Running Routes in Bangalore - Kalkere Lake

Chirping of birds, the dogs barking,Cormorants coming back to take a morning dip in the lake,fisher men preparing for the catch, Brahminy Kite doing the rounds to catch the Jalebi Fish ,the nearby temple playing devotional songs , the morning walkers and the runners slowly trickling in all making way to welcome the seasonal Pelicans to this  5Kms loop lake.                                                                                

 

Some of the birds one can spot in Kalkere lake are Rock Doves,Spotted Doves,Greater Coucal,Asian Koel,Swamphen, Cormorant,Grey Heron,Purple Heron,Pong Heron, Little Egret,Cattle Egret,Glossy Ibis,Black Headed Ibis,Brahminy Kite,White-throated Kingfisher,Green Bee-eater,White-cheeked Barbet,Ring-necked Parakeet,Drongo,Large-billed Crow,Common Tailorbird,Red-vented Bulbul,Ashy Prinia,Rose-coloured Starling,Common Myna,Pied Bushchat,White-browed Wagtail,Indian Spot-billed Duck,Spot-billed Pelican,Indian Golden Oriole,Barn Swallow,Wire-tailed Swallow,Red-whiskered Bulbul,Purple Sunbird,Purple-rumped Sunbird,Marsh Harrier,Falcom.Brown Shrike.

Apart from the spiders,dragon flies.