On the spur of the moment, my friend Rosita Sequiera came by with her son Mark and picked me up, and off we went; I wanted to show her the magnificient trees of Hulimangala.

She’d brought some nice tea in that flask!

We started the evening with a beautiful

SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE

soaring above:

</a> Mark, who's done well in his exams, was all smiles: I took Rosita down the avenue of the wonderful giants, which feels like a cathedral to me: Everywhere on the tall trees there were beehives, and I clicked one under construction: The sun behind the clouds was an amazing sight, and I could not stop clicking the Fingers of God: Though the lake nearby was nearly dry, it had a beauty of its own: The figs on the Banyan tree were an invitation for many birds: </lj-cut text> You can see how beautiful is the camouflage of the ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET with its body against the leaves, and its beak against the figs: These two majestic Ficus trees are my landmark to turn off on the road to Hulimangala: We sighted the Mottled Wood Owl, too, being chased around by the Mynas, then the Parakeets, and then the Kites! The bird list: Bee-eater, Small Green Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-whiskered Bulbul, White-browed Bushchat, Pied Cormorant, Little Crow, House Crow, Jungle Dove, Spotted Drongo, Ashy Eagle, Short-toed Snake Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Heron, Indian Pond Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy Koel, Asian Lapwing, Red-wattled Myna, Common Myna, Jungle Owl, Mottled Wood Stork, Painted Swallow, Red-rumped Oriole, Eurasian Golden Prinia, Ashy Robin, Indian Warbler, Un id Woodswallow, Ashy You can see the other photos on my FB album if you click here