At the mouth
of Adyar river estuary, there is creek which extends from the sandbar at the
edge of sea nearer Adyar bridge – extending to small islets near the Chettinad
Palace and another near Foreshore estate bridge where there is bus stand and
small body of water across the beach road leading the Mandaveli too.
It is here
this morning I saw these birds – I had earlier posted about birds of
Pallikaranai and those seen at Karapakkam – I do not remember to have spotted
them over there. Pelicans have a pouch
under their bill and are generally big birds.
Pelicans use their pouch to store the catch.
Understand that
Pelicans fish by swimming in cooperative groups. They may form a line or a
"U" shape and drive fish into shallow water by beating their wings on
the surface. Pelicans are found on many
of the world's coastlines and also along lakes and rivers. They are social
birds and typically travel in flocks, often strung out in a line. They are splendid fliers and can soar like
eagles with a wide wing span.
Here are some photos taken by me this morning.
With regards –
S. Sampathkumar
24th Aug 2014.
