Haveri: This is the time of the year when Lake Magadi in the Gadag district usually resonates with the chirping of migration birds gathering to the lake.
However, this year, birds seem to have been transferred to Lake Irani Bommanakatte in Ranebennur in the Haveri district.
While a large group of barheads now nesting in lakes in Ranebennur, other birds, although in smaller amounts, which have flown to Lake Bommanakatte including Pratincole, Duck Brahmin, black ibis and painted storks.
With lakes echoing with the cry of various birds, locals flock to drink in front of hairy visitors.
The lake, which is given and managed by wild wings from the forestry department, spread across 11 hectares, and framed by green hills in the middle located.
Excessive rainfall in Ranebennur in 2021 has left the lake full of water, ensuring that migration birds have enough food and water.
The bar-headed swan has visited the lake for the past three years, while the remaining bird species are mostly their first visit to Bommanakatte.
Goose-headed prompted number even among various birds on the lake, with gray feathers and white crowns held by two black bars.
The barheads of the bar flying to India from Mongolia, soaring above the Himalayas to achieve their goals.
Avid Birdwatcher Praveen Pujar said that the temperature of the nosur in Mongolia during the winter months, pushed birds to seek protection in a warmer climate.
“These birds visit Karnataka between November and December, and nest here for three or four months before returning to Mongolia.
The bar-headed goose is naturally equipped to fly across the Himalayan, using a jet stream.
These birds are now attracting bird bodyguards from All Haveri, “said a passionate Jard.
Ravindra K, Range Forest Officer at Wildlife Wing from the Ministry of Forestry, said that the over-regulated rainfall of the district had received over the past three years has produced lakes and ponds throughout Haveri with water.
“As a result, there is a lot of food for birds, which flock to the lake in the district.
Lake Bommanakatte now has more than 300 bird migration, which has turned it into a local attraction,” he said.