Thursday, April 2, 2009

Mahabaleshwar 28 March 2009

28th March

Morning 7am went for a bird walk near the hotel towards the sunset point on a trail called tigers trail.

Lot of bird activity could be heard but due to very thick forest the sightings were less. The puff throated babbler was foraging on the ground near the trail for quite some time giving good views. Also at the same place a female paradise flycatcher was flying around. At the same place the next day we saw a white bellied blue flycatcher.
The other birds seen were the white cheeked barbet, small sunbird, white eyes in plenty, red whiskered and red vented bulbuls, black bulbuls, black bird, rose finch, pied buschat.
One interesting sighting on this trail was the Shekhroo. Always a pleasure to watch this creature in its fresh brown coat.

Anjani was flowering at many places
Anjani flower buds


Anjani flowers taken with flash


A dragon fly on tigers trail


At 10am started for Kates point. It gives good views of Kamalgad and the Dhom reservoir which are on the north of Mahabaleshwar.

Elephant head shape seen at the Kates point


Down from Kates point


Kamalgad and the savitri valley view


Land portion not submerged in the waters of Dhom reservoir


The dhom reservoir


Kamalgad seen from Kates point


Kamal and the valley below


Another view of the valley from Kates point


Dhom reservoir


Valley from Kates point


Strawberry field on the way from Kates point to the hotel


On the way stopped at the venna lake.
Venna lake


Boats at venna lake


Saw 2 malabar crested larks here

In the afternoon left for Pratapgad
View from pratapgad


Pratapgad buruj from top


Buruj at Pratapgad


Statue of Shivaji Maharaj on Pratapgad


Different view of the staute of Shivaji Maharaj


Another view


Unknown flowers at the top of Pratapgad


Buruj and part of tatbanddi on Pratapgad


From the bottom buruj the view of the top of pratapgad


Tatbanddi of Pratapgad visible


View from pratapgad


Buruj view


While returning in the evening went to the sunset point.
It was heavily crowded. Looked like whole of Mahabaleshwar had assembled here.
It took us long time to get out of the traffic jam after the sun had set.

Sunset from Bombay point


Sun at sunset


People at sunset point


Next day morning did the Arthur seat and all the neighboring points like monkey point, savitri point, etc.

Terrace fields from Arthur seat point


Arthur Seat Point


Arthur Seat Point


Arthur Seat Point Falcon


Arthur Seat Point


Pratapgad from Arthur Seat Point


Pied Buschat in hotel


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