Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli

C300 · 12th January 2020, 19:14

The Old Magazine House located in Ganeshgudi, Dandeli is a birder's paradise. The resort is located in the heart of western ghats surrounded by lush green canopy. The property is managed by Jungle Lodges and Resorts (https://www.junglelodges.com/old-magazine-house/). We visited the place early December to capture the beautiful birds of our Western Ghats. The resort houses a simple hide for photographers and multiple bird baths. Here is my attempt to capture beauties from The Old Magazine House.

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Male:

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White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Female:

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Black-naped Monarch

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Indian White Eye

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C300 · 13th January 2020, 21:26

Little Spiderhunter

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

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Asian paradise flycatcher

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Yellow-browed Bulbul

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Puff-throated Babbler

White-rumped Shama Male

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White-rumped Shama Female

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vb-saan · 15th January 2020, 16:58

Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the Travelogues Section.

Wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Dieseltuned · 15th January 2020, 17:07

Mind blowing stuff there C300.

Stryker · 15th January 2020, 18:18

Some very good pictures there, C300. I'm not much of a birder myself, but OMH has always been known as a birder's paradise. Must plan a visit soon.

C300 · 16th January 2020, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by vb-san

Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the Travelogues Section.

Wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks vb-san.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dieseltuned

Mind blowing stuff there C300.

Thanks Dieseltuned.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stryker

Some very good pictures there, C300. I'm not much of a birder myself, but OMH has always been known as a birder's paradise. Must plan a visit soon.

Thanks Stryker. OMH is a special place for birders. I will be at OMH over the coming weekend, this time with the family. Will share more pics in coming days.

abirnale · 17th January 2020, 13:28

Amazing clicks there C300!

Did you not sight any hornbills? Dandeli is home to four different varieties of hornbills too. If you happen to have the right local guide (JLR should offer you some help you with connect), they can show you the exact trees and branches where you can sight the hornbills and other birds.

Dandeli has amazing flora and fauna besides great driving circuits!

vsathyap · 17th January 2020, 16:08

Fantastic pictures and excellent story! Can you please elaborate on the JLR facilities ? I checked their website but nothing much is discussed about Old Magazine House. Is there a naturalist available at JLR who can help with spotting birds and hence, photography? given how expensive JLR Kabini has gotten over the years, I guess its time to explore the other JLRs in Karnataka... and your guidance would be helpful.

deehunk · 17th January 2020, 16:16

This was a fantastic place to spend time, I stayed here with my wife for a week after my marriage. There was one guy who took care of all activities in 2010, do not know the recent updates.

Guna · 17th January 2020, 16:53

Nice captures! What camera and lenses did you use?

lifeat100k · 17th January 2020, 22:31

Excellent photographs! Was really interesting to know about the names of these beautiful birds. I had been to Dandeli once but never knew about this place. Not much of a birder, but I am seriously thinking about visiting the place after seeing your lovely pictures. More information about the stay and facilities would be really appreciated.Thanks!

siddarthab · 17th January 2020, 23:01

Fabulous pictures with smoooooth background !!!

Some details of stay options and cost please.... OMH, Ganeshgudi is on my wishlist for quite some time.

Thanks for sharing

Warm regards,

Siddhartha

laser2707 · 18th January 2020, 10:58

Amazing photos. I have been admiring your photography skills since your Hampi post. It's great there are still places where there are so many diverse birds. In our cities today we only find crows & pigeons & they are a menace. Apparently smaller birds like sparrows are almost extinct due to mobile phone towers. I guess that's a subject for another thread!!!

turboNath · 20th January 2020, 00:52

Excellent Pictures C300 !

I have recently shifted to Hyderabad and was planning to visit Dandeli soon for birdwatching. After seeing your lovely pictures I think I need to plan asap !

nsbhagwat · 20th January 2020, 12:50

@c300, fabulous pictures. And yes as requested by all, can you please post cost details for OMH and equipment used.
Also request to post exif data for the pictures posted.

