Every year,
hundreds of winged visitors come together to set up
a unique orchestra at Kokkrebellur with their shrill
cries and cacophonous calls. You can watch the performances
of painted storks and pelicans resplendent in their
breeding plumage, as well as the seemingly frail but
gregarious fledglings perched atop the tamarind, peepul,
and portia trees dotting the village. These birds
have become an integral part of this tiny hamlet in
the sugarcane-rich Mandya district. It is believed that the villagers
look after them like family members.