Many may feel threatened by rising water level in Hirakud Reservoir, but for birds, it is their shield. Hundreds of birds use islands surrounded by water inside Hirakud Reservoir in Odisha’s Sambalpur district for congenial ground nesting away from predators.
Tweets of winged species and their mass nesting liven up unmanned and picturesque islands in Hirakud Reservoir every year before they go under vast swathes of water during monsoon.
Seven to eight islands in Hirakud Reservoir hosts annual nesting of birds between March and June, unafraid of predators those cannot access the islands.
