By Prathap Nair.
On a misty morning, I walked into a jungle army camp inwards Kudremukh National Park, past times the Badra River, never to experience the same agency almost Karnataka's forests again. Birdcalls filled my mornings, together with pristine scenery filled my lens.
Scroll along to rekindle your honey matter amongst the Western Ghats:
1. KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK
A UNESCO World Heritage Site inwards the pump of Karnataka's Western Ghats. The common gets its cite from its cast similar a horse’s face, together with is located inwards the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. Mining activities conduct maintain been stopped, together with the peaks are speedily beingness reclaimed past times nature.
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2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LAPWING IN MID AIR
The common is abode to numerous endemic species of animals, birds, amphibians together with reptiles.
The common is abode to numerous endemic species of animals, birds, amphibians together with reptiles.
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3. MONSOONS IN THE WESTERN GHATS
bring plentiful rainfall inwards the share together with on a crisp morning, y'all volition discovery the grass together with greenery awash amongst the previous night’s pelting together with snails, inwards yellowish together with white stripes, lugging themselves ahead languidly.
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4. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 SAMBHAR ON Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 FARAWAY PEAK
On whatsoever given day, y'all could likewise topographic point Malabar Giant Squirrel, Langurs together with Gaurs grazing far ahead inwards the adjoining peaks.
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5. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 REPTILIAN'S DELIGHT - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BRONZE TREE SNAKE
Amphibians similar caecilian together with a broad make of beautiful frogs likewise abound inwards the national park, equally it is bordered past times the Badra River.
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6. CLOUDS SWIM IN THE MONSOON MIST
A perfect abode away from civilization.
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7. LICHENS IN THE SHOLA FORESTS
are purpose of the rainforest ecosystem. The Shola Rainforests conduct maintain a perennial H2O source, together with the wet is conducive for the increment of organisms similar lichens that are flora dangling from the trees. The rainforest bed likewise hosts millions of leeches, thriving inwards the mulch together with moisture, waiting to survive attached to the host to feed on them.
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8. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 WATCH TOWER FOR KEEN BIRDERS
stand tall equally the clouds engulf the landscape.
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9. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BLACK SHOULDERED KITE
in Kudremukh’s rich landscape. We likewise spotted Whistling thrushes, Minivets, Mountain Imperial Pigeons, Fairy Bluebirds, Woodpeckers, Sunbirds, Yellow Browed Bulbul, Malabar Parakeets, together with Crested Goshawks.
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10. THE CURIOUS CASE OF LANDSCAPE SELFIES!
My enthusiastic grouping of volunteers; nosotros spent a week at the Bhagavati Nature Camp, learning about nature together with wild fauna conservation - an drive to proceed the forests of Karnataka prophylactic from poachers.
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Are y'all packing your bags for Kudremukh yet?
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AUTHOR BIO: A freelance author based inwards Bangalore, Prathap latterly quit his corporate chore to go together with write full-time. Follow his go stories at https://thesunlitwindow.wordpress.com.
Photo credits: Prathap, Siddharth together with Devesh.
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