Bird watching at Carmali

A bird watching expedition to carmali. Read details on:
http://mitragoa.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/birding-expedition-at-carambolim-lake-on-7th-feb-2010/

Trek to Mollem

It's not that I've been away from the wild for so long but I've been staying away from writing down and publishing my experiences for very long. But today, I felt like doing it and so I did.

Me and Mandar planned to go to 'Tambdi Surla' waterfall yesterday, but due to odd schedules of the buses, we finally ended up in Mollem (Bhagwah Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary). Travelling through Nandaran, we reached the Vasant Bandhara which is a spot we usually don't miss when at Mollem. We traced the flow of water and went up the stream, halted at few places and finally reached a waterfall. (you can actually call it a waterfall only in the rainy days).

Me on the top of a rocky structure

Mandar

A natural structure which looks like a properly engineered canal



The trip was full of adventure. It involved vine hanging, rock climbing, slipping and falling (ooops!).

Vine Hanging/Balancing

A very close encounter with a male jungle fowl and a flock of large number of parakeets from Nandaran watchtower and Giant squirel were remarkable sights.

Mandar gazing curiously at the Giant Squirel

Sightings of Butterflies and Odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies) in the stream area were awesome.

Red Spot Duke

Common Jezebel

A dead spider or probably a moult

Wonders of nature - Small ants taking down a big one

Froggy

Unidentified Butterfly

A Damselfly

We observed a strange mating behaviour of Damselflies where the male was pricking the female with some white structures in flight (Looked like some sort of some aerial attack.) Got some good shots.

Aerial Attack 1

Aerial Attack 2


Apart from all the observation and adventure, we also had a nice bath, first in a pool of water formed by the rocks and then under a small waterfall.

Gown of Water

A closer look



We witnessed a beautiful sunset while coming back.

Altogether, it was complete fun and informative experience and 100% satisfaction.