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It was very pleasant to be able to go to Kaikondrahalli Kere after a long time and find that, apart from the dumping and levelling going on down one side of it, the lake is generally still well-maintained.

An ambling walk of a couple of hours were very productive from the bird point of view, and we watched the nesting behaviour of the Great Cormorants, and the fishing by almost all of the waterfowl. Several juvenile Brahminy Kites, swooping at the surface of the water now and then, provided the raptor touch. The flock of Chestnut-tailed Starlings feeding on the Eucalyptus fruit pods made me muse on how species adapt even to exotic trees and utilize them. Some of us compared notes over breakfast; there is a restaurant called "Sri Bhema's" around the corner which is ideal for the purpose! Many thanks to Prarthana for organizing the outing though it was a little difficult for her. Her daughter Tanushree is developing into a good bird-spotter! There were several children on the walk this time, and it was heartening to see. I have put up my album on FB, click here My e-Bird list is here Babbler, Jungle Barbet, White-cheeked Bee-eater, Green Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-whiskered Bushchat, Pied Coot, Common Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Little Coucal, Greater Crow, House Crow, Jungle Darter, Oriental Dove, Laughing Dove, Spotted Drongo, Ashy Drongo, Black Drongo, White-bellied Duck, Spot-billed Egret, Cattle Egret, Intermediate Flameback, Greater Flowerpecker, Pale-billed Grebe, Little Heron, Grey Heron, Indian Pond Heron, Purple Honey-buzzard, Oriental Ibis, Black Jacana, Bronze-winged Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, White-throated Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy Koel, Asian Lapwing, Red-wattled Munia, Scaly-breasted Myna, Common Myna, Jungle Oriole, Eurasian Golden Parakeet, Rose-ringed Pelican, Spot-billed Pigeon, Blue Rock Pipit, Paddyfield Prinia, Ashy Robin, Indian Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Wood Silverbill, Indian Shikra Sparrow, House Starling, Chestnut-tailed Stork, Painted Sunbird, Purple Sunbird, Purple-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Wire-tailed Swamphen, Purple Swift, Un id Tailorbird, Common Tern, River Tit, Great Wagtail, White-browed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Clamorous Reed Waterhen, White-breasted Loved the shades of green that Tanushree pointed out: The Akasha Mallige (Indian Cork Tree) is in full flower now: Lots of six-footers, too, like this COMMON CASTOR: this DAMSELFLY: This weirdo with more legs than I could count, and backpacks, too! Some abstract images caught my eye, too: Some bird seemed to have built its nest with soft, inviting straw rather than the usual twigs...de luxe residence! The gatekeeper's dog was a real dish:

Here is a Striped Tiger, and then two Plain Tigers, to bid you goodbye for now!