The Lively Stream

The Koi Fish Pond at Waterwoods have been a great Moment of Excitement for Kids, Teenagers and Adults alike when they seat by the edge of the pond and feed the fishes. It is a great Selfie point as well.
Over the years, the Koi pond has developed an unique niche creating a balanced aquatic ecosystem all around it. To start with, we had a lot of algae development due to the shallow water and good availability sunlight. The same was eaten away by the Crayfishes which would also make sure that the water is always clean of any dead & decaying matter.
A shole of local fishes of various species also share the same habitat and are in the process of getting a healthy heads up before they are released into the main river.
Nevertheless, the same pool also attracts a variety of amphibians and reptiles which we don’t want to get into depth for obvious reasons. The main focus of writing this note is because of some visitors to this pond which weren’t expected or seen as often during earlier years.
The bicolored frog or Malabar frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India.The tadpoles used to form large black swarms in the swallow backwaters. They used to invade the banks of Kabini during April to reach higher grounds.








There has been continuous two very dry summers in Kabini, which has visibly affected a lot of natural processes. For instance, we haven’t seen the local butterfly migration(usually April) or invasion of Bi-coloured frogs (usually May) for the last couple of years.

Crimson Rose_Pachliopta hector_April - 2014



But, a good number of Dragonflies and Damselflies have found a safe haven during this hot and dry summer around the fish pond. Three sets of Honeycombs have also been built around the pond which readily supplies with water and nectar from the flowers along its edges. The little bee, Apis florea (Apidae) are harmless to humans and are busy during daylight carrying nectar.
A few of the Dragonflies are as follows : Lesser Green Emperor (Anax indicus), Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora) top-right picture, etc.
A few of the Damselflies are as follows : Black-tipped forest glory (Vestalis apicalis) top-left picture.
We shall be updating the list as and when new ones are found.
We think it is very important to have such water-bodies around, to keep a balance of Nature wherever possible.

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