I still recall those aerial photos of dolphins being spotted off the coast of Bombay. It caused a serious splash on social media platforms. Soon enough, everyone and their grandfather were sure that this was the first time the city had witnessed such a phenomena. Thankfully, greens stepped in to remind all of us that the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin has been a resident of our waters for a long time. So much for these armchair naturalists' claims! Next, we were treated to stunning frames and videos of flamingos spreading their pink carpet trail along our eastern waterfronts. Sure, they do make their annual trips but this time seemed special. Even observers swore that their numbers had risen this year.

Then, there were the bird calls and visits too, from species big and small. SoBoites were in for a special treat when the national bird decided to drop by several tony neighbourhoods. It was all too amusing at some level to read reactions of these 'wild' sightings. Homes closer to the Aarey forest and Sanjay Gandhi National Park recorded plenty of avian activity, as well as frames of herds of grazing deer from their balconies.