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.
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