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t^mtm: Manoj Karingamadathil

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pI Ipfcbnse ]pn\nSbnepw
acsmnepw kymkn X]kpsNpw
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\o| sIm p Imp\npw. ImgvNpdhp km[p
]tbm Knv hns {]IrXw. ]pdwNndInse aXhnp
FSpp sIm Sp \ndw BcpsSbpw InsSn. Bsc
m {ian ]mhw nepw sXmSpspXphscbpw
\n\nn\nv A\n. s]sp
sIm ns IY \
]dps]mptm, ambmPmense
tInp|v. "sIm m' Wv t]mse NndIpIfpsS anshfpv \s
sIm pIfpsS Acnpw. (Pond Heron, Paddy Bird
Bbp[hpw Aemchpw . Fsms CwKvfojn t]cp Cu
cq]nepw `mhnepw ]nbpsS imkv{X\maw Ardeola grayii
FmWv.) agmev Ch ag\\v
hyXykvXcmb
PemibfpsS AcnInse acsmn
]ebn\w sIm pIfp|v Iq\nqSnbncnpXp ImWmw. AXym
\psS \mn . hiyw \ofap Igpv Dntep
Ahsc ]cn NbsSmw . Npcpn HXpnshmWv Ccnv. th\en
]mSpw shfn{tZifnepw CctXSpw.
t^mtm: Manoj Karingamadathil Cu A\m\nv ImcWw CXns

Xfncv amv 2017

 s]cpap|n (Eastern Large egret)
{]ISamb henhyXymkw sIm|v Xs s]cpap|nsb
Xncndnbmw. henb "S' BIrXnbnep D{K Igp
mWnXn\v. {]P\\ ImesmgnsI a \ndap
sImpIfmWnXn\p|mIpI. B ImeamIptm
sImns \ndw IdpmIpw. {]P\\Imev s]cpap|nv,
]pdv AemcqhepI ImWsSpp. Cmev
In\v apIfnep Nw \oe\ndamIpw. sImnfn av
sImpItfmsSmw s]cpap|nbpw IqSpsIpw.

kmn[yw Ipp{]mWnIfpw XhfIfpw IpSpw_mcmWv. Chcn

t^mtm: JJ Harrison
Rpw Hpw {inn. sXmSpv Xs slsdm (Heron) F
Cc Fnbm Igpp\on Ccsb hn`mKmcpapv. Ipfsm
"AImn "Rms\mpadnnt pIsf sltdmWpIfpsS
cma\mcmbWm' F an Ipfsmv IqnemWv DsSpn
hopw ]gb X]v XpScpw. \oIm bnpXv.
I, apnI XpSnbhsmw Pohimkv{X]cambp
]pfnacnepw amhnepw Hs IqSpsIpw Xnepw IqSpX ImgvN
Ch. ImqSpt]mse NpnpI kmayfmWv Cu
sImsmcp ]oTw. IqSn\v henb XIcmdpw hn`P\n\v B[mcw.
ieyhpw Hpw Csn A[nIw hbepIfnepw NXpp
t^mtm: JJ Harrison
an\sSmsX AXns ASp Ifnepw ssImSpI
hjhpw apbnSpw. 24 Znhkw BWpw fnepw ImSpIfnepw ]pgtbmc
s]pw amdnamdn ASbncnpw. Ipp fnepw IpfcIfnepw Hs sImpIsf 25
sf t]mepw Ccphcpw tNmWv ImWmw. s]mXpsh sh\ndmcmbXp
\SpXv. Xn `Ww XnIn ]pd sImmWv "ImIpfnm sImm
sSpv Ippv sImSpp Iptam' XpSnb sNmpIfn sImv
coXnbpw Dv.. ISXv.
sIm, sImn, sImv Fm
F t]cnsems "Nn\p shXv
AdnbsSp sImn\p
]n hK sImp'
m C{Kv F
(Egret)

t^mtm: DickDaniels

Xfncv amv 2017

 ]gsmnse sImv Cu ]nb.
Fbmv Nnse Dc Dmm
kqnpsh XSn Ahkm\w Nnse
\nkmcLSIamb sImfpv AYhm
"sImv' Dmm thn D]tbmKnp
FmWYw. hfsc henb Imcyn\mbn
kqn Hcp hkvXp D]ImcsXv Xosc
sNdnb Hcp Bhiyw km[nm\mWv
FmWv Cu sNmns kqN\.
]ecpw CXns AYw
a\knemImsX \psS
sImmWnXnse In
Fv sXncnv
AYw a\knemImsX
Anp \n
mdpv..
t^mtm: Deepugn AXpt]mse
kp]cnNnX
e

