Mysore Zoo ... a colorful time spent there

Mysore trip is incomplete if you have not visited the Zoo that is located in the center of the city. Mysore zoo is one of the oldest and well maintained zoo of India and during my recent trip visited the zoo with an aim of capturing few good photographs. here are few colorful photographs of the inmates

Mandarin Duck (normal photography)















Mandarin Duck photographed with Vivid color setting

Giraffe

                          Gorilla

Zebra

African Elephant

Variety of Parrots



















Lot more pictures have been captured but am sure i am the millionth guy posting them here.

Turkeys !!!

Recently had been to a jungle lodge where the management has couple of turkeys moving about the camp

Looks great !!!

Indicators of rains !!!

It is said that if you see a dragonfly in the surrounding then it means that rains are on the way !!! I really do not know if its true but then photographs of these dragonfly is quite beautiful. Here is couple of photos taken in Chennai just before the onset of monsoon few days back

Grand old Langur !!!

The road from Masinagudi to Mysore passes through Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Bandipur Tiger Reserve and if you are traveling early morning or late evening the chances of seeing various wild animals are much more than in the other times of the day. Here is a picture of Langur relaxing majestically enjoying the early afternoon sunlight at Bandipur forest

Dog day afternoon

I am not talking of the 1970’s movie here but about the incident that occurred with me and Tazzo, my sister’s pet dog at their place this afternoon. Reached their place to hand over my father’s medical report and as I opened the gate Tazzo as usual barked but on hearing my voice subdued and once my father opened the door he was wagging his tail and wanted to be petted , which I did. Then as I followed my dad to his room Tazzo also was walking beside me and I patted him and suddenly he bit my hand and for a moment I did not understand anything for the pain was intense. I saw that I was bleeding profusely and also something was hanging out of the bite wound. To stop the bleeding I immediately put my hand under the running tap in the sink and with one hand was trying to call my sister who was away from the house on errands. After some time the bleeding abated considerably I took leave of my father and drove down to local clinic where I was informed that the wound is pretty deep with artery sticking out and it needs to be stitched, also I need to be vaccinated for dog bite even though Tazzo is a pet and has been immunized. So an ATS injection plus anti rabbis vaccination in addition to 3 stitches on the back of my right hand …..between the middle and ring finger was administered .

I believe pet animals also have moments of craziness and it is my misfortune that I was around Tazzo today. I only hope that it not become any more serious than this for reading about a dog bite on the net does send a shiver down my spine !!!

Nature pictures

Three days within the Mudumalai reserve forest was total bliss. No TV, no mobile network and just nature all around. The climate there had been wet and it had been raining continuously the whole day on the first day of the stay. With no other things to do went off to bed pretty early at about 8 pm and was up the next day at 5 am and these are the scenes i captured during the early morning with vivid camera settings.

Hue of colors at horizon during sunrise

Double rainbow

Am i missing anything !!!!

This picture of the peacock was taken while traveling on the national highway passing through the Mudumalai Tiger reserve. It just peeked out off the bushes along the way

I am here !!!!