A Grey Heron warily watching a Spot Billed Pelican landing in the lake

            The lakes in our region are overflowing with water due to the incessant rains of the past four months. This city lake too was no exception. But the banks had been dug up for some city works and that had attraced a variety of common birds and is now one of the few places this winter where we have some activity.

There are a few mud mound islands in the lake that are still interesting to a variety of common birds like Herons, Pelicans, Ducks and Cormorants. And often there is a bit of competition to get the prime spot for drying themselves - away from the edges and walking paths and in a great angle from the sun.

A lone Spot Billed Pelican flew from the other side of the lake and landed on this small island just a few feet wide. The Grey Heron which was fishing watched warily and was alert to aggressive moves by the Pelican. Less than a minute later, the Heron took off and left the island. The lack of such islands / bars meant that this winter - we have very few visitors to this region.

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Taken on: November 11, 2025

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Camera: Canon EOS R5m2, f/5.6, 1/3200 sec, 840mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5m2
Lens:	RF600mm F4 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0.1 (Windows)
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