Kaggaladu is a village in the Sira Taluk of Tumkur district in the south of Karnataka, India.

The heronry was first made known to the outside world in 1999 by Wildlife Aware Nature Club, an NGO based in Tumkur.

[1] Local residents report that grey herons have been nesting on a single tamarind tree in this area since 1993.

Villagers are committed to conserving these birds by refraining from harvesting tamarind from both privately owned trees and those belonging to the government.

The birds’ aesthetic value motivates some villagers, while others consider them symbols of prosperity, which drives their protection efforts.