Kotagiri,29-310823
Invited by Padma and Ramaswamy
Stayed at Hanging Huts in Kotagiri.
https://hanginghuts.in/
Left Blr at 6am and because of going through Bandipur, reached only at 5pm.
We got the two-bed room and I got an extra bed. Little cramped but I had to pay Rs.1000 per night X 2 instead of Rs.1800 per night (X 2)
Service good, food good, (Rani, cook, Sanju and Jegan, workers, manager's name Gopal or Gopalakrishnan, I don't know) but very small property with electric fencing so hardly any walking possible.
We went to Sims Park and on 30th to Botanical Gardens. We went birding with Sivalingam to his hide and to Kodanadu Top on 31st. Good guide. We left Kotagiri at 11.20am and took 11 hours through pouring rain and Onam traffic backed up for miles, and I reached home at 10.30pm.
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Flickr:
290823: Journey to Kotagiri: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720310845172
300823: Ooty, Sims Park, Botanical Gardens: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720310884306
310823: Hide, Kodanadu Top, return journey: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720310891207
FB:
290823: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160094872268878&type=3
300823: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160096108573878&type=3
310823: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160096124578878&type=3
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eBird:
300823, Sims Park: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148725334 (32 sp)
310823, Hide/Kodanadu area: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148725454 (27 sp)
iNat:
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The pink buildings on the left are the resort (Hanging Huts) we stayed in
Hill Swallows at nest:
Dahlia
Banana Passion Flower
Van sign
Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
Amazing giant tree trunk at Sims Park, Ooty
Nilgiri Laughing Thrush
Nilgiri Blue Robin (Sholakili)
Red-eye Bush Brown
Painted Bush Quail
Sri Aggal Sivalingam
Self-confidence!
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Videos:
290823: On the road:
1. 3744 Nayara inflatable inviting motorists on the highway: https://youtu.be/x4NtO9laoi8?si=ddQZl3j5who1c4jQ
300823, Hanging Hut, Kotagiri, and Sims Park, Ooty
2. 3958 Rodent, Hanging Hut, Kotagiri: https://youtu.be/_cjj2k8NttM?si=0urbqKrvksJtSWos
3. 4140 Malabar Giant Squirrel foraging, Sims Park, Ooty: https://youtu.be/hreyjEvz8XU?si=rh7irde5yMSwEr4y
4. 4141 (2) Malabar Giant Squirrel foraging: https://youtu.be/S4SrMp9JzD4?si=p_I_03PxECepSsbh
5. 4226 Female House Sparrow dust-bathing: https://youtu.be/LaFllWaKq6Q?si=TYq7ET7c6TSobMz5
310823: Hide:
6. 4304 Painted Bush Quail, Kotagiri: https://youtu.be/rHmUnpni2Bs?si=QIBU81DY903Xe136
7. 4357 Nilgiri Sholakili (Blue Robin) with prey: https://youtu.be/tuHMn2XvtB4?si=D_-qfvl1lLH-KsY5
8. 4421 Rainwater flowing down the steps, road from Ooty: https://youtu.be/UF4fGw-ZSCE?si=lo54yTqMayML_p0m
9. 4425 Rainwater on the road: https://youtu.be/Gd6tInHzwZE?si=J4b4b52fdwPtZ9vF
Stayed at Hanging Huts in Kotagiri.
https://hanginghuts.in/
Left Blr at 6am and because of going through Bandipur, reached only at 5pm.
We got the two-bed room and I got an extra bed. Little cramped but I had to pay Rs.1000 per night X 2 instead of Rs.1800 per night (X 2)
Service good, food good, (Rani, cook, Sanju and Jegan, workers, manager's name Gopal or Gopalakrishnan, I don't know) but very small property with electric fencing so hardly any walking possible.
We went to Sims Park and on 30th to Botanical Gardens. We went birding with Sivalingam to his hide and to Kodanadu Top on 31st. Good guide. We left Kotagiri at 11.20am and took 11 hours through pouring rain and Onam traffic backed up for miles, and I reached home at 10.30pm.
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Flickr:
290823: Journey to Kotagiri: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720310845172
300823: Ooty, Sims Park, Botanical Gardens: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720310884306
310823: Hide, Kodanadu Top, return journey: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720310891207
FB:
290823: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160094872268878&type=3
300823: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160096108573878&type=3
310823: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10160096124578878&type=3
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eBird:
300823, Sims Park: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148725334 (32 sp)
310823, Hide/Kodanadu area: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148725454 (27 sp)
iNat:
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The pink buildings on the left are the resort (Hanging Huts) we stayed in
Hill Swallows at nest:
Dahlia
Banana Passion Flower
Van sign
Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
Amazing giant tree trunk at Sims Park, Ooty
Nilgiri Laughing Thrush
Nilgiri Blue Robin (Sholakili)
Red-eye Bush Brown
Painted Bush Quail
Sri Aggal Sivalingam
Self-confidence!
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Videos:
290823: On the road:
1. 3744 Nayara inflatable inviting motorists on the highway: https://youtu.be/x4NtO9laoi8?si=ddQZl3j5who1c4jQ
Click to view300823, Hanging Hut, Kotagiri, and Sims Park, Ooty
2. 3958 Rodent, Hanging Hut, Kotagiri: https://youtu.be/_cjj2k8NttM?si=0urbqKrvksJtSWos
3. 4140 Malabar Giant Squirrel foraging, Sims Park, Ooty: https://youtu.be/hreyjEvz8XU?si=rh7irde5yMSwEr4y
4. 4141 (2) Malabar Giant Squirrel foraging: https://youtu.be/S4SrMp9JzD4?si=p_I_03PxECepSsbh
5. 4226 Female House Sparrow dust-bathing: https://youtu.be/LaFllWaKq6Q?si=TYq7ET7c6TSobMz5
310823: Hide:
6. 4304 Painted Bush Quail, Kotagiri: https://youtu.be/rHmUnpni2Bs?si=QIBU81DY903Xe136
7. 4357 Nilgiri Sholakili (Blue Robin) with prey: https://youtu.be/tuHMn2XvtB4?si=D_-qfvl1lLH-KsY5
8. 4421 Rainwater flowing down the steps, road from Ooty: https://youtu.be/UF4fGw-ZSCE?si=lo54yTqMayML_p0m
9. 4425 Rainwater on the road: https://youtu.be/Gd6tInHzwZE?si=J4b4b52fdwPtZ9vF