This monsoon, the Delhi zoo has an early winged visitor which usually arrives from eastern parts of the country around mid-August. The zoo is one of the few places in Delhi where painted storks nest and breed, which is one of the major factors for the zoo to be considered a birding spot,” said Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Delhi zoo director. Almost 140 painted storks have already arrived, zoo officials said, adding that the water bodies in the zoo are full of the winged creatures with long, yellow beaks. This zoo site may be the only nesting colony site for the painted stork in the Delhi region,” it stated. The Delhi zoo opened on August 1, more than two months after it was shut during the second wave of the pandemic.

Source: Hindustan Times August 15, 2021 18:11 UTC