PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
OF WETLAND BIRDS
Organised by ‘Green Works Trust’ on 19, 20, 21 February 2020
at Khule Kaladalan, Thane
Poster announcement about the event
Visitors at the Exhibition
Gargi Geedh (Team GWT) explains the showcased photographs to elderly visitors
The Wetland Bird Photography Exhibition is visited by young bird lovers
Visitors at the Exhibition
Bird lovers flock-in to see the ‘Wetland Bird Photography Exhibition’ at the Khule Kaladalan in Thane
Visitors at the Exhibition
Sagar Satpute (Team GWT) explains the ‘Wetland Bird Photography Exhibition’ to youngsters
Visitors enjoy bird-watching at the nearby Kopri creek with the GWT team
Sarvesh Abhyankar (Team GWT) guides young bird lovers at the Kopri creek
Sarvesh Abhyankar (Team GWT) assists a senior citizen in bird-watching
Visitors enjoy bird-watching at the nearby Kopri creek with the GWT team
Kishore Shirkande (Team GWT) conducts a bird-watching session for a group of Engineering students, after their exhibition visit.
Gargi Geedh (Team GWT) doing bird-watching with a Thanekar at the Kopri creek
Visitors enjoy bird-watching at the nearby Kopri creek with the GWT team
Young bird-watchers take great interest in watching various of birds- flamingos, godwits, ducks, plovers, stilts, gulls, raptors, ibises, cormorants and more
Krupa Patil (Team GWT) spends an interactive afternoon with a bunch of young bird-enthusiasts and the newly-launched publication- a ‘bookling’ which is titled- ‘When in Doubt, Try this Out –Plovers and Sandpipers’ created by the GWT team and authored by Bird Expert Nikhil Bhopale.
Contributing Photographers also join visitors along with Team GWT for bird-watching sessions at the Kopri creek
Hira Punjabi (Contributing Photographer) spends time with young bird-lovers at the Kopri creek
Jitendra Thakare (Contributing Photographer) doing bird-watching with local children after the exhibition visit
The GWT team explained the importance of mangroves and wetlands to visitors.
On several occasions, the team STOPPED PEOPLE FROM THROWING WASTE in the creek. Some locals who got inspired on seeing this initiative, assured the GWT team that they will also stop people from throwing waste in the creek.
The exhibition and bird-watching sessions were enjoyed and appreciated by visitors who generously gave their feedback and best wishes to the GWT team.
Reach of the Event
FOOTFALL: Over 800 bird-lovers visited the exhibition in 3 days. Senior citizens, youngsters and kids – everyone enjoyed watching photographs of Wetland Birds.
BIRD-WATCHING SESSION: About 250 visitors enjoyed bird-watching at the near-by Kopri creek. The visitors were guided by the GWT team and were given binoculars, too. In this photo, 3 generations are seen birding together.
BIRD-WATCHING SESSION: About 250 visitors enjoyed bird-watching at the near-by Kopri creek. The visitors were guided by the GWT team and were given binoculars, too. In this photo, 3 generations are seen birding together.
MEDIA COVERAGE: With various publications like Hindustan Times, Maharashtra Times, Apla Mahanagar and Loksatta covering this event, GWT reached out to many more bird-lovers through these publications.
Acknowledgements
Sincere Thanks to
- Thane Mahanagar Palika for the lovely venue of Khule Kaladalan
- Shri Mahesh Koli (Incharge of Khule Kaladalan) for his support and encouragement
- ‘Maharashtra PakshiMitra Sammelan’ and ‘Amazing Nature’ for their support to GWT in organizing the Photography Contest- PhotoCon20
- All contributing photographers whose entries were displayed at the exhibition
- Swapnil Pawar (Raanvata) for his support in organizing the exhibition
- Local residents of Kopri for being warm hosts and providing the organizing team with water and snacks, too J
SPECIAL THANKS to
all the bird lovers who visited the exhibition and appreciated the winged beauties.
