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Winged guests arrive at Dhenkanal [1]

DHENKANAL: Winged guests, particularly the Openbill Storks, have started arriving in large numbers at Sadangi and Jharda villages in Dhenkanal district.

Every year with the onset of monsoon in June, the birds congregate at these villages for temporary abode. Serenity of the villages offer a safe haven for them to settle down for breeding.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Monsoons [3], Wildlife [4], Birds [5], Migratory Species [6], Orissa (Odisha) [7], Dhenkanal (D) [8]
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