When: December 2014. Weather: Hot, 26-28C
Lumix FZ200 and Leica M240/21mm Super Elmar
In the fancy Nusa Dua area of Bali to check out venues for a conference, a search on the internet showed that there was an area of potentially interesting birding just a 15 min walk away from the Nusa Dua Hotel & Convention Centre. I walked there as my car didn’t show up and it was an easy walk.. Head to Jalan Pratama Raya (not Jalan Pratama) and the entrance to the Water Treatment Plant (Or Lagun) is near the roundabout which is at the entrance to the Nusa Dua area. Along the way you see lots of interesting statues and flora…
Statues and flowers abound in Bali
board walk
flame of the forest
Greater and Lesser egrets were everywhere
Black crowned night heron…a lifer
another view
juvenile black crowned night heron
Javan Pond Hero in breeding plumage n and Egret
Breeding plumage Jvan pond heron
Javan pond heron : non breeding plumage
magnificent pair of grey herons
There was even one on the track
the terns were very active…
they were busy picking stuff out of the water
little pied cormorant landing in the water..another lifer
cruising
and cruising
then the dive to catch fish
drying themselves after the dive
fisherman
hide
white throated kingfisher
pied fantail
sandpiper
Overall, it was worth the visit as it took very little effort to get to the WTP. Being well laid out and pretty helped although the knowledge that the WTP is a euphemism for Sewage Treatment Plant is sobering…apart from the faintest whiff though, it was fine….higly recommended.
We had the chance to visit Uluwatu for tea…
Entrance to Bulgari Resort in Uluwatu
Wedding ceremony at the hotel….romantic or what??
aftermath of the wedding
view of the coastline from the Bulgari Resort
sunset in Uluwatu
The Natural Traveller 