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Friday, April 10, 2009

Climate change and some refugees

The Delhi and NCR region are experiencing climate change first hand. April and May used to be the hottest summer months. In 2008 we had a mild summer. The summer of 2009 seems destined to be the same! The hailstorm in first week of April has brought temperatures down so much, that today, 10th April, Gurgaon feels like a hill station. See the video clip of the hailstorm below.



We also had a surprise visitor(s). Three peafowls inspected our lawn and the neighbourhood for possible roosting points- apparently. They seem to have been displaced by yet another construction coming up in the cleared Aravalii Ranges which surround Gurgaon.

In the photo below, two of them are surveying the neighbourhood from a vantage point.




Below is the photo of the peahen in our backyard.



After going around the house, it seems at home in the frontyard. However, the peafowls did not visit us again; hope they found a better place to call their home.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its quite fascinating to see such big birds visit such small spaces. That must have been fun to see them so close to home.

Dr.Susan Sharma said...

We certainly felt honoured that this big bird spent nearly an hour inspecting every corner of the front and back lawn. The house in the middle, I am sure, put her off.

workhard said...

I guess that would have been some site seeing a peahen.. they are just so beautiful..

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oldcrow61 said...

How lovely to have the pea hens visit.