As the city braces itself for another scorching summer, with soda carts popping up at every nook and corner, the wetlands of Navi Mumbai will get ready to bid adieu to its flamingos until next winter. Naturalists right now are busy taking visitors on boat rides to their habitats, and amid the rush to witness the final sliver of pink before summer begins, a seven-page-long comic-style zine following the story of arrival of these migratory birds in Mumbai has popped up on social media. This zine was released by the youth-led collective Ministry of Mumbai’s Magic (MMM) on a similar boat ride as an enriching memento for participants to take back home, “It was well received then, and the buzz continues after we posted it on our Instagram page,” shares Tanisha Sansoya, designer and illustrator, MMM.

The story follows the flamingos’ journey to Mumbai and Navi Mumbai