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LITERATURE
UNIQUE
UNISON: MAN
AND NATURE
MIGRATORY BIRDS

 Migratory birds fly hundreds and

thousands of kilometres to find the
best ecological conditions and
habitats for feeding, breeding and
raising their young.
 From Siberian Cranes to Greater
Flamingo many beautiful birds
migrate to India every year during
the winters and summers for food,
breeding and nesting.
Topic for Reflection: Are Humans Responsible
for this loss?

 An endangered
species is a species that
is very likely to
become extinct in the near
future.
 Endangered species may
be at risk due to factors
such as habitat loss
or poaching.
SPARROW- CAN YOU SPOT THIS
LITTLE BIRD?
TIME TO THINK AND ACT
IT’S READING TIME

Unique Unison: Man and Nature

Bird – Watching
The following birds visit the village of Kollugudipatti in the month
of July every year.

SPOONBILL NIGHT HERON

EGRET CORMORANT
return to roost again!
Let’s Celebrate Silent Diwali!
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 Let’s read a short
story based on the
same moral. Enjoy!
MORAL-UNITY IS STRENGTH.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
• Kollugudipatti- a small village on the Melur Tirupattur Road in Tamil Nadu
• At the entrance, a stern message- HUNTING PROHIBITED- greets you.
• Two aims of villagers: 1. to looks after the interests of the village.
2. to protect the migratory birds.
• The migratory birds such as egrets, spoonbills, cormorants and night herons
visit the village in July and hatch their eggs in the month of Deepavali.
• The birds are treated with great respect by the villagers.
• The villagers have unanimously decided to celebrate silent Deepavali because
the noise of the crackers scare the birds away. They believe that if the birds
fell from the nest, they will never roost again.
• They feel that their village will never be the same if the birds never came
again.