Republic day was awesome as a group of birding friends decided Gulakmale as the destination for the day. Gulakmale is a small village near Kaggalipura of South Bangalore off kanakapura road. This place is accessible both from Kanakapura Road & Bannerghatta road. My route was through Kanakapura road ( Chamarajpet > K.R Road > Banashankari temple > Thalaghattapura > underpass Nice road flyover > Art of living & from there approx 4kms Kaggalipura > Ask for Bannerghatta road in Kaggalipura which is a left turn at the traffic T junction on the Kanakapura main road, > around 2kms you’ll pass Gulakmaale Govt School on right side & from there 1 Km you’ll get a “Y” junction> Take LEFT & not the right which goes to bannerghatta > ask for Gulakmaale kere (tank) & take left turn which is a mud road & drive down around half km which leads to Gulakmaale tank bund).
Gulakmaale Tank Bund
Gulakmaale Tank
Birding around the tank & nearby places by walk is good & you will see many species of birds, few meters on the road next to bund leads to a small bridge & then to the water area.
Sunrise at Gulakmaale
Indian Robin
Indian Silverbill
Red Vented Bulbul
Gree Bee-Eater
Yellow Eyed Babbler
River Tern
Birdwatchers
A passing by villager tipped us to visit a place called Thottikallu Falls (TK falls) which is around 2Kms from the Gulakmaale tank & told that many more birds could be spotted there.
Dried Weed on a old building near the TK Falls
I dint saw many birds here as it was 11:00am already, but i am planning to visit this patch again much early next time & cover some water bodies too on the way. Others from our group spotted many flycatchers around this falls area, but my finally photo was this Fresh water crab.
Some tourist caught this crab from the water flowing area & brought it to ground, we took some photo graphs & the crab made gestures like children do 😀 ( lift to carry) , we then quickly lifted it, released back to water & left for home.
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Awesome Pictures as always… Tempted to go here again 🙂
Thanks Aishwarya.. nice & must do place near bangalore 🙂 ..
Wow! Stunning pics yet again, Saandip! Can’t believe it is Gulakmale! You make it look so beautiful!
Thanks so much Uma 🙂 ..
beautiful pics. keep shooting 🙂
Thanks Gauri 🙂 ..
Cool pictures …..
Thanks Team G Square.. your Hampi photos are awesome..
Excellent pics and a informative blog, thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks so much Deepak 🙂 ..
Awesome photos Saandip..Missing these trips.
Thanks Durai.. we too miss your presence here..
Thanks so much Krups 🙂 …
Stunning images !! Especially the dried weed picture.
Thanks Poornima.. u said what he is capturing for that pic.. near the temple
some lovely images there Sandip…enjoyed them..
though im not a birder…in the strict sense of the term..
Thanks so much Neelu , glad you liked it 🙂 ..
Sandeepa : Fantastic photos of beautiful place!! never heard about this place!! it’s time for your to enroll yourself in photography contest. Keep up the good work/hobby!!!
Cheersu
Suri
Thanks so much buddy 🙂 .. someday maybe provided god’s & friends wishes & blessings keep pouring..
WOOOOWWW photos as usual Saandip. I only wish you’d seen and photographed the Flame of the Forest as well, what wonderful images we’d have got!
Thank you so much Deepa 🙂 .. i knw should have made bit earlier or joined at SS .. will venture again that patch shortly 🙂 ..
I must visit this place,superb shots,right timing,great job!!!
Its good time to visit now Suhasini.. Thankyou
Very crystal clear pics. good work….
Thanks Srinivas…
Hi!
Lovely pictures you have here of Gulakmale. We went there last weekend but the lake was almost drying up. Didn’t see too many birds also, or maybe just our luck. I have written about it in my blog http://myworldfoodandtravel.blogspot.in/search/label/birding. Did you check out the falls in your subsequent trips?
Hi..
Thanks 🙂 . Glad you liked the pictures. you have a nice blog, I dint get a chance to go agin maybe i will visit in coming Jan..
Why is it dried totally now ??
super cool!!