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
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
