What's around us?

  Hi there! Welcome to 'What's around us to explore' and this is my 6th Lake from the 'Episodes of Lake Marathon'. After covering 4 most popular lakes of Mysuru, its time for me to pay a visit to one of the largest and the oldest lake 'Lingambudhi lake'. It is found in the village named Lingambudhi of Mysuru, in which I have some of my teenage memories. During my college days, me and my friends used to bunk classes and used to visit the lake for watching birds, we used to land up counting some seven sisters and some leaf birds. During summer the lake used to be completely dry and cattle used to graze.  But now the things have changed. The lake has a beautiful park now and has been a popular place in the city for morning/evening walks, bird watching, nature walks, butterfly watching and even a new botanical garden has been set up in the premises. On September 2022, during Dasara season, the botanical garden was open for public. Better late than never, now tha

 Hi viewers, welcome to another episodes of Lake Marathon. Well, you all might have heard about the famous Hebbal lake of Bengaluru and some of you might have visited too. But not many knows that there is a lake in Mysore with the same name. Yes, today I am writing about my findings on Hebbal lake, Mysore. This visit turned my boring lazy Saturday evening to a fantastic and a productive day!  Before I visited this lake, I had just heard it's name. I had to use my Google maps to drive as I didn't even know where it was located.  Hebbal Lake, Mysuru, India This is the entrance of the Hebbal lake and I had no clue what I will be finding inside. I was ready to count on common crow, mynas and bulbuls, and I was proved wrong. Well, let me walk you through the lake and witness the beauty of the lake.  The two elephant statue was very eye-catching and unique things to find in any of our lakes.   Sunrise captured from the Hebbal Lake Mysuru Avifauna of Hebbal Lake:  Altogether, 18 bird