Thursday 1 August 2013

Mother Nature

Last year on our return journey from Ooty to Bangalore, at Masinagudi reserve forest we were mesmerised by the sight of a pair of peacocks playing by the road side, unaware of the passersby. It was such a divine sight. We waited there for quite long looking at them. I wanted to get down from the car. But the driver asked me not to disturb them. I obeyed him and just watched from inside the car. 


At first we sighted one on a tree.


After a few metres we saw two of them searching food by the road side.


While we were clicking photographs it seemed as if they were posing for us.


They were dancing, hugging, cuddling each other


Our car went quite close to them. But they seemed to ignore us.


It was such a delightful sight that I was not eager to leave them behind till they moved out themselves. But the driver insisted that it was too late and that we had to cover quite a distance. With a heavy heart we had to move from there. But, till date whenever I remember that sight I feel so serene inside. Such is the power of mother nature. 


25 comments:

  1. How marvellous. I'm glad you managed to get photographs of these magnificent birds. It is many years since I saw a peacock. At one time they were kept in the grounds of mansion houses belonging to English nobles. I'm not sure if that is still the case.

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    1. In India we find plenty of peacocks in the zoos but to witness a pair of peacock in the open that too in a play mood is something special..I too witnessed peacocks in the open for the first time and that too from so close..the feeling was something special..

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  2. Wow, Peacocks looking Beautiful and in the play mood.
    Great clicks, Indeed!

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    1. Thanks MastHoliday, yes to witness them in play mood is awesome..thanks for your visit..

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  3. Spectacular shots! Nice captures.
    thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks Ercotravels..glad that you liked..welcome to my blog..

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  4. wow ,beautiful captures.Nice to read your post.

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  5. Hi Ranita,the beautiful pair has been efficiently shot.This is rare opportunity to get such a long time to watch them.

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    1. Yes Sangeeta..they were there for quite a long time..before them we had to leave from there..it was something divine..

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  6. WOW! Lucky you. It's such a beautiful sight that I can't describe it in words.

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  7. Interesting and creative thinking

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  8. Nature has given us so much to cherish... Thanks for sharing such a beautiful pictures.

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  9. A lovely sight to come across on a journey. Your photos are great. I have never seen a peacock up in a tree before.

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  10. It is nearly incredible to have such snaps. A series of beautiful shots as a great treat for the eyes.

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  11. Well Narrated and Great Captures of Our National Bird.. :-)

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  12. Hugging and Cuddling? Aren't those two males? They both look so pretty. That is so sweet. If they were two males, you'd think they'd be fighting for territory. What a lovely sight to come across.

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  13. Nature's bounties of these kind are a rare treat!

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  14. Wow, peacocks looking beautiful and happy. such you had a luck day....
    nice post.

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