Flamingos are painting Mumbai pink, migrating to the Indian city en masse as it remains in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Though the beautifully coloured birds have been migrating to Mumbai since the 1980s, the country has never seen such a large number, the Science Times reports.
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has estimated, per the Hindustan Times, an increase of 25 per cent after around 150,000 flamingos made the trip to Mumbai this year.
Less human activity and commercial fishing, thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns that began March 25, have made for the perfect foraging conditions in wetlands near Sewri and Thane Creek, the publication reports. “The lockdown is giving these birds peace for roosting, no disturbance in