You don’t expect a forest to swallow the sound of one of the busiest cities on earth. But that’s exactly what happens about ten minutes into Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The auto-rickshaw horns fade, the air cools, and suddenly you’re hearing birdsong instead of traffic.
Flamingos in Mumbai? This was my exact reaction when I first saw an article about flamingos in the Times of India in March 2020. I was surprised. Despite flamingos visiting Mumbai every winter, it was just recently that their significant presence in India became widely known. However, these stunning pink and coral-colored birds have been a part of the Mumbai landscape for a long time.