December scenes at Puttenahalli Lake

Ever since my family moved from Bangalore, it goes without saying that a trip to Bangalore would include several visits to our dear Puttenahalli Lake. My boys love the idea, not because of the lake, but because it gets them to Brigade Millennium where they always look forward to meeting up with old friends. Though reasonably well updated on the happenings at the lake (I need to be, to manage the PNLIT website, blog, facebook page, twitter account and other online activity), there is nothing like being there and seeing the trees, flowers, birds and lake for myself. And a reasonably good camera helps to keep the memories till the next visit!

The Wild Date Palm, PNLIT’s inspiration

The Badminton Ball Tree that my grandmother had planted on her 90th birthday

How the lake has changed since 19th Sep 2010!

The Tahli Tree (State Tree of Punjab) that we were given at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in March 2012

Thespesia

Intermediate Egret

Purple Swamphen

Common Coot without a head!

Coot young?

Jungle Mynas hogging the playing field

Blue Rock Pigeon with a pair of Jungle Mynas

An obliging dragonfly, Greater Crimson Glider

Exercise space

Evening walkers and a riot of bougainvillea

Long view of the lake, awaiting the next monsoon to get its share of water again

Pics taken on 29th Dec 2014