Independence Day

This is myself with 'Independent' thoughts commenting on the most appreciated topic of today's thrill - Independence Day!

Independence is not a situation but is a thought! Thought where a Child is free/Independent to select his/her future! Thought where a girl/woman is no more discriminated with Boy/Man to be what she is - to express what she is - to move ahead where she wants to!

Is it too difficult to be Independent or to be Free? Or to be precise is Independence mean to ask for freedom? Can we get freedom by asking? Fighting? Forcing? Independence in today's world is smoothness in thinking, implementation of thinking, acceptance of results of implementation, progress the thinking, and continue the cycle without any influence of external thinking & assumptions.

I have learnt the feeling of independence from Nature! Natue is our best teacher in all fields and sectors.

How beautifully a tree choose to grow from small seed grown to a huge tree!It chooses its direction of growth, source of energy, place to survive and place to die with none to ask for hand for survival and none to call upon to burry!

Nature is independent! Independent of it's existence! Free to exist with only one thought - 'TO GIVE' 'EXPECT NOTHING'. Nature projects happiness with no influence of greed to get more, no influence of friend/partner/family member to be with them for it's own survival. 

This phase of life - Survival in Independence - with Freedom is portrayed as Detachment with the fellow beings in Human Species. Friends, I feel this phase is 'Solitude' rather. Where you are with every one yet so different. Difference is in experiencing Difference in being and expressing 'I am different just like every one is'

By experiencing this difference and yet jel with your surrounding shows the Acceptance in your nature and you just be like Nature!

Friends - Lets explore the world, be at different turfs and enjoy your being, experience difference of every other person's being on different lands, enjoy the beauty of land with different colors of sand of the land, different fragrance of the flowers of the gardens, feel the different aroma of the breeze of the country side and merge yourself in this dream of being so different and accept the difference!

Let's dwell ourselves in the beauty of Freedom and enjoy our being by freeing up the spirits from fears and boundaries! I am leaving the boundaries and expanding my horizon by planning my next trip to Malaysia - what about you?! :)

Get Inspired by places we traveled

Birding tour to Khijadia Bird sanctuary

City: Jamnagar, Gujarat

Area of the Sanctuary: 6 Sq. Kms Appx

Bio diversity: Unique combination of Fresh & salty Wetland 

Details on Diversity:  

• On One side land gets fresh sweet water which drains from Ruparel and Kalinri rivers forming a sweet fresh water lake

Sweet water Lake with Ducklings swimming in colony & a watch tower for our easy spotting of birds.

Fresh Water Wet land with Watch Tower - Phase II

• On one side is formed a creek getting Marine Water from the Gulf of Kutch. This Marine water supports Mangroves & other Marine vegetation on the Gulf of Kutch side.

Mangroves of Khijadia Bird sanctuary:

Mangroves of Khijadia Sanctuary

Distance from Jamnagar city: 12 Kms appx

Permits & Guide need to be availed before entering the park. Park is protected in the observation of Government employed Guides & guards. 

Enter the Park and you witness beautiful roads justifying the wet land beauties revealed ahead on the path.

Entering Phase II - 'Photo Credit - Amit Modi Architect'

 Effortless Birding:

Painted storks landing on the Marine Wetland

Khijadia Bird sanctuary is treat to a birder's eye as here you can do Effortless Birding. Look left or Right of yourself and you will rejoice Marine & Sweet lake water birds or we call them Wader Birds. Not only birds of Wetlands are the easy Gems we find on this land but we can find Bird of Pray, Birds surviving on Insects, taking shelter on trees, sand, land all are sheltered in oen place called - 'Khijadia Bird sanctuary'.

While we entered the park with wide opened roads we came across beautiful storks flying off our head. Its evening 4 when we entered the park in Phase - II. 

Our knowledged guide educated us that evening best sighting is at Phase - II whereas morning best sighting is at Phase - I.

Beautiful Sunset light was falling on my face and so does on Soft cotton skinned Birds. We saw Birds doing sun basking in real disciplined manner maintaining decorum in the evnvironment by allowing their brothers - sisters - mates to sit-relax-sun bask-recreate & rejoice.

Sun basking of Marine Wetland Birds

Land scape of Creek formed by water from Gulf of kutch:

Beautiful Landscape ornamented by birds of the area

 Disciplined sitting arrangement of Storks, Pelicans, Ibis & Egrets.

Discipline in life of Birds

Sunset is treat to eyes when you are at Khijadia Bird sanctuary as colors paint your face and surrounding land scape.

Colors of Sunlight

Best time to visit Khijadia Bird sanctuary - October till February with cold and cozy weather. Still birding tour can be extended till April with hot summer.

who can visit: Its ideal site to visit by Naturalists, Bird Watchers, Environmentalists, Wild Life Photographers, Families looking for short weekend break in the lap of nature & children on Education tours.

How to go:

By air: Arrive Jamnagar Airport (From Major city airports you get flights)

By Rail: Arrive Jamnagar Railway station (From Major Rail heads you get trains)

by Bus: Arrive Jamnagar Bus Depot (From Mumbai, Gujarat main cities, you get Bus to Jamnagar)

Cost of Stay: cost of stay is between Rs. 700 to Rs. 5000/- per night depending on hotel selected. Its advised to pre-book hotel.

Vehicle booking: It's advised to take package tour with permits & guide charges from the hotel you are staying.

Contact: Dream Holiday on sotcmiraroad@gmail.com to further plan your holiday to Birder's Paradise Khijadia Bird Sanctuary.