B.S.K. Foundation

Welcome To BSK Foundation

For many years now I am a habitual birds watcher. Come vacation and I am outdoors to watch the birds, for more than fifteen years now I have moved on foot, observing the surroundings of Mumbai city and taking notes about bird-migration. In the beginning I felt the bird-sounds were nothing but chaos to my core bye and bye. Then I began to recognize the different sounds and could disguise between those of the Drongo, Comon Babblon, Lork, and Coppersmith etc.

                That was when I became familiar with bird-sound; I could read the jungle like a book. I was fascinated to observe and learned about the various spacious of birds, their colours, shapes and sounds, of which was awe-inspiring. Nature had a totally free hand in decorating these birds. That is probably why birds have become men's most affectionate subject of study.
    

                In the vast crowded city of Mumbai this affection enabled me to enjoy my pure love for nature. However, to have it one must observe, study and regular practice is a must.
  

                In Mumbai, the marshy areas of Mahim, the Powai Lake and the Boriwali protected forest is a bird's paradise. The surroundings of Mumbai are full of birds. Birds seen in Mumbai are seen all over the State of Maharashtra. But the arrival of huge blocks of migratory birds on the shores of Mumbai is mind-boggling and narity about the accurate travel timing of those birds is the specialty of Mumbai. It appears to be a completely independent universal arrangement. Migratory birds arrive during the winter and are back at their original lands after winter.

               There are about thirty thousand spices and sun-spices of birds. Of them. About 2100 species are found in India According to different regions, such as chilly-cols, planes, hills, forests or sandy areas, there are specific spices of birds. Being sub continental in size, India has different climate regions and so a large variety of birds of various shapes and colours can be observed in these regions.

  
               Birds are a very important link between man and nature. It is a farmer's friend while harvesting the maize crop insect eating birds like are the best friends of farmers. They had sworn over in thousand.
Rats, lizard, snakes, insects, grasshoppers etc. are the stable food of birds. That's now they work to maintain balance in nature. Spoil this balance and the effects may prove fatal, worn scientists. It is therefore essential not to kill these birds but to observe them from close quarters, be their friends and achieve the same bliss that I have continuously been roaming around in forest.

 
               To watch these birds in Mumbai you need not take much trouble. They got up at sunrise and begin their morning eating under the tree in soft sunrays. Birds are seen in large numbers before it is too hot. One cannot recognize and distinguish between birds in the beginning. To be familiar with the birds you have to move around in the company of an expert bird watcher.

 
              In view of the over expanding population of Mumbai it is doubtful whether these birds will be able to survive here. It is essential to maintain the Mahim marshy area in it's natural form. It is possible to observed migratory birds in the newly created Nandadeep gardens near the highway. I could observe migratory birds up till 1940. But encroachment is on the rampage pollution in on the rise due to waste water/liquid in the area. Birds have begun to starve. In fact, these marshes were a rare collection of migratory birds in large numbers. Birds from very far away distant areas like Siberia in Russia, Europe, China and old Asia are regular visitors here. Mumbai then becomes a rare site for bird watchers who can conveniently study the migration and habits of these birds.

              We can normally recognize birds like crows, house sparrows and pigeons, which are seen around us in residential areas of small places. Bur in a city like Mumbai you come across lot of colourful birds like Koel, sunbird, bulbul, coppersmiths, tailorbirds etc. Due to the enhanced plantation move and greeneries you can observe these sweet singing bird around one's residency as well. They are seen around secretariat, Church gate, Choupatty, as well as in the crowded areas like Ganmdevi, Grant road, Dadar etc. One must familiarize one self with these birds and to get rare pleasure out of it. Not only that are these birds very beautiful to look at, but they make some very sweet sounds too. I have undertaken the writing of this book with the sole purpose of providing a far blissful moment in the live some life of Mumbai's citizens.