Hyderabad: As the migratory season comes to an end, many birds that had made the Nehru Zoological Park their holiday home are beginning to make their way back.
This, bird-watchers say is an annual affair as the zoo is the middle ground for birds to call their home. Since the zoo already has greenery coupled with the presence of a large water body, it becomes a viable nesting place. The Deccan Birders group, on Sunday, had a bird-watching trip.
“In the midst of buildings, the only green space that migratory birds or domestic birds find is in the zoo. Also, the different kinds of trees and the close proximity to Mir Alam Tank draws the birds towards the zoo. The presence of the two make the birds think of the zoo as a viable nesting place,” said Shafath Ulla, a former secretary of the Deccan Birders Group.
These birds actively avoid the city and prefer the guarded and protected environs of the Nehru Zoo, he said. On their excursion on Sunday, the group saw some rare…