On our way Girish told us to be careful about Leeches. We saw the Rusty Tailed Fly Catcher for the first time. The forest was really thick & beautiful. I could see Leeches climbing up my shoes every minute. I became very frisky & I found it difficult to concentrate on the birds. So we decided to move to the less dense forest, where there will be no Leeches. As we came out Girish said wait.......... it is a Little Spider Hunter. 
It was again a very beautiful bird. (which birds are not beautiful ???) It was enjoying itself on a banana flower, using its long beaks to take in the nectar.We were able to watch the Southern Birdwing, a butterfly with a wingspan of 140-190mm, it is the largest butterfly found in Southern India.
Then we spend the rest of the morning watching different Bulbuls out of which the Yellow Browed Bulbul & the Grey Headed Bulbul were quite stunning. Minivets kept us engaged, so also was a Brown Capped Pygmy Woodpecker. By afternoon, exhausted we returned to our rooms.
In the evening we went to see the Mottled Wood Owl again.
This time we managed to take some snaps, before it flew away again !! On a distance i was able to see a Black Eagle. The rest of the evening we spent looking at all the water birds, watching all the fish in the Periyar
enjoying the beauty of this largest river in Kerala, we watched the River Terns fishing. Our bird count was touching hundred, but i have not yet seen the Brown Hawk Owl. Well, everyone who reports on Thattekkad, says it is the first bird they saw. Unfortunately it has not been in its usual perch. I am hoping to see it before i leave tomorrow
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