34 Xncap|n.
26
Ardeidae I p S p w _ n s ] Hc n \ w
sImmWv Western reef heron Fpw
western reef egret F p w h n f n p
Xncap|n (Egretta gularis). Nnap|nbpsS
GIt Z i he n a p Ch s ] m X p s h
Cc p | N m c\ n da m s W n e p w X q s h
\ndnepw ImWmdp|v (dark morph). Ccp|
Nmc\ndaphbpsS sXm|bpw XmSnbpw
sh \ndambncnpw. Xqsh \ndm
I m g v N b n N n a p | n s b t ] m s e Xs
t^mtm: Cburnett

Ccnpw. ImepIpw sImn\pw a

\ndamsW kqN\ t\mn am{Xta Chsb
Xncndnbm Ignbq. {]P\\ImesamgnsI
_mn Fmmefnepw Xncap|nI
HbvmWv kcnpXv. ISent\mSpw
I mbe n t \ m S p w t N ]c n X x n X n b n
Pohnp Cu ]nI ]Xp
s]mp XncIfntmepw \n`bambn
\ n v a y s f s I m n s b S p p p .
Ch R|pItfbpw Im {]mWnItfbpw
`nmdps|nepw ayfmWv apJy
Bl m c w . t I cf n s e X o c{ ] t Z i p w
NXppIfnepw Imbtemcpw \hw_
a p X t a b v hs c b p a m kf n
tZimS\nbmbn Ch Fmdp|v.

Xfncv Pq 2011
Xfncv amv 2017
 ]mXncsImv (Nycticorax nycticorax)
cmXnccmb ]mXncsmpI ]I
I|acqfntem, Ipfcbntetbm
]pgbodntetbm acsmpIfn Ignv
Iqpw . Nne {]tZifn ]Iepm Fpw
Chv t]cp|v.Idp sImpw Nph
IpIfpamWv CXn\pXv. km[mcW Cfw
] \ndn ImWsSp ImepI {]P
\\I m e v a\ n d n t e m Cf w N p h
\ n d n t e m Bb n c n p w I m Ws S p I.
IqSmsX ChbpsS Xebvv ]pdInembn Hcp
inJbpw ImWsSpp.

amsWpw, CsXms F\nsv? Fo

kqN\IfmWv "sIms{X Ipfw IXm?'
F km[mcW {]tbmKn DXv. .
ImenapnI BWv \apv Ghpw
]cnNbap shsmpI. (Cattle egret
Fv AdnbsSp ChcpsS imkv{X\maw
Bubulcus ibis FmWv.)
t^mtm: Kristof vt

tap ]ppXnp IpImenI

smhpw \new Dgphp ImfIsm
hpw t]Snsbmpw IqSmsX Xn 27
\Sv ]nqSn Ignbp ChscImWmw.
ImenIfpsS apIfn Ibdn
henb ]hdn Ccpv Hmkn bmnsImSppXn\m Imen
bm{X\Spw Nne. CSbvv Ipw ktmjw. ss]
tZls ]mepnIsfbpw tabpXn\nSbn ]pn\nv
ieymcmb IoSsfbpw csv NmSp Xpmcpw Xh-
sImnnv icocw hrn fIfpsamsbmWv {][m\ Xo.

