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Birding Diaries – Flamingos in Singara Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

flamingos chennai photo, flamingos chennai pallikarnai marshes photo

Flamingos in Chennai

I made a quick trip to Chennai aka Madras last month on the inaugural run of the double decker train between Chennai and Bangalore and here is what I found. On a dull morning, we saw several flamingos in the marshes of Pallikarnai. This is a first for me as I have not seen flamingos before in Madras.

12 comments

  1. Anu 23 May, 2013 at 04:29 Reply

    They are beautiful. A friend of mine told me about Pallikaranai marsh and it’s a great place for bird-watching! Never believed it then. Your pics are too good!

  2. Tina 29 May, 2013 at 07:52 Reply

    These famous pink birds can be found in warm, watery regions on many continents. They favor environments like estuaries and saline or alkaline lakes. Considering their appearance, flamingos are surprisingly fluid swimmers, but really thrive on the extensive mud flats where they breed and feed.

  3. sushmitha 5 June, 2013 at 23:43 Reply

    Wow ! Lovely captures of flamingos. Good to know that they arrive at pallikaranai marsh 🙂 But sadly I haven’t been there yet being in Chennai. I hope that I will get a chance in near future. Thanks for sharing Lakshmi 🙂

  4. Gaurav Mittal 6 June, 2013 at 15:10 Reply

    Didn’t have a clue about this wonderful place in Chennai, despite of my four year stay in the city. Really useful information with the excellent pictures.

  5. chicku1403 5 July, 2013 at 18:36 Reply

    wow a single word came from my mind when i see your photographs, awesome photography its encourages me to visit this place and do photography i love to watch birds, animals and click best photographs

  6. tkcliks 2 June, 2015 at 12:21 Reply

    Awesome capture.

    One of the best places in chennai to see Flamingo’s . You can also visit Sholinganallur- Medavakkam Link road(near Toll) to view flamingo’s.

    Another awesome place is Anamalaiichery near Pulicat.

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