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Surprise visit to heaven - TG Halli reservoir

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About the Place: The scenic Thippagondana Halli reservoir is about 40 kms. from Bangalore. It is located in Ramanagara district at the confluence of river Arkavathy and Kumudavathy. Route: Bangalore- TG Halli reservoir route map How it all lined up? My friends at the office were planning a trip to some location like Talakad or Mekedatu. The weather in Bangalore had been bad for the past one week. It had been raining everyday. Five of us were ready to go in spite of the bad weather. Things went haywire when one of our friends pulled out of the trip due to viral fever. One by one, the remaining people started pulling out. Finally we decided to cancel the trip. I  was browsing the net when I came across this place called TG Halli reservoir. This seemed to be an interesting location that had not been explored much. Also this location was not too far from Bangalore, so we could return soon if the we...
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Ranganathittu - A long awaited destination

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The place: Ranganathittu is a bird sanctuary located at about 130 kms. from Bangalore. Located on the Cauvery river, the sanctuary is a home to a large number of migratory birds mainly consisting of Pelicans, Painted Storks and Open billed Storks. Best time to visit? I visited this place during the month of May, which is considered to be the best time to see the migratory birds that nest here. Route: Route       : Bangalore- Bidadi- Ramanagara- Channapatna- Maddur-  Mandya-  Srirangapatna-                       Ranganathittu Distance   : 130 kms. Beautiful morning: I woke up this morning at 5:30 am. The weather felt really pleasant as it had rained the previous night. I felt that it would be an ideal weather for a bike ride. But where to go? The immediate response from my mind was Ranganathittu which was a destination I had planning to go from a lon...
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Location: Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka 571427, India
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Wonderful Wayanad!

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 The Place: Wayanad is a hill station in Kerala, located at a distance of about 280 kms. from Bangalore. The place is famous for scenic beauty and pleasant weather. When to visit: The best time to visit this place is during the months of winter. It is hot and humid during summer months. Monsoons are severe in these regions and hence it would be difficult to see places even though the scenic beauty is at its peak during these months. Starting off.. We were to leave to Wayanad from Guru's place on friday night. However the start was a delayed one because Ravi and myself were late to leave the office. We were later informed that we would be leaving from Vikas' place. It was night 12'O clock by the time we left.Vikas' place. After having left from Vikas' place, we picked up Vinod from his place and continued the journey. Taking a break at Nagarahole checkpost: We drove through Mysore road, and reached the Nagarahole ch...
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Location: Wayanad, Kerala, India
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Kokkare Bellur - A day with birds

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The place: Kokkare Bellur Kokkare Bellur is a small village in Mandya district, the village is at a distance of around 90 kms. from Bangalore . This place is a home to a number of migratory birds, mainly Pelicans   and Storks.. Early morning kickoff The trip to Kokkare Bellur was a long awaited one, mainly because of my interest in photographing birds and the fact that kokkare bellur was amongst the must visit places for bird lovers from Bangalore. My friends Prashanth and Vinod joined me for the trip. We met up on Sunday (03-03-13) morning at around 6.30 am near Rajarajeshwari nagar arch and left from there. It was the month of March and a beautiful sunny morning with moderate temperatures welcomed us. We rode through the various cities on Mysore Road and halted at Hotel Vaishali in Channapatna for breakfast at around 8.00 am.  THE DEVIATION! The Deviation: Very Easy to Miss ! After we were done with our breakfas...
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Location: Kokkare Bellur, Karnataka 571422, India
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