Kuntala Waterfalls-Birding,drive and Green visit.

 

After first successful venture of exploring Telangana location,planned our second one-Kuntala Waterfalls in Adilabad.

Travel Details

Distance –270kms

Started –6.10am

Stoppage-4(One for breakfast at Sony International Family Dhaba absolutely wonderful place,nice ,clean and kids friendly)

Time Taken-4 and half our(reached at 11)

My blog is taking another turn and sounding like travel blog all these days,started with green visits in Bangalore connecting with nature.Later Birding wing joined in,let’s see what more we explore in the process.The Kuntala Waterfalls journey was very smooth following NAGPUR highway ,hardly any traffic on the way,must say very well maintained .As suggested Sony International Family Dhabha is perfect place for food break,it is better to get lunch packed from here itself which we realised later.

 

Clicks of the trips

Two Shades in one Tree

Birding Diaries

During the trip seen White throated Kingfisher,Indian roller,Drongo,Bee eater,Bushchat,Asian openbill,Egret,Indian pond Heron,Pipit,Ashy Prinia,Purple rumped Sunbird,Wagtail,Pigeon,Common Myna.

Drongo Relaxing on fence

Pied Bushchat Female

Long Nagpur Highway-Mountains,dense forest and lakes in between.

Farms

Plucking cotton as souvenirs of trip

Closer look of Cotton blooms

Other side of Waterfall,surrounded by Mountains and dense forest

Kids relaxing n enjoying under waterfall medium flow

Wagtail

Finally got one Indian roller click,lots of them on the way

 

Time to wind up day and trip….Sunset in moving car.

 

Cheers

Ashu

 

Winter birding-Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Finally after four months of settling to new place ,started what we love to do always….birding,drive and exploration.

Welcome to Telangana green visits.Started exploring google knowledge for Wildlife Sanctuaries around the state,came across nearest one as Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary and Pocharam Wildlife Sanactuary.The Manjira wildlife Sanctuary is just 100 plus kms,so made plan to go for weekend long drive .

Distance-103kms

Started—6.30am

Time taken –2 hrs and half

Stoppage-3(one for breakfast and two for clicking-would like to suggest to carry your own food beacuse very rare food joint available)

On the way beautiful river view ,of course full flow ..thanks to over flooded Monsoons this year.

 

After giving stoppage and clicking pictures at this point(probably Manjira river) continued our search for Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary followed the google maps.

But to our disappointment  there was no place like this,although a beautiful Church in Medak very close to this location.Since we had in mind to cover two sanctuaries moved towards Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary without any further delay.

First we went to Pocharam Dam which is scenic and serene.

Birding @ Pocharam Dam-Jacobian Cuckoo(Earlier seen it in Bangalore during Monsoon)

Flock of Cormonants

 

Pocharam Deers Breeding Centre

There is deer breeding centre in Pocharam which conducts Safari for visitor ,very enjoyable for kids .

 

Male Peacock

 

Samba

 

Deers

 

Frog

 

 

Birding at Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary

Drongo

 

Shirke

 

Black Shouldered Kite

Safar….Safar khoobsoorat hai manzil se bhi(Hindi),So

Overall journey and was smooth,although we could catch only single sanctuary it was satisfying and enjoyable experience.

 

Cheers

Ashu