Madurai man’s ‘camera’derie with winged wonders
New Indian ExpressMADURAI : As a full-scale bird census was under way in Ramanathapuram by the forest department during the annual migratory season this year, a 56-year-old man, among the volunteers, was seen holding a camera, capturing pictures of the avian species, and disseminating knowledge about their origin, migration, and environmental significance. Travelling across Tamil Nadu, this self-taught shutterbug began exploring the feathered species and documenting his lessons along the way, in an attempt to spread the knowledge among younger generations. The event aroused a certain curiosity in me about the vivid varieties of birds, which led to the formation of a small birders’ club in Madurai,” says Raveendran, whose life took a turn following a road mishap in 2014, wherein he suffered partial loss of vision in his right eye. To my accomplishment, I became the first to record the Oystercatcher, which was spotted in Ramanathapuram this year, after a hiatus of nearly 35 years,” adds a proud Raveendran, who had assisted the district forest department in carrying out territorial and wetland bird censuses this year.
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