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S tory of a real hero - an ex-pocher became dedicated conservationist
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Author: Sukumar Jana
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“Manglajodi” – A part of Chilka wetland (reachable from Balugaon, Orissa) is a heaven for bird watchers and where you can learn any thing what you have not learnt earlier. “Madhu” – a very rich man can share his richness to teach you a lesson what you have not learnt earlier. I am very proud of “Madhu”-who is really a “ratna” in terms of humanity and will power. If any body says any thing about Conservation we can easily put an example of – “Madhu” An ideal model, an ideal teacher.
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Madhu never gone to a school, even he had never read a book in early age.
This is a story of convertion of an illeterate Potcher to a conservation practioner.
Madhu can’t read even he can’t write his name comfortably but he can uttered 1000 scientific name 1000 species’ 1000 habitat 1000 neck name at a glance.
He is not having a Swater or a Chappal, he is not having any money for Milk & Butter but he is having - “a book of Indian Birds” and a “binox’.
A Very very poor man ignored his profession (Poaching) and sacrificed his bread only to save …………. “Bird” - “Nature” – even to “us”.
“How to Reach” – Howrah to Balugaon by train.
| Balugaon to manglajodi via Tangi 50K.M. |
Manglajodi village to Birds Heaven 3-4 Km |
Bird watching in Manglajodi Lake & field (marshi land) by Small Boat |
Bird watching to chilka via manglajodi marshiland by motor boat |
| Bar-headed goose |
Large whistling teal |
| Ruddy shelduck |
Cotton teal |
| Gadwall |
Spot-billed duck |
| Pintail |
Shoveler |
| Common king fisher |
White throated King fisher |
| Pied King fisher |
Green bee eater |
| Blue-tailed bee eater |
Grater coucal |
| Spotted owlet |
Spotted dove |
| Slaty-breasted Rail |
Ruddy breasted crake |
| Purple Swamphen |
Common coot |
| Common moorhen |
Common snipe |
| Black-tailed godwit |
Spotted Redshank |
| Commen redshank |
Marsh sandpiper |
| Little stint |
Sharpend tailed sandpiper |
| Ruff |
Bronze winged jacana |
| Golden plover |
Commen ring plover |
| Long tailed ring plover |
Redwattled lapwing |
| Grey headed lapwing |
Brown headed gull |
| Whiskered tern |
Little tern |
| Euracian marsh harrier |
White bellied sea eagle |
| Little greeb |
Little tern |
| Indian cormorant |
Purple heron |
| Yellow bittern |
Black headed ibis |
| Great reed wabller |
Indian bush lark |
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| Whiskered tern |
Godwit |
* The photos are contributed by Mr. Sukumar Jana. Copyright reserved. |
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