The Lungs of Mysuru: Part 3

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Hi viewers! Welcome to 'Whats around us to explore'. I am back with yet another interesting article on Kukkarahali lake Mysuru. This time the lake has become 

more beautiful!

more interesting!

                                more dangerous!


more wild


after completely drenching in rain water.

The lake has been overflowing with water and sadly there was a landslide in one of the path. So let me give you a walk through of the lake based on my visit on 22nd to 29th October 2022. 

Starting from the University gate, greeting those flying foxes 'a lovely evening'! Honey bees with its secured comb built. 


Bat Roosts

Honey Comb

Flora:
My eyes caught this fruit which looks like miniature of watermelon! Need to check with the scientific name of the plant. 

Next I could see plenty of divi divi fruits fallen on the ground. These trees were straight unlike the ones found in Curacao where it is always bent due to coastal winds. The fruit/pod is  always curved in this species. 

Caesalpinia coriaria (divi divi)

Asystasia gangetica


Hibiscus Rosa sinensis

Plumeria pudica

Eichhornia 

Wild ipomea species 

Another Ipomea species 

Fauna: Invertebrata

Two beautiful Lepidopterans taking a nap on the leaves! 
Tiger moth species 

Common Banded Awl 
Hasora chromus

2 species of snails floating in the water, giant land snail being one among it. 


Giant land snail 

Not to ignore this little wiggler,  Julus/ millipede.  

Fauna: Vertebrata

Lucky enough to spot this water beast! Mugger crocodile calmly gliding on the water. 

Serpent eagles giving a warning signal by soaring around croc! 


Birds of Kukkarahali lake: 


Little cormorants, egrets and other birds roosting on a tree

1. Large Egret 


Large Egret

2. Common Coot



Common Coot 

Common Coot is happily breeding in this season, I could spot multiple nests and some coot Chicks as well. 
Nest of a common Coot 

Common Coot with its snack

3. Spot billed Pelican
Spot billed Pelican

4. Common Crow 

Common Crow 

5. Spot billed Duck
Spot billed Duck. (Sorry about the bad picture)

6. Paradise fly catcher female
Paradise fly catcher female 

7. Darter/Snake bird 


Darter/Snake bird

8. Spotted Dove 

Spotted Dove

9. Purple heron 
Purple Heron 
 
10. Purple morhen 
Purple morhen 

11. Night heron 
Night heron 

12. Pond heron 

Pond heron
 
13. Water hen
White breasted water hen

14. Fantail
Fantail 

15. Lesser Golden back Woodpecker 

Lesser Golden back woodpecker 

Birds like storks, cormorants, egrets collect the seeds of the trees from different places and sow it on the lake islands so that it can roost and breed. 

These birds are busy restoring the lungs of Mysuru, what we humans are doing to conserve these wetlands? 
Lots of plastic bottles, polythene bags etc dumped into the lake. Think about it. 



Mycota/Fungi

This time I could spot 6-7 varities of wild mushrooms/toadstools, whose identification is pending yet. 
















Identifications have been made to the best of my knowledge, any corrections or suggestions are open👍

That's it for the day, will come back with yet another interesting article on Kukkarahali lake soon. Till then, keep logging in to'whats around us to explore'. Have a look at the snapshots witnessing the scenic beauty of the lake before seeing off!

Scenic beauty of Kukkarahali lake

































Location: Kukkarahalli Lake, Kukkarahalli, Saraswathipuram, Mysuru, Karnataka

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