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A good beginning from Kallar
Vishvajit Kadam
It's almost a year I am living in Tamil nadu and most my butterfly exploration here was limited to our college campus and trop-
ical butterfly conservatory in Trichy. I was searching for company of butterfly enthusiasts here to explore more places but was
unable to find any until I met Amol Mande. He introduced me to members of TNBS from coimbatore and Mettupalayam and it
was Kallar from where I chose to begin visiting butterfly hotspots in Tamil nadu.
First visit was on 10th June 2018. I turned out to be full of surprises which I had never imagined. Common Banded Peacock
was in my wish list for long time and observing 5-6 individuals at same place was miraculous. A surprise short-time visit by
Lobed Beak was also witnessed; despite of being common there it was special for me. Group mud puddling of common grass
yellows, One-spot Grass Yellow, Yellow Orange-tip, White Orange-tip, Great Orange-tip, Common jay, Bluebottles, Tailed Jay,
Common Mormon, Common Emigrant, Common Gull, Pioneer, Glassy Tiger, Blue Tigers, plain tigers was also witnessed. At
end of the day, newly met strangers were turned into special close friends.
In next week, I visited Kallar for second time on 16th June 2018 which was overwhelmingly astonishing as we came across
beautiful rare gem - the Silver Royal. Other finding was Redspot. Spotting so many of White Four-rings was really special for
me. With the growing interaction with TNBS members, I started developing interests in early stages of butterfly life cycle.
This new field is calling for my dedication and passion. Hope it will open new doors of excitement and thrill in upcoming time.
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