At a walkable distance from our house is a Mini forest maintained by the forest department.
Picture1 – Mini Forest
An early morning walk inside the mini forest delighted us with sights and sounds of many birds. It was a surprise finding exotic birds like Asian paradise flycatcher right in the middle of the buzzing city.
Picture2 – Sun rise in Mini Forest
The mini forest was green after the rains and insects, butterflies and birds were busy with their activities in their natural surroundings.
Picture3 – Cuckoo Shrike
Picture4 – Drongo
Birds that we spotted are as follows:
Blue birds, which we could not identify
Flowerpeckers
Sun birds
Parakeets
Greater Coucal
Asian paradise flycatcher
Black headed cuckoo shrike
Drongo
Humming birds
Picture5 – Asian Paradise Fly Catcher
Picture6 – Sun Bird
Few feet away is the Puttenahalli Lake. You can spot many aquatic birds here.
Place Statistics:
Type of Place: Mini Forest
Situated: J.P.Nagar, Bangalore
Distance: From Dalmia Circle it is around 1.5Km and from Reliance Mart, Bannerghatta road it is 1 Km.
Transport: Well connected by road
Facilities: Many restaurants nearby
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This forest would have been a beautiful asset if it was maintained clean, lot of neighbours throw trash into the forest worstening it day by day.
Right observation Harsha. On weekends there are boys on bikes inside the mini forest practising dirt race!
Few years from now, the forest might just disappear 🙁