Hesaraghatta Grassland - PostcardsII

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Wonder how long can the sight be as below...!

A home away from home for the migrants who never fail to turn up in spite of the deteriorating environmental conditions... to delight us and scores of wildlife lovers!

and not to forget the common birds who pose for us like this with all elegance and grace!

Where will they go, what will they do, how will they survive ?

Will I ever see them again :( Will the grassland survive to host all of the wonderful migrant specimens again next year? Will it remain as one of the very few grasslands around Bangalore despite urbanization?

All questions and no answers!?!

Calendar 2012 - May and June

Waterfalls In Karnataka IV

Part 4 of the series...

VII. Hidlumane falls (Shivamogga district):

Hidlumane falls is a ‘cascading’ falls nestled deep in the Western Ghats and only accessible by walk. Jeeps take you till a certain point and from there you have to stretch to reach the falls. The falls occur in 4-5 cascades and you need to climb over the cascades to reach the main falls. If you continue trekking above the falls, a trek path leads you directly to the Kodachadri peak.

Reach: 4kms from Bellakka village .and 45 km from Hosanagar town take you to Hidlumane falls. About 3kms from Nittur, you reach a place called Marakutaka. From there Hidlumane falls is about 6-7kms walk on the jeep track.

Season: After monsoons are the best time to visit while monsoons are infested with leeches everywhere.



VIII. Hanumangundi falls (Chikmagalur district):

Hanumangundi falls or Suthanabbe falls is located in the evergreen forests of the Kudremukh National Park in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. The water falls from a height of 22m creating a wonderful view. As it is located close to the main road, the place is never short of visitors and picnickers.

Reach: About 350kms from Bangalore
Bangalore-Kunigal-Hassan-Mudigere-Kalasa-Kudremukh. About 10kms from the KIOCL township.

Season: All around the year and the icy cold waters never disappoint you.

You can read about Irupu falls, Magod falls, Magajalli falls, Shivanasamudra falls, Apsarakonda falls, Unchalli falls here ->

Part 1 - Irupu and Magod falls
Part 2 - Magajalli falls and Shivanasamudra
Part 3 - Aprasakonda and Unchalli falls