Regards
Nikhil

12th January 2020, 19:14	#1
C300 BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pune, Melbourne Posts: 771 Thanked: 1,027 Times	Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli The Old Magazine House located in Ganeshgudi, Dandeli is a birder's paradise. The resort is located in the heart of western ghats surrounded by lush green canopy. The property is managed by Jungle Lodges and Resorts (https://www.junglelodges.com/old-magazine-house/). We visited the place early December to capture the beautiful birds of our Western Ghats. The resort houses a simple hide for photographers and multiple bird baths. Here is my attempt to capture beauties from The Old Magazine House. White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Male: White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Female: Black-naped Monarch Indian White Eye Last edited by C300 : 13th January 2020 at 20:55.
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C300 BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pune, Melbourne Posts: 771 Thanked: 1,027 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Little Spiderhunter Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Blyth's Reed Warbler Dark-fronted Babbler Asian paradise flycatcher Yellow-browed Bulbul Puff-throated Babbler White-rumped Shama Male White-rumped Shama Female Attached Thumbnails Last edited by C300 : 15th January 2020 at 14:38.
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Stryker BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 493 Thanked: 2,884 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Some very good pictures there, C300. I'm not much of a birder myself, but OMH has always been known as a birder's paradise. Must plan a visit soon.
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abirnale Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2013 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,795 Thanked: 7,720 Times View My Garage	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Amazing clicks there C300! Did you not sight any hornbills? Dandeli is home to four different varieties of hornbills too. If you happen to have the right local guide (JLR should offer you some help you with connect), they can show you the exact trees and branches where you can sight the hornbills and other birds. Dandeli has amazing flora and fauna besides great driving circuits!
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17th January 2020, 16:08	#8
vsathyap BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: BengaLuru Posts: 422 Thanked: 1,647 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Fantastic pictures and excellent story! Can you please elaborate on the JLR facilities ? I checked their website but nothing much is discussed about Old Magazine House. Is there a naturalist available at JLR who can help with spotting birds and hence, photography? given how expensive JLR Kabini has gotten over the years, I guess its time to explore the other JLRs in Karnataka... and your guidance would be helpful.
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17th January 2020, 16:16	#9
deehunk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,937 Thanked: 2,913 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli This was a fantastic place to spend time, I stayed here with my wife for a week after my marriage. There was one guy who took care of all activities in 2010, do not know the recent updates.
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17th January 2020, 16:53	#10
Guna Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,008 Thanked: 4,190 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Nice captures! What camera and lenses did you use?
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17th January 2020, 22:31	#11
lifeat100k BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL Posts: 26 Thanked: 14 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Excellent photographs! Was really interesting to know about the names of these beautiful birds. I had been to Dandeli once but never knew about this place. Not much of a birder, but I am seriously thinking about visiting the place after seeing your lovely pictures. More information about the stay and facilities would be really appreciated.Thanks!
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17th January 2020, 23:01	#12
siddarthab BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 76 Thanked: 104 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Fabulous pictures with smoooooth background !!! Some details of stay options and cost please.... OMH, Ganeshgudi is on my wishlist for quite some time. Thanks for sharing Warm regards, Siddhartha
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18th January 2020, 10:58	#13
laser2707 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kolkata Posts: 89 Thanked: 265 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Amazing photos. I have been admiring your photography skills since your Hampi post. It's great there are still places where there are so many diverse birds. In our cities today we only find crows & pigeons & they are a menace. Apparently smaller birds like sparrows are almost extinct due to mobile phone towers. I guess that's a subject for another thread!!!
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20th January 2020, 00:52	#14
turboNath BHPian Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Kolkata Posts: 185 Thanked: 1,510 Times	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli Excellent Pictures C300 ! I have recently shifted to Hyderabad and was planning to visit Dandeli soon for birdwatching. After seeing your lovely pictures I think I need to plan asap !
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20th January 2020, 12:50	#15
nsbhagwat BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 415 Thanked: 271 Times View My Garage	Re: Birds of Old Magazine House - Ganeshgudi, Dandeli @c300, fabulous pictures. And yes as requested by all, can you please post cost details for OMH and equipment used. Also request to post exif data for the pictures posted. Regards Nikhil Last edited by nsbhagwat : 20th January 2020 at 12:51. Reason: Corrected Google autocorrect.
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