On the way back from Mysore, I stopped by the Ranganathittu bird sanctuary. The biggest attraction of the park is a boat ride that takes you close to the islands where birds are hanging off the bushes almost like they were decoration on a christmas tree. Getting into the boat involved more than a little bit of hand-to-hand combat, at which I was a great disadvantage, because I didn't want to end up in the water with my camera in hand. Finally I prevailed, which gave me a chance to take the pictures below.

They don't really do the place justice. There was such a diverse population of birds that as I was leafing through my pictures, I discovered species in the backround that I didn't even notice when I was there.