It was a lovely sunrise at Lalbagh.

We entered by the south (Siddapura) gate:

Since is interested both in birds and photography, he was an ideal victim, sorry, person, to take to this beautiful public garden, which is a jewel of Bangalore. It's a great place to photograph heritage, history, people, plants, trees, birds, insects... Here's the jewel in the jewel, the Glass House: What this Lady Voluptuous is doing in the middle of a Japanese garden has always been a mystery to me, but I was told that there were political forces at work resulting in her installation! The central bandstand: Here are some of the birds: Blue Rock Pigeon: Common Myna: Rose-ringed Parakeet: Great Egret: Ashy Prinia: White-cheeked Barbet: While looking at some birds, I also saw some plants and trees. Saraca ashoka, the Ashoka tree, under which Sita is supposed to have been sitting in Sri Lanka: I don't know the name of this flowering tree: Amherstia nobilis: The Cup of Gold vine: A mango tree, more than 200 years old, from the era of Tipu Sultan, whose son had a lot to do with the setting up of Lalbagh: Mussaenda erythrophylla: Swietenia macrophylla: The magnificient, approx-200-year-old Silk Cotton tree, one of the sights of Lalbagh: Sterculia foetida: Kigelia pinnata, the Sausage Tree: </lj-cut> We returned home via the famous Ashoka Pillar in Jayanagar: All the photos are on my FB album, here It was a very enjoyable morning!