
Black Kite perched on a blooming Silver Oak tree
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A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) perched high among the branches of a Silver Oak (Grevillea robusta), also known as the Southern Silky Oak.
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The famous Pandav fall, named after the Hindu mythological characters, 'The Pandavas', who took an exile here at this fall. As per the story, they ran out of the water and one of the brothers 'Bheem' was asked to use his 'Gada' to dig water from land, being unable to do that, 'Arjun' shot an arrow on the cliff and water started dripping from it. Bheem got angry and hit the ground with his 'Gada' right in front of the cliff where Arjun had shot his arrow. This created the waterfall that feeds the whole water stream. On the other hand, the cliff drips water since forever and never stops. It is also believed that the dripping water maintains the bond between lovers, and hence the couple drinks the water together. There's also a cave where the Pandavas stayed. The catchment of the waterfall lo
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