Nature trail to Vikhroli Mangroves

It as a great day spent in Vikhroli Mangroves on Godrej Land. We are thankful to Soonabai Pirojsha Godrej Marine Ecology Centre , Godrej & Boyce for giving us the permission to conduct the trail & It was joint venture of Ghumr - A Travel Log & OikoEssence. Thank you everyone who participated. Here are some photographs clicked by participants during the trail.

Enjoy!

Amaltas Clicked by Kirti V.

common crow clicked by Kirti V.

Katydid Clicked by Akshay T.

Crab clicked by Akshay T.

Night Heron Clicked by Kirti V.

Jackal clicked by Kirti V.

Group Clicked by Shripad B.

Group clicked by Shreya B.

Mangrove overview clicked by Mahesh J.

Discussions at the end Clicked by Gauri G.

Camps & trails for 2017 click on the following link
https://oikoessence.blogspot.in/2016/11/programme-schedule-2017-for-nature.html

Nature trail and talk for ABVP, Dombivli

OikoEssence was invited by Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Dombivli to deliver a talk for college students on 8th July and nature trail 9th July 2017 to Bhopar Tekdi during a plantation drive organised by ABVP.

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Environment Education in Ashram Shala and Zilla Parishad School in Dabheri

We are thankful to Navadrushti, Thane (NGO), Dorf Ketal and Zilla Parishad School, Dabheri for giving us an opportunity to conduct Environment Education Activities for their students. 

Here is a glimpse of activity conducted on 'Adaptation in animals'.

Vasai Fort Trail in collaboration with Ghumr

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OikoEssence & Ghumr (Travel blog - must read for travel explorers) conducted nature & heritage trail to Vasai Fort on 2nd July, 2017. Here are some clicks from the same trail.

Vasai fort Pic by Kirti V.

Commelina spp. Pic by Kirti V.

Sailor Pic by Kirti V.

Tadgola palms Pic by Shreya B

Germinating Seed of Loranthus spp Pic by Shreya B.

Ranthambore Camp Report

Pic by Gauri G.

Photo by Mr. Charuhas K.

Ranthambore National Park is one of the famous areas where nature lovers and photographers often go to witness some of nature marvelous creations such as Tigers, bears, birds etc.

We (OikoEssence camp participants) too visited this national park in the month of June, 2017. It was truly an amaizing experience.

One of the main trees of the national park is Dhonk (Anoigesus spp) and can be seen almost everywhere in forest .Other trees are palas, acacia spp and many more..

Sharing some photos along with bird & mammal list that we saw during safaris

Birds:

1.       Grey francolin

Francolin Clicked by Kirti V.

2.       Painted spurfowl

3.       Indian peafowl

4.       Fulvous whistling duck

5.       Black rumped flameback

6.       Common Hoopoe

7.       Indian roller

8.       Common kingfisher

9.       Stork-billed kingfisher

10.   White throated kingfisher

11.   Pied Kingfisher

12.   Green bee-eater

13.   Pied cuckoo

14.   Common hawk cuckoo

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

15.   Asian koel

16.   Greater coucal

17.   Rose ringed parakeet

18.   Plum headed parakeet

19.   Collared scops owl

20.   Spotted owlet

21.   Spotted dove

22.   Eurasian collared dove

Clicked by Kirti V.

23.   Yellow footed green pigeon

24.   White breasted waterhen

25.   Greater painted snipe

26.   Black winged stilt

27.   Great thick-knee

28.   Red wattled lapwing

29.   River tern

30.   Black winged kite

31.   Shikra

32.   Little grebe

33.   Darter

34.   Cormorant

35.   Cattle egret

36.   Median egret

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

37.   Pond heron

38.   Grey heron

39.   Purple heron

40.   Black crowned night heron

41.   Black headed Ibis

42.   Asian openbill

43.   Painted stork

44.   Wooly necked stork

45.   Indian pitta

46.   Rufous treepie

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

47.   Large-billed crow

48.   House crow

49.   Eurasian golden oriole

50.   Small minivet

51.   Black drongo

52.   Ashy drongo

53.   White bellied drongo

54.   Asian paradise-flycatcher

55.   Tickell’s blue flycatcher

56.   Oriental magpie robin

57.   Indian robin

Clicked by Kirti V.

58.   Asian pied starling

59.   Common myna

60.   Bank myna

61.   Great tit

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

62.   Red vented bulbul

63.   Ashy prinia

64.   Jungle babbler

65.   Purple sunbird

66.   White-browed wagtail

67.   Crested bunting

Clicked by Kirti V.

Clicked by Kirti V.

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

Clicked by Kirti V.

Clicked by Kirti V.

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

Mammals:

1.       Spotted deer

2.       Sambar deer

3.       Nilgai

4.       Hanuman langur

5.       Wild boar

6.       royal Bengal Tiger

7.       Indian Hare

Clicked by Kirti V.

8.       Three striped palm squirrel

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

Clicked by Mr. Charuhas K.

Mongoose clicked by Shreya B

 More clicks

Peafowl clicked by Shreya B

Monitor Lizard by Shreya B

Camps & trails for 2017 click on the following link
https://oikoessence.blogspot.in/2016/11/programme-schedule-2017-for-nature.html