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White Cheeked Barbet with a Berry

White Cheeked Barbet at Alappuzha, Kerala

Posted on July 30, 2013May 12, 2021

I am now back from my trip to Kerala with Travespire. If you are looking for off beat experiences you should try Travspire, they know just the places that will leave you spellbound.

My plane landed past 11.00 pm yesterday and I was at work today morning, so not much rational writing is possible at the moment. I will just share this beauty of a bird that I saw at Breeze Backwater Homes at Alappuzha, Alleppey.

As soon as I entered the Breeze Backwater Homes, I felt at peace. It was a charming place that rents out 4 rooms. Imagine a property of only four rooms and they are only five steps away from the backwaters. It was one of the best homestays I have ever stayed in! And I tell you, Travspire is just the place to ask about such off beat places. Wait till you hear about my experiences properly.

But back to the bird. The birds liked this berry tree and there were two of it on the premises. Shrejeeth, the host at the place even plucked a berry for me saying it is very sweet. Even though it was not ripe the berry indeed was sweet. Hence there was a constant flow of White Cheeked Barbets at the tree.

White Cheeked Barbet

White Cheeked Barbet

I actually settled down with a book (what else but a mountain book) quickly after arriving. But then I saw these birds. Book and everything else was dropped without any hesitation. I ran to my room to get the correct lens and the camera out. I was lucky, these barbets liked the tree a lot and they kept coming and going. So photographing them was relatively easy.

Stay tuned to hear about my Muziris Tour, cycling and kayaking all in Kerala with Travespire.

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33 thoughts on “White Cheeked Barbet at Alappuzha, Kerala”

  1. raminder bhullar says:
    July 30, 2013 at 4:56 pm

    wow you blog really amazing and different !!!!!!!

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:28 pm

      Thank you Raminder.

      Reply
  2. The Young Bigmouth says:
    July 30, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    Amazing capture 🙂 Looking forward to more awesome stuff from you.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:28 pm

      Bigmouth thank you.

      Reply
  3. Amasc says:
    July 30, 2013 at 7:53 pm

    What lovely captures, I look forward to reading more about your trip to Kerala and hopefully seeing more of the pictures you took there.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:27 pm

      Amasc thank you, I will keep them coming 😀

      Reply
  4. sushmitha says:
    July 30, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Lovely capture 🙂 Good to know about this place too 🙂

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:27 pm

      Thank you Sushmitha.

      Reply
  5. Easwar Arumugam says:
    July 30, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    Wow! The birds are so cute. Nice capture.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Thank you Easwar.

      Reply
  6. Meghana says:
    July 30, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    Wow, amazing…

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Thank you Meghana.

      Reply
  7. awesome pics (@awesomepics007) says:
    July 31, 2013 at 12:46 am

    bfuuul bird 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply
  8. Prasad Np says:
    July 31, 2013 at 12:51 am

    You must have good eyesight to spot them in green foliage. The one with berry in its mouth looks really cute.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you Prasad I do keep a watch for birds.

      Reply
  9. sangeeta says:
    July 31, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Nice capture! This bird regularly visits the tamarind tree near my office balcony. And have you heard its call? Quite a loud and unique one!

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:22 pm

      Sangeeta I have its call! Shrill isn’t it!

      Reply
  10. Meena Menon says:
    July 31, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Breeze backwater homes seems a perfect place to relax!

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:21 pm

      It was Meena give it a try sometime. But with four rooms do book ahead.

      Reply
  11. Namrota says:
    July 31, 2013 at 11:49 am

    I saw the first pic and my jaws dropped.
    Simply brilliant; both the bird and the pic. And Thank you as now I know about this beautiful place to visit. 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:21 pm

      Thank you Namrota if you ever need more information do let me know.

      Reply
  12. Rajneesh says:
    July 31, 2013 at 12:37 pm

    I have seen this in chandigarh although !!!!
    आर्यावर्त

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:20 pm

      Thank you for stopping by.

      Reply
  13. Shilpi Dutta says:
    July 31, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    I respect and appreciate the efforts of nature lovers, especially bird watchers. Loved the pics yaa, keep it up!

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:19 pm

      Thank you Shilpi.

      Reply
  14. My Say says:
    July 31, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    I had never seen such a beautiful small bird ever before !! beautiful !

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:19 pm

      Thank you My Say, you need to look around and you will find them 😀

      Reply
  15. Anupam says:
    July 31, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    Interesting! Looking more to read about your Kerala tour:)

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 31, 2013 at 10:19 pm

      Thank you Anupam.

      Reply
  16. Aditi says:
    August 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    Lovely capture. She is a beauty!!

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 1, 2013 at 10:32 pm

      Thank you Aditi.

      Reply
  17. Bharath kumar says:
    July 27, 2022 at 5:52 pm

    any body know the name of this tree ?

    Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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