This is because during the dry season the rivers shrink a bit and the sandy river banks are available for nesting.

Finally, when the river shrank to a small stream between two mountain ranges, they climbed the pass where the two ranges met.

These rivers are furious during the monsoons but shrink during the dry summer months.

During the dry season the river shrank back to its usual level, exposing a livid gash of grey.

Since the mid-20th century, this river has shrunk significantly.

Evidently the river had shrunk during the long heat wave.

The dry season also causes the larger rivers shrink in size, exposing waterfalls and sandbars.

As the lakes and rivers shrank, fish populations became geologically isolated.

And as aquifers continue to decline and rivers shrink, such charges will inevitably grow.

The homes of the wild animals and birds have been desolated; the rivers are shrinking, and many beautiful landscapes are gone forever.