Showing posts with label Bengaluru. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bengaluru. Show all posts

Monday, November 14, 2016

Trip to Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills has been on my wishlist since 2010. Back then I was working at Hyderabad. But I had to move to Vadodara for job. I couldn't try Nandi Hills after moving to Vadodara.

Even after moving to Bengaluru I couldnt plan a trip to Nandi hills for first 2 to 3 months due to non availability of vehicle.

So far i managed to do 2 trips only and following are the photographs from both the trips:

Landscaps/Cloudscapes:

The above clouds shot which is what I always wanted to capture at Nandi Hills IMG_0939 Panorama ds

My fav shot at Nandhi hills, guess this the peak of Skandagiri hills IMG_1151 ds

View of much smaller hill thru the clouds IMG_1054 ds

Birds @ Nandi Hills

Pippit

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Asian Paradise FlyCatcher female

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Warbler

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Ashy Drongo

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Ruby throated Flycather

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White cheeked Barbet

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Warbler

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Golden Oriole

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Puff Throat Warbler

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Warbler

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Pippit

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Warbler

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Nielgiri Pegion

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Hill Myna

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Tickels Blue Flycatcher

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Warbler

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Red Wiskered Bulbul

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Black Bird

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Blue Rock Thrush

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Nielgiri Pegion

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Sulfur bellied Warbler

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Warbler

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Warbler

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Flora:

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Plain tiger

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Critters:

Garden lizard

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Indian rhesus macaque

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Skink

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Monday, November 7, 2016

Birds of Agara

When I was in Bengaluru for SAP training back in March 2015. It was known that Bengaluru have many lakes, but as per what I have read in newspapers all of them are polluted. Due to the above I never tried to check out the lakes in Bengaluru. However, one find day when I travelling to "Banerghatta" I happend to see this lake at Agara and found some ducks in the lake. I decided to check out this lake on next day. It was pretty surprising that this lake was very clean and well maintained. I keep visiting this lake whenever time permits. Following is the list of image captured at this lake since March 2015.


Bronze Winged Jacana

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Lesser Wistling Ducks

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Little Grebbe

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Common Coot

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Pond Heron

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Lesser Cormorant
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Spot Billed Duck
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Gargney
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Brahminy Kite
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Oriental Darter/Snake Bird
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Marsh Harrier
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Purple Heron
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Purple Swamp hen
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Greater Egret
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Black Kite
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Common Crow
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Ashy Prinia
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Peasant Tailed Jacana
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Unidentified Warbler
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Butterflies

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Mongoose

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Checkered Keelback
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