Birding at Mysore - Varuna lake

Varuna Lake:

This lake is a famous spot for water sports during Dasara festival in Mysore. Heard that Mysore Dewan Sir M.Visweswaraiah used to visit this lake very often and praised the lake.

The lake which nested various species of rare birds was dying, due to this sport which is not seen by any of them which is very sad.

This is situated near Mysore, just on the way to T Narsipura.

Bush chat

Indian Silverbill

Spotted Whistling Duck

Sandpiper

 Eurasian Collared Dove

 Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)

Spotted Whistling Duck

Indian Darter (Anhinga melanogaster )

 Snowy Egret with a catch

Indian Silverbill

Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National Park , established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore.

Bandipur is known for its wildlife and has many types of biomes, but dry deciduous forest is dominant.
The park spans an area of 874 square kilometers (337 sq mi), protecting several species of India's endangered wildlife. Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park (643 km2 (248 sq mi)), Mudumalai National Park (320 km2 (120 sq mi)) and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (344 km2 (133 sq mi)), it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve totaling 2,183 km2 (843 sq mi) making it the largest protected area in southern India.
Bandipur is located in Gundlupet taluq of Chamarajanagar district. It is about 80 kilometers (50 mi) from the city of Mysore on the route to a major tourist destination of Ooty. As a result, Bandipur sees a lot of tourist traffic and there are a lot of wildlife fatalities caused by speeding vehicles that are reported each year. There is a ban on traffic from the hours of dusk to dawn to help bring down deat

Juvenile Peahen's

Crested Serpent Eagle

Gaurus

Parakeet

Indian Peafowl's

Red wattled Lapwing( Juvenile)

Monitor Lizard

Red Jungle Fowl

Dholes

Dhole Gang

Dhole Gang

Dhole Gang

chital

chital in action

Sunset @ Bandipur

There are other animals which are rare to sight, which depends on luck and time :)

ಶ್ರಿಂಗೇರಿ - Sringeri

ಶ್ರಿಂಗೇರಿ (Sringeri) is a hill town and taluk headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka, is the site of the first matha established by Adi Shankara, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century  It is located on the banks of the river Tunga.

The Shringeri Matha's main deity is the Goddess of Learning Sri Sharada Parameshwari. The present image in the temple is in gold and is believed to be in place from the times of Jagadguru Vidyaranya Swaminaha; before which a murti made of sandal wood was in worship.

Aksharabhyasa or Vidyarambha facility is one of the Sevas performed at Sri Sharada Temple located at Sringeri.

ಶಿವನಸಮುದ್ರ (Shivanasamudra) - Bharachukki falls

All this time when ever i visited to Shivanasamudra, we use to go to Gaganachukki falls and drive back...but this time I made sure that i should see the other side of the Gaganachukki falls.

Barachukki falls is amazing falls which has U cross section that makes it a beautiful waterfall. See the beauty.