Bird Watching !

Brawling threads in my code left me with frayed nerves and exasperated mind ...
Not to mention , an irritable mood with low tolerance and a nagging boredom that just refused to go away. A quick remedy was bird watching .I guess this works as a cooler for many of us and as for me , some of my friends know that it just works out wonders for me ;)

Well so a weekend getaway it was , a day trip to Ranganthittu Bird Sanctury . It is a place close to Mysore and some 150 kms from Bangalore so we decided to ride till the place instead of taking a cab.
Route: Bangalore -> Ramnagaram -> Bidadi -> Maddur -> Mandya -> Srirangapatta -> Ranganathittu .

We decided to start early in the morning which didnt turn out to be really early eventually and we were on our way 45 minutes past six .Total disarray of plan. I wanted to reach Ranganathittu by 8:30am so as to take the first boat, but we weren’t even close , so we decided to stop to grab quick breakfast at Kamat in Maddur . Dashed to reach Ranganathittu by 10 am finally ....

Ranganthittu a bird lovers paradise was basically the brainwork of Dr. Salim Ali. who, during his survey of the birds of Mysore, advocated for the establishment of such a sanctuary. Thousands of birds thronge on the small six islets . We took a
ticket (50 Rs per person) for a boatride and since the sun was getting harsh , we straightaway headed for it and decided to take the rest of the tour later .

Most common migratory birds include painted storks, open billed storks, white ibis, darters, spoonbills and night herons. winter is the best time to visit when it is full of migratory birds so we were able to spot some local birdies and missed on watching pied kingfisher , river terns .

We could spot painted stork, herons, darters, cormorants etc...crocodiles are in plenty and you can often see them sun bathing s ... there was a huge tree which was home to some thousands of bats ....I am yet not done with feasting my eyes with the sight of pied kingfisher and river tern .. may be next time .

After the boatride we went for a stroll , had a brunch by opening up the packed food
we carried and then settled on a bench chirping for quite a while .So overall Ranganthittu was an awesome experience with scores of birds around ... So if you are a person of interest in winged creatures , certainly Ranganthittu is the place .Best time would be around winters , you can also go for a boatman who has knowledge of birds , give him some extra 100 bucks and add more vibrant colors to your tour .It would be great if you carry binoculars or a high zoom camera .