My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
There is one tree in our colony which is the meeting point of the birds. It stands on the edge of our common ground, giving a view of the temple, and a whole square filled with buildings. I have often wondered what it is that draws birds to this tree.... but recently, my thoughts have taken a different direction. I often see groups of birds perched on a particular branch of this tree.....
A couple of weeks back, there were these three Coppersmith barbets....
and then these Red Vented Bulbuls....
Then there were these bulbuls cosying up to each other (this was during the cold wave recently)...
and then a couple of days back, a Coppersmith and a Bulbul, which sat there for almost an hour!
So now I am wondering.... are these bulbuls and coppersmiths becoming friends, hanging out as they are, on the same branch?
Its beautiful Anuradha...Great concept & ofcourse lovely clicks...
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Thanks, Radhika!
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Thanks, Niranjan!
DeleteAnu what beautiful captures. I have now seen a few barbets in the tree in front of my home but no clicks as of now!
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