This weekend, Nandi Hills turns into haven for birdwatchers

Bengaluru | Friday | 17th January, 2020

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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: Bengalureans will be heading to Hakki Habba (Bird Festival) at the closest hill station of Bengaluru — Nandi Hills — this weekend. Since the hillocks of Ramanagara need protection, Nandi Hills was chosen for the festival. Birders will take the volunteers on a 2-km birdwatching trail in the hillocks of Nandi Hills, Brahmagiri, and Channagiri. “People assume that Nandi Hills is closest to Bengaluru and there won’t be much birds, but that is not true. For example, the Nilgiri Woodpigeon is found only in Nandi Hills after Ooty..