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Jaunt to Jakkur lake

Good weather is upon us, bringing with it delightful serenity to Bangalore. Sunday morning, my wife and I decided to take full advantage of it and visit Jakkur lake for a photo expedition. Here's a photo tour...



We could hear lots of birds tweeting nearby. The first to be spotted was an Ashy Prinia...





Spotted Dove foraging in the bushes...








Kadam trees were in bloom...


Beautiful Kadam flower...


Here's a closeup...


The jogging/walking track is being renovated. The road roller makes a sweet prop for a portrait...





The place has been colonized by Passion Fruit vine...


A macro shot of the Passion flower...





Purple Swamphen...



Patterns on a musk melon...






A female Purple-rumped sunbird can do lovely acrobatics...


A male Purple-rumped sunbird is equally good at circus...


And... here I am... this is me...



33 comments:

  1. Wonderful pics. Thanks for bringing the focus on the Jakkur lake

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  2. You take great bird photos, that spotted dove is a beauty.

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  3. Hello!:) Exciting photography to view, and beautiful flora and bird shots. Thank you for sharing the wildlife of Jakkar lake.

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  4. I love your photography. So many birds! We are a birding spot, too, just on the other side of the world.

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  5. Good to see Manju shoot. :) She must be shooting you to her heart's fill! :)

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  7. Lovely photography.. loved the fifth photo the most .
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  8. Such gorgeous photography! Thanks for the tour.

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  9. Beautiful photos. My favorite is of the passion flower.

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  10. Très belle série ;-) Céline & Philippe

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  11. Great pics, and nice to see you! A very successful "photo expedition"!

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  12. Lovely shots of your walk around the lake!

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  13. Great photos of you and your wife! Love those gorgeous blooms and the texture on the melon!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  14. Gorgeous photos! The macros are wonderful. And I just loved the spotted dove.

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  15. Your photos are absolutely stunning. The dove is so, so cute <3 And the macro shots of flowers and melon supreme. So nice to get to know you!

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  16. Beautiful birds and a lot of exotic beauty.
    Thanks for joining with Weekend Green, greetings from Germany

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  17. Lovely series of shots!!! Thanks for sharing in ...just BE.
    robin.

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  18. Hello! I came over again to see your stunning shots. Love your macro images.

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  19. Beautiful bird photos as always, you have a real eye for capturing them

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  20. Hello, lovely flowers and beautiful birds. I love the pretty sunbird. Nice to see you and your wife. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

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  21. Beautiful flowers and wonderful bird photos. I especially enjoyed the upside down purple rumped sunbird.

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    1. As always, thanks so much for joining us with your wonderful photos this week at I'd Rather B Birdin'. It's always appreciated and a pleasure to witness first hand with your blog.

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  22. Lovely photos. The dove is so beautiful!

    Natasha in Oz

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  23. Birds are so beautiful when you can see their feathers up close. You take beautiful photos :) #MySundayPhoto

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  24. I love the pictures of the Kadam flower. So unusual and very pretty. Looks like a successful day out! #mysundayphoto

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  25. Love nature photography. I really like your photos of flowers and birds.

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  26. What exciting pictures!!
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    Have a great week!

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  27. I love the photos of the passion fruit flower and the upside down sunbird. The purple swamphen looks similar to out pukeko (also a swamphen).

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  28. Oh, my, what wonderful and exotic flowers and birds! Your photos are just awesome to see. It's nice that your wife went along, she's a great model! I really like your simple shots of the grasses a lot.

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  29. So nice to see you and your beautiful wife. It looks like a very enjoyable outing.... Michelle

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  30. Oh my! What spectacular photos! The birds, the flowers! And of course, your dear family! Thank you for taking me along for a photo trip to Jakkur Lake. Beautiful!!

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