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Valley School - 05 June 2004
The valley has diverse micro-eco systems where a variety of plant,
animal and bird life thrives. I reached the place at around 8 in the
morning. The weather being gloomy, there was not much bird
activity to be seen. Since this was my first visit to Valley
School, I decided to explore the area and drove up and down the place
randomly, looking for wooded areas. There was one particular
unmetalled road with significant canopy on both sides. It was
while driving through this area that I noticed the Baya
Weaver building its nest.
I tried to use the car as a hide to shoot the nesting but the subject
was quite far and so had to leave my car and proceed on foot. The
Baya Weaver was building its nest at the tip of the branches,
which was hanging on top of a well. The pump house beside
the well, gave me good cover to shoot the nesting, without
disturbing the Baya Weaver. I took some shots of the Baya
building the nest, before the lighting became too dull for me to shoot.
I proceeded further down the road, till I came to a vast opening
with shrubs on both side of the road. Here I was able to shoot a couple
of more birds and also a Bee Hawk Moth.
Here are some photographs taken during this short visit to Valley School area.
Baya Weaver1
Baya Weaver2
Baya Weaver3
Baya Weaver4
Baya Weaver - juvenile
Red Vented Bulbul
Pied Bushchat - female-1
Pied Bushchat - female-2
Scaly Breasted Munia
Bee Hawk Moth
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