A flock of Indian spot-billed pelicans gather on a dead bamboo trunk to cool off in the midday heat. Pelicans use their large pouch as radiators to remove body heat.
A flock of Indian cormorants cooling off during noon at Vendanthangal Lake. Unlike most diving birds, cormorants do not have waterproof feathers. After they swim underwater for their food, cormorants spent their time in the open - on trees or poles - to dry their feathers. Here, the branches of the tree provide a strong counterpoint to the cormorants.
