Excellent Water Level.
We are observing winter migrants. Please enjoy the pictures.
Excellent Water Level.
We are observing winter migrants. Please enjoy the pictures.
Some of the snaps from the Hessarghatta grassland. Must be worth to visit again in winter.
Dr M B Krishna writes:
“The Hesaraghatta lake bed is facing another assault. Parts of the lake bed have become barren and have been laid waste due to heavy vehicular movement on the lake bed. In this case most of the damage is due to nature photographers chasing migratory birds using cars and SUVs.
“A rapid assessment of the impacts caused by nature photographers driving on the dry Hesaraghatta lake bed reveals a wide and extensive network of vehicle tracks amounting to about 43 km. About 136 ha of habitat was either lost or disturbed because of vehicular movement and on an average, 20 vehicles were found to be pursuing birds on weekends and holidays. If one considers the area coming directly under the wheel, it amounts to almost six standard football fields!
“The assessment was carried out in December 2012 by independent researchers and students from St. Joseph’s College using the plant line transect method, onsite measurements and imageries to assess the full-scale damage on the habitat.” writes Sunil in the report.
To see the full report,
Once upon a time Hessarghatta was a lake. Now water is gone but still it is one of the most attractive grassland for birder. A must visit for any of the birder in Bangalore.
Some pictures I took last week. Have fun and drop your comments…
It was Mohan(one of our bangalorecaptured blogger) and he had invited us at his home. A beautiful home with lots of Flora and Fauna. Plan was to celebrate the birthday at Nrityagram Dance Village – a killer place to watch classical dance. Informally photography was prohibited inside the classroom which makes sense. Some of the beauty outside the place, I am even adding some of the pictures taken at Mohan’s Land.