open space around mandya

Mandya’s usually considered as an intermediary milestone along the way to Mysore or any other place… we never imagined we’d actually go to this place for a visit. But when we did go to a homestay over here, the surroundings were quite unexpected. We’d…

confronting colorfully

These peacocks seem to be having quite a discussion, while confronting colorfully… (video taken from far away and the zoom misses clarity)

birds at Lalbagh, Bengaluru…

Lalbagh is just a park in the city which I hadn’t visited in a long while! But every visit there taking it for granted, is a visit where we can find the joy of rediscovering it again… This visit it was really surprising to…

birds coexisting with people

Kokkare Belluru One may have heard of the bird sanctuary at Ranganthittu, near Mysore. This is a nearby, relatively almost unknown place. Here birds co-exist with villagers like an extended family. The people are quite knowledgable… they said look how they are providing shade…

kokkare bellur – the village of storks

Ranganthittu in Karnataka is well known for its beautiful bird sanctuary. One not-so-well known place near it is a curious place, a village where one can walk around, and find on the rooftops of a lot of houses, many beautiful birds nesting on them!…