never seen this before.
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