Birdwatching
Magnolia and the area around is a paradise for bird-watchers and amateur and professional photographers alike. The region borders a national sanctuary that begins outside the resort and goes all the way into Kerala.
*All photos on this page were taken by our staff on-site within Magnolia.
Birdwatching
Magnolia alone is the home of over 200 varieties of exquisite birds. Birdwatching is one of the Coorg attractions and birds at the estate are best seen at dawn and late afternoons, perched atop the trees around the plantation.
Outside the estate, Many of these have been well documented in the book “Feathered Jewels of Coorg” written by nationally renowned ornithologist and medical practitioner, Dr. SV Narasimhan of Virajpet.
Butterflies & Moths
The plants and trees in Magnolia attract hundreds of varieties of butterflies throughout the year.
Magnolia is home to exquisite moths big and small; some larger than both your hands together. Always harmless, these very colorful moths with extraordinary, perfectly symmetrical patterns on their wings are attracted by the lights of Magnolia. They fall by doors and windows, exhausted by their attempts to reach the light.
Watch them, and delight in their fragile beauty but please leave them be as they usually revive and fly away.
