Flying Happiness – Bird Walk at Pench Tree Lodge
Emily Dickenson, a great American poet of her time once said that, “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” Every time I think of birds or I go for bird watching this quote automatically pops up in my mind. For me birds are a symbol of hope and freedom. Bird watching involves its own pleasures that only acquisitive birders enjoy. But even if you are not an avid birder but you love nature, you can be a part of this happiness. Nature has endowed humankind with myriads of species of birds. I believe that one life is perhaps not enough to know about all of them. Their sounds and whistles and the pleasure that one receives in identifying the different sounds made by different birds is ineffable. For the aficionados, even the flutter of a bird’s wings is a way to identify the kind of species. Not every bird but a few such as Green Pigeon, Painted Stork etc. can be identified through the unique sound of their wings