What to see                                 The egret flew straight brightly lit in the orange hue of the setting sun. As it flew low overhead and carried on in its journey towards the rice fields across, it transformed into a sharp silhouette against a reddening sky. Flying over the farmer guiding his bullocks pulling a plough, it landed behind them to join a heron and greedily feed on the grubs and insects being dug out in the ankle deep water. The silhouette of a tree, which looked like it had been taken out of a Japanese art book, beautifully framed the two of them. It will be a sight that will make everyone to forget everything.

The trees of this village are always swarming with storks and pelicans. The main reason for this is that the villagers consider these winged wonders a good omen and ensure that nobody, especially outsiders disturb them. It almost feel like one had entered another world. The love and respect for the birds is taught to those village children from a very young age. People will be telling it tales while pointing out the different kinds of birds on the trees behind their hut.

Those wanting to visit this beautiful little village off the main Bangalore to Mysore highway, will have to keep a sharp lookout for a turn off to the left around 68 kilometers before the latter. From this turn off, it is another 12km drive to the village. It has officially also been declared a pelican sanctuary, where one even found a small shelter created to treat ill and injured birds, by a qualified vet who pays regular visits to the village. The best season to visit this village for the birds is between January and August. The population of birds is said to peak in the early summer months of May and June. The temperatures here vary between 10 and 40 degrees centigrade. The birds also have no lack of water as neighbouring the village is a large water reservoir. It was obvious that the birds had absolute faith in the surroundings, including the villagers. Although storks and pelicans were predominant, there were quite a few other birds also. It is quite simply speaking, a beautiful and peaceful paradisiacal village.