Greater hoopoe-lark

 
Greater hoopoe-lark!

Banni grassland Gujarat

Jan 2023, PC - Ravi Kelkar

Whiskered tern, Halvad

Whiskered tern , Gujarati Name : કાશ્મીરી વાબગલી

Halvad, Gujarat, India, Mar 2020

PC - Dr. Chatur Charmari

#india #bharat #nature #hindustan #gujarat #halvad #birds #birdwatching

Black-headed ibis, Halvad, Gujarat

Black-headed ibis(સફેદ કાંકણસાર), Threskiornis melanocephalus

Other names: Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis

Location: Halvad (Gujarat)

DOP: Feb 2020

Photo credit: Dr. Chatur Charmari

Greylag Goose and Common crane

Greylag Goose and Common crane

---------

Photographer Yogesh Patel

Nikon D3300(70-300handheld)

F6.3 1/800 ISO200 FL300mm

Ahmedabad, India

...More Birds

Flame-throated bulbul, Nelliyampathy, Kerela

PC - Shiny Jose

==========

Crested bunting, Uttarakhand

PC - Ravi Rajagopal

==========

White-bellied blue flycatcher

Ganeshgudi, Karnataka

PC - Shantanu Somwanshi

============

Alpine accentor

Tungnath,Uttarakhand

PC - Pratik Humnabadkar

===========

Grey Plover in full breeding plumage at Poshitra, Gujarat, May 2017

PC - Ashok Mashru

Gujarati Crafts

Gujarat is renowned for its textile production methods. Bordering Rajasthan, the two states share similarities in culture and identity. The ancient Indus Valley Civilization inhabited the entire region, including Rajasthan and Punjab during Medieval India. They embarked on this textile industry in Gujarat. Within textile production, each caste is assigned to an occupation of its own. These are, weaving, dyeing and printing. For example the Salvi caste is assigned to weaving. Garment producers bring these elements together to form the identity of Gujarati textiles. Direct application is a method also symbolic to Gujarati garments. Paint and other applicants are used to form patterns on fabric for dupattas, ghagras (long skirt) and turbans. Block printing is a widely used form of direct application. In Bandhani, a unique Gujarati craft, fabric is tied at different sections before dyeing to create patterns. This foundation of forming patterns through dyeing has emerged from the rural communities of this state. Along with the complete image of a Gujarati woman are large bangles made of ivory and plastic, these are symbols of a married woman. Conch shell and shellac bangles are the most common. Conch shell bangles are plain white with a light shade of a brighter colour where as shellac bangles are shaped as a shell, painted and decorated with glitter. These have in recent years become an accessory in both domestic and international markets.

Indroda Nature Park

Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park is a precious treasure spread over an area of about 400 hectares on either bank of Sabarmati river in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. It is considered to be the second largest hatchery of dinosaur eggs in the world. Regarded as India's Jurrasic Park, it is run by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation (GEER), and is the only dinosaur museum in the country. The park consists of a zoo, massive skeletons of sea mammals like the blue whale, as well as a vast botanical garden, amphitheatre, interpretation center and camping facilities. It also has a Wilderness Park which is home to innumerable species of birds, reptiles, hundreds of nilgais, langurs and peafowls in its vast forest.