Birding Circuit
Date: 13th February 2015 Team Mates: M R Rajaram, M A Seshachalam Route: By Road from Devanahalli to Hampapura It was a cold and silent morning of mid February as we got ready for a long and exiting journey to the heritage city of Mysore via Hampapura from Devanahalli, a town close the crammed Bangalore International Airport. The three resident Spotted Owlets were making a ruckus as we assumed were hunting for field rats. We departed Devanahalli by 6:00 AM and were greeted by trucks on the main road to Doddabellapur. It was still dark and was quiet windy. At sunrise we got the glimpse of the commonly found Rose Ringed Parakeets flying at break neck speeds. We passed the Asian Highway 47 (Bangalore - Gwalior) and took the National Highway 48. As we passed several man made reservoirs, we planned to see one of them. We took a sharp left and landed at Mangala Reservoir. As soon as we stopped we were greeted by several Red-Rumped Swallows . Two Spot-Billed Ducks were enjoying ...