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Jakkur Lake Sunrise: A Birding Blitz

With busy weekends, my friend and I squeezed in a quick sunrise and birding session at Jakkur Lake. Here's what we found in just a couple of hours.





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Just as the first blush of pink touched the horizon, a crescent moon appeared to say goodbye before the sun took over. 





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Painted storks stalked the shallows near the shore, taking advantage of the pre-dawn quiet to hunt for fish before the morning walkers' activity began.











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The painted stork at the top of a tree saw the sun before us. The excitement was evident in the way it stretched its wings wide, greeting the rising sun with a joyful squawk.





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The painted storks stood tall, their long necks and beaks creating a mesmerizing pattern as the sun peeked.





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Had to move a little to get the whole sun in the shot.





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I wanted pictures of the stork with the sunrise. Thankfully, the stork seemed to understand the assignment and posed beautifully.











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The undisturbed water mirrored the elegance of a newly arrived painted stork.





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A little egret also had a fantastic reflection in the water. It seemed to have mistaken a water plant for a tasty fish!



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Outside a banyan tree hole, two mynas created a commotion, each trying to be the first to tend their chick. I managed to get some shots of the noisy disagreement!





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Thanks for joining me on this little birding adventure! I'd love to hear what you think in the comments.

41 comments:

  1. You had a great sunrise to start the day.

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  2. Beautiful photos of the stork and sunrise. I hope everything is going well. Happy weekend

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  3. Picture 11 is ab fab. Superb Photography!!

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  4. Amazing photos as usual. Did you have to go far to see all the storks?

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    1. Thanks! Didn't have to travel far at all to see these storks - only 6km from home!

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  5. There is a magical vibe to this post. Such a gorgeous fairytale shot of the moon and how nice of the stork to pose in front of the sun. :)

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  6. Wonderful photos of the storks and mynas!

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  7. These are marvelous! A joyful squawk!

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  8. I love your painted storks. I have never seen such a bird.

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  9. I always enjoy your birds - so many wonderful images today.

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  10. Jakkur lake is indeed a great place for birding. But its fast getting blemished by high raisers. Afraid if it will loose natural touch soon

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  11. Fantastic shots, Always loved your post.

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  12. Gorgeous photos. I think the stork silhouette is my favorite. Just beautiful!!

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  13. The storks are really nice looking birds. Great shots.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  14. Hello,
    Beautiful sunrise images. A great start to your day! I love all the Stork photos and the Mynas. Great post!
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.

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  15. The poses of the stork are fantastic. I love the Myna birds too. Maybe they got up TOO early! lol

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  16. Wow and those birds with that sun wonderful.

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  17. fabulous shots of the storks with the rising sun!
    best,mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  18. Beautiful photos. Love the Myna ones.

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  19. Fabulous photos! It's a wonderful experience to witness these exquisite images of nature on site!

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  20. The photos of the stork and the sunrise are just spectacular. I marvel at your photos!! Thank you for linking up.

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  21. How nice of the stork to have posed so beautifully in front of the rising sun. And in general, the storks were all wonderful photo models! The little egret also did a good job (apart from the wrong prey that he found ;-) But a water plant is better than plastic...) And it was great how you observed the two mynas. I now know (having seen them on our last trip) how loud mynas can be - and certainly even louder when they disagree. Excellent photos again, dear Shiju, even though you only had a relatively short time for the observation trip!
    All the best and have a good week, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2024/06/weltreise-2024-5-station-neuseeland.html

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  22. Yet another set of amazing photos I am impressed those reflective ones are brilliant :-)

    Have a reflectivetastic week 👍

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  23. Gorgeous photos as always!
    Thank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2024/06/philadelphias-city-hall.html!

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  24. Hello, and thank you for brightening my day!

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  25. Fabulous photos - hard to choose a favorite, but I think the reflection photos are stunning!

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  26. Great bird photos as always. I have to say, I particularly love the solo photos of the moon and sun, respectively, as well as the silhouettes against the sun. The mynas were fun, too.
    Happy WW!

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  27. Nice photos. The storks against the sunrise are particularly stunning.

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  28. Amazing scenes, indeed. What a wonderful trip. Next I will bring in my post Storks too ;) We love to visit them in Wertingen, Germany.

    Thanks for sharing with MM.
    Greetings from Heidrun

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  29. Loved the setting moon and the sunrise. Painted storks are so much fun to photograph. Just returned from the Agumbe rainforests armed with a few adventurous stories. Have shared a sneak peak this week. :)

    Have a good week, Shiju.

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  30. I love how you presented this as a pinboard - I really want to try and get one at some point. Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.

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  31. The sunrise with stork pictures are prize winners for sure. Stunning. And its wonderful how much you saw in a short time. I really like your description of how excited and happy the storks were to greet the sunrise and welcome a new day. I need to practice this myself!!

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  32. Shiju, your sunrise birding blitz at Jakkur Lake is magical!
    The painted storks against the sunrise and their reflections are enchanting.
    The noisy mynas added a delightful touch.
    Your photos bring nature to life and always inspire me.
    Keep up the fantastic work!

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  33. These insects are so well photographed. They are sharp full of details and gorgeous colours

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  34. Painted stork and the sunrise is a master piece . I loved the click of crescent moon. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.

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  35. I love to watch your photos. They are all very beautiful!

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  36. ..you are quite the entomologist this week!

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  37. Gorgeous photos! Nice collage too.

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  38. I was watching a story on Instagram about a rehabber who had a stork into care and they thought the stork about around 50 yrs old.....Michelle

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