India, March 16 -- Walking along the Sukhna Lake yields us many a natural spectacle to behold along the waters lapping at the stones. There are pretty flowers, some wild, others escapees from those imprisoned in the Sukhna flower beds. An occasional checkered keelback or a rarer python or viper can be spotted with a sharp eye and some natural good luck! Then there are birds: lapwings, wagtails, crows, kites, sandpipers loitering and examining the 'come and go' ripples.

In spring, by striking a measured pace and keeping a hawk's eye, the walker can secure glorious observations of our feathered friends. Waders are birds that feed at wetland shores. They are currently in transit flight to breeding grounds in northern latitudes. These specie...