hello everyone, This week's theme sand and bird was a little tough one for me as there is no beaches in my district and i did tried to find birds in other locations having sand like river banks but sadly i failed to spot any birds.
For months i been planning to visit my friend in Alapuzha, which is about 165km from my house, more than 4 hours of drive. Alapuzha is famous for its beaches and back waters so i thought now is the perfect time to visit him cause he will take me to nearby beaches and if am lucky i can capture the photos of birds in the beach.
As always i started my journey early and reached my friends house in Alapuzha at 8:30am. After having breakfast my friend took me to the nearest beach Puthuvype. I did find some stunning birds there.
sand piper
I find many sand pipers there. This was the first time that i have seen a sand piper. My friend told me that these birds are common there on the beach. I took many photos of that little beauties.
sand piper
We were walking through the beach searching for other birds and my friend showed me a Eurasian curlew. This was also my first sighting of Eurasian curlew.
Eurasian curlew
I searched mamy places with sand for birds in my district but i couldn't find one but after reaching alapuzha it was like i was meant to be there and i spotted many birds in sand areas. After returning from the Puthuvype beach my friend took me to a cricket ground in a quiet and beautiful place. The thing about Alapuzha is that there is sand almost everwhere. There i spotted a Eurasian hoopoe. These birds are common in Kerala and these beautiful birds are one of my favourites.
Eurasian hoopoe
Special thanks to @nelinoeva and #SMAP cause this journey would'nt have happened now, if it weren't for this amazing contest.