Thursday, November 24, 2011

Critters of T G Halli Reservoir

 'T G Halli Reservoir' is located on the Bangalore Magadi Highway. Entry to the dam is possible only with prior permission from Cauvery Bhavan, located in Bangalore. Yet, there are many ways of enjoying its surroundings.This place is a heaven for bird watchers and nature lovers. 
Peacock Pansy
Common Castor
Plain Tiger
Plain Orange Tip
Stale Flash
White Hairy Caterpillar
Praying Mantis
Stick Case Pupae

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Location: State Highway 85, Karnataka, India

19 comments:

  1. RamakrishnanNovember 24, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Fabulous pics. What a joyous & pleasure filled experience ! Well done.

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  2. magiceyeNovember 24, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    wow lovely captures!

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  3. SridharanNovember 25, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Great captures.. Interesting to know the names of all these butterflies..!

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  4. ArtiNovember 25, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Beautiful butterfly pics Dhiraj. Loved the varied colors, the praying mantis is also beautiful.

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  5. chitraNovember 25, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    You can identify the butterflies too...Good work..

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  6. Sujatha SathyaNovember 25, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    the praying mantis- well shot & the stick case pupae - never saw anything like that or may be never took the time to observe as keenly as you did here

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  7. R Niranjan DasNovember 25, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Lovely captures.

    www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com

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  8. Siddhartha JoshiNovember 25, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    What great pictures of butterflies man! And of course other insects...did you go to the reservoir as well?

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  9. KarthickNovember 25, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    wow... photos r wonderful... capturing these species are difficult and u have done an awesome job... the first butterfly is the most beautiful one!

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  10. GeetNovember 26, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    wow!

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  11. IndraniNovember 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    The last one would have been ignored by me for some sticks.

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  12. Hari NarayanaNovember 26, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Good one guys!

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  13. My Unfinished LifeNovember 27, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    some really lovely clicks!!

    http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.com

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  14. zephyrNovember 27, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Butterflies are always beautiful but the praying mantis is wonderful too. They contrast so much with the predator in the header :)

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  15. RajeshNovember 27, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Beautiful butterflies. Very nice patterns on them.

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  16. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    beautiful nature photos...

    thanks for leaving comment on my post. Golden shower flowers are used in the occasion of Vishu celebrations...

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  17. joshi danielNovember 28, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    the Peacock Pansy has a really wonderful pattern on it's body!

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  18. Saru SinghalNovember 29, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    Great shots !!!

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  19. Santosh BsDecember 5, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    hope you got some raptors too... :)

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