Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Weekend bird photography at Ranganathittu and Kokkare Bellur


It’s been about four months since we were planning to visit Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary and Kokkare Bellur. Well, quite obviously because these two places are famous for the migratory birds that flock here for breeding each year. 
So, this weekend, 30th Dec, 2012 to be precise, we decided to hit the road. First Kokkare Bellur, then Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. Although this was a day trip, we broke it down into two blog posts. The only reason for doing that is for you(our most wonderful readers) to distinguish between the two places and the birds you can find there.
Sunrise by Mysore Road
   Here are the individual Blog Post:


Pelican at Kokkare Bellur

Kokkare Bellur Village
        
Blue Pansy

Spoon Bill Stork
Heron
Some of the common info about our journey:
Distance travelled: Around 360 Km (up+down)
Route: Whitefield, Sarjapur, NiceRoad, Mysore Road, Channapatna, Kokkare Bellur, Maddur, Mandya, Srirangapatna,  Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (the return route is same except no detour to Kokkare Bellur)
Leave Bangalore: 5:15 AM
Return to Bangalore: 6:30 PM
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Location: Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India

16 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 January 2013 at 13:44

    Interesting pictures, especially the blue pansy ! thanks for sharing.

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    1. Ankur and Soma4 January 2013 at 17:42

      Thank you for your compliment. And yes, the blue pansy is really marvelous.

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  2. AmitAag8 January 2013 at 17:19

    Lovely pics, Soma and Ankur!

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    1. Ankur and Soma8 January 2013 at 18:17

      Thank you very much Amit. We are glad that you liked the photographs.

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  3. ajeethboaz9 January 2013 at 17:46

    Awesome pics, loved the first pic, may I know what software was used for post processing...
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    1. Ankur and Soma9 January 2013 at 20:19

      Thank you very much Ajeeth. Well, the first picture(sunrise HDR) was processed with Photomatix and then processed in Photoshop. All the others were only processed in Photoshop.

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  4. Vetirmagal14 January 2013 at 15:22

    Wow, Beautiful! Want to visit that place.

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  5. Anupam shrivastava17 January 2013 at 12:51

    Hey Ankur, nice blog posts. Awaiting more on Kerala and Pondi trips.

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    1. Ankur and Soma17 January 2013 at 17:27

      Thanks a lot Anupam. And yes, Kerala blog is on its way.

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  6. Saurabh Chawla23 January 2013 at 22:11

    precisely captured! lovely :)

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  7. Anonymous24 June 2013 at 19:28

    Thanks for the info. Is there any place nearby to stay for a night?

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    1. Ankur and Soma28 June 2013 at 11:13

      we didnt see any hotels nearby the sanctuary.However you can stay in Mysore which is roughly 10 kms from Ranganathittu

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  8. Unknown27 June 2013 at 21:29

    gr8 pics, thnx for sharing travel details too. :)

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