My birding trips continue to be short until my ankle injury heals completely. This week, I visited Kasavanahalli lake and just captured the bird activity at one end without much walking around. Here are the pics...
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I reached the lake around sunrise time and the first sighting was this silhouette of a Little Egret...
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An Asian Openbill looked great in the golden hour lighting...
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It was constantly probing in the swamp and soon found what it was looking for...
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The emerging sunlight brought a golden twinkle in a Little egret's eye...