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Hampi – A quest of a different kind

October 6, 2010
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We climbed the Matanga Hill in Hampi , looking for the yellow throated bulbul. This bird  had made the rocky terrains its habitat and has been defying me every trip. This time I around, I stood there in pin drop silence waiting , looking for it. After a long wait, Virupaksha ,my guide got a call and as he moved away, the bird flew in and perched on the branch ,right above my head. I didnt move or breathe, fearing the bird would fly away,which it did within seconds, only to reappear again on the next branch. This time around, I managed a couple of quick pictures. If you are a birder, you should not miss it !

A beautiful poem by Ugich Konitari aka Suranga Date on this post was in the comments section. I thought I will share it with all of you here. Thanks a ton for the poem 🙂

I’ve seen her often.
Like me ,
she often flies;
sometimes faster 
than me across oceans
and sometimes 
amazingly slow
to Chennai…..

I’ve seen her 
on 
the Matangi hill.
but 
wanted to meet her
alone;
and so 
my friend 
sat on a tower
directing calls to her guide.

Although a bulbul,
I watched
like a hawk,
straining 
at the
fashionable yellow,
and the minute 
she was alone,
I flew in
to meet her …..

She thinks 
she stood in 
pin drop silence,
but I could clearly hear
the beating
of her heart …..

:-))

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25 comments

  14. Ugich Konitari 6 October, 2010 at 18:23 Reply

    I’ve seen her often.
    Like me ,
    she often flies;
    sometimes faster
    than me across oceans
    and sometimes
    amazingly slow
    to Chennai…..

    I’ve seen her
    on
    the Matangi hill.
    but
    wanted to meet her
    alone;
    and so
    my friend
    sat on a tower
    directing calls to her guide.

    Although a bulbul,
    I watched
    like a hawk,
    straining
    at the
    fashionable yellow,
    and the minute
    she was alone,
    I flew in
    to meet her …..

    She thinks
    she stood in
    pin drop silence,
    but I could clearly hear
    the beating
    of her heart …..

    :-))

  24. Jeevan 7 October, 2010 at 17:23 Reply

    Very beautiful and well captured quickly!! I understand the worth and patient u took for it.

    He describes the secret meeting lovely in his poem. Congrats Ugich 🙂

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