Nnap|n (Little egret)

Imenap|nItfm Aev]w IqSn
henaphbmWv Nnap|n F (Egretta
garzetta-) Fv imkv{X \maw) sImpI.
sImpIpw ImepIpw Idpv
\ndamsWnepw hncepI a \ndamWv.
{]P\\ Imev kucyhXvIcWn
\mbmhmw Xebvv ]ndIphiv \nv
c|v at\mlcamb sh \mSqhepI
ImWmw. ChbpsS XqhepI bqtdmn
AemcsXmnIfpsS \nmWn\mbn
D]tbmKnncpXv Nnap|nIv henb
`ojWnbmbncpp.

t^mtm: Navaneeth Krishnan S

Xfncv amv 2017

 t^mtm: Manoj Karingamadathil
Nmcap|n (Grey Heron)
Ardea cinerea FmWv imkv{X \maw.
28 tIcfnse sImnIfpsS cmPmhv Fv
]dbmhp ]nbmWnXv. IgpI
t\mfw hepXpw hfsc \o|ImepI
DXpw kpZoLhpw temehpamb
IgppI DXpamb \on
bmWnXv.{]mtZinIambn Nmcsmv,
\oesmv F t]cpIfnepw Ch
AdnbsSpp. \ofap ImepI.
\ Nmc\ndw. sh \ndnep S
BIrXnbnep Igppw aIpShpw.
aIpSn\p Xmsg, \ofnep
Idp \ndw. ASn`mKw Nmc\ndw
Ie shbmWv. Igpn\p
apn Idp IppI
sIm|p sXfnpImWmhp hc.
anXiotXmjvWtaJeIfn,
{]tXyInv bqtdmv,Gjy,B{^n CtXtXm ]pXnb C\amsWv ]cnNban
bpsS Nne`mK F-n-hn-S--fn-
emWv ChbpsS Bhmk tI{.
tIcfn Ch tZimS\nfnIfmbn
apImetmS\p_nv
ImWsSpp. DjvWImeamhptXmsS
ho|pw XWpp ap esf
eyamn t]mIpIbpw sNpw.
Xfncv amv 2017
{]Xnat]mse NenmsX Hmen
Ccbpw{]Xonv ]mSs shn
X]p sNp sImnIsf ImWmw.
hfsc kohpw AYiq\yhpamb
]cnlmc \ntZinphsc
Ifnbmm Hcp sNmpv. "sImn
bpsS Xebn shshv ]nSnIqSpI.'
Aev]w sh X]ncnp sImnbpsS
s\dpIbn sImv shm aXn.
shbnsImv sh DcpIn Henv
Xmtgmndpw. IpaqSnbm ]ns
Ffpambnt, thKw \apv AXns\
]nSnIqSmw. Fsmcp kq{Xw!!
ImenapnIfpsS sImpIv Fm
Imepw a\ndamWv. {]P\\Imev
Xe, Igpv, amdnSw, ]pdw Fo `mK
Cfw Hmdp \ndambn kpccq]nIfmIpw.
mh sXncnpw.
vijayakumarblathur@gmail.com
 Nmbap|n (Purple Heron)
Ardea purpurea Fv imkv{X\maap
Chv \o| IgpmWpXv.. Xebnepw
Igpnepw sNn Xhnv \ndhpw, ]pdhpw
NndIpIfpw Ccp| ISp Nmc\ndhpw,
Igpn\ncphipw Idp hcIfpw,
t Z l n \S n hi w Id p p w , I n \ p
Nppap `mKw Cfw ]bpw, Iv a
\ n dh p w I m e p I a Ie Xh n v
\ndhpsams Bbn samw If^p
Bb cq]amWnXn\v. tIc-f-n C-h Iq-Sp-
Iq-p--Xm-bn Im-Wm-dn. Fm ]m-S-ti-J-c-
-fnepw a-pw C-c-tX-Sp-Xp Im-Wmw.

t^mtm: Manoj Karingamadathil

sNdpap|n (Intermediate Egret)

Nnap|ntbm henap ]n
bmWnXv. imkv{X\mamw (Mesophoyx 29
intermedia). Imepw Im hncepIfpw
Idpv \ndamWv, sImn\p a\nd
t^mtm: Manjith Kainickara
ambncnpw. Fm {]P\\Ime
amIptm sImv IdpmIpw.
tZimS-\w \-S-p- IqSmsX Xebvv ]ndIn \np
Im-en-apn \mSqhepIfpw {]XysSpw.
t^mtm: Glen Fergus

t^mtm: Manoj Karingamadathil

Xfncv amv 2017