The baya weaver birds thronged neem trees within and palm trees beyond our backyard, a couple of years back (scroll down and click on the second picture below to see an enlarged version). Now, local changes have brought in pretty Little-Bee eaters, Spotted Munias that I have never seen before in addition to Red-vented bulbuls, parrots, pigeons that frequent this place.
Standing strong and yet sturdy is Gunrock tank atop Gunrock hill in Trimulgherry surrounded by beautiful boulders that can capture your imagination! A screen shot of Zojila (asterisk), our home, in relation to Gunrock hill (click on the first image below) will give you an aerial view of the locales and the pretty environs rich in biodiversity. Currently home to priceless flying-fauna, snakes, other terrestrial and arboreal animals, insects etc, except for two exposures, the rest have been manually captured on Canon EOS 1000D last week while carefully rambling among rocks!
I wonder from where these new birds arrived and for how long? Until the next human settlement comes into the scene? However, memories last a lifetime and perhaps forever through this blog!
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| Baya weaver bird nests |
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| Little-bee eaters as viewed from our balcony |
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| Has it been chisseled? |
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| Sideview! |
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| Foothills of this rock, ground for cricketers |
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| Spice finch/Spotted Munia (viewed 23rd Sept 2012) |
Rocks of the Deccan Plateau are ~2500 million years old! Let us do our best to preserve them! High-resolution images will be available upon request.
Happened to see Vintage Postcard of the Reservoir & Gun Rock Trimulgherry India during British rule. These are on sale on ebay! Worth checking out these ancient drawings on the web. I always thought Gunrock was one word until I saw the postcard.
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