Bird spotting - Suttur

The large village of Suttur lies about 30 kms South East of Mysore on the southern banks of the river Kabini. The best approach is to take the road to T. Narsipur ( T stands for Tirumakudal) and take the branch road to Suttur at the point where the Kaveri waters are visible. Suttur is known chiefly for the Mutt of Jagatguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara (commonly known as the JSS Mutt, Suttur) and a Krishi Vigyan Kendra. The Kabini has a gentle flow here. The fields around Suttur are irrigated and paddy is being transplanted in the innundated fields as we visit in the later half of march. The following pictures were taken on the Kabini banks, the surrounding paddy fields and near the large Banyan tree on the road to Mysore.

Black Ibis

Common Swallow












Jungle Crow

Large Pied Wagtail
















Little Egret

White Ibis

Whitebreasted Kingfisher

Bluetailed Bee-eater

A pair of Koels

Pond Heron (Paddybird)

Night Heron fishing on the Kabini