A short drive from home brings me to Saul Kere lake in Bangalore. Truly marvelous variety of birds can be seen these days. Here's a photo tour...
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It was quite foggy at 7:30 am and I started losing hope. I was delighted to sight a Rose-ringed Parakeet. Its colors resolving from the mist...
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A Glossy Ibis stood in the mist without the gloss. I hoped to return to it later when the mist clears to capture its glossy wings...
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And an Ashy Prinia looked drenched in the mist...
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An Intermediate Egret looked elegant though even in the bad light condition...
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A baby Eurasian Coot was learning some fishing tricks from the mother coot...
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As the light improved, I could see a Brown Shrike settling on a tree...
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The sun light revealed the true colors of the colorful Grey-headed Swamphen...
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A Black Drongo appeared...
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A White-cheeked Barbet also made an appearance...
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A male Asian Koel tried to hide, but his bright red eyes could not help him conceal...
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A whistling call of an Oriental Magpie-Robin sitting far away on a tree grabbed my attention...
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A Rose-ringed Parakeet added beautiful green spots by flying from one branch to another...
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Glossy Ibis also did a flypast...
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Saw another Eurasian Coot in better light...
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A Clamorous Reed Warbler darted around making it quite frustrating to focus...
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Ashy Prinia now appeared normal. The sun helped in drying the morning mist...
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Sun made the sunbirds active. I saw many Purple-rumped Sunbirds busily hopping around taking the insect breakfast...