Clark's Exotica, Bangalore. Our first night stop. |
A nice swmming area. |
Yellow-footed Pigeons. |
Changeable Hawk-Eagle on nest. |
A baby Elephant. We knew some Elephant remained in the wild at Nagarhole. |
Returning to the Lodge we found a Tigress by the bus stop!! |
We had not come expecting Tiger this trip so it was a bonus. |
She stalked off to the thicket. |
And turned to watch us watching her. |
She watches as some children get off the bus and walk past us. |
Brahminy Kite. |
I know him. I think he is in Government! |
Intermediate Egret. |
Anahinga (Snake bird) |
We are on a boat in the lake. |
Spot-billed Ducks and Grey Heron. |
Elephants come out of the Forest to feed on the grassy shores. |
So they do still live wild. |
Squirrell. |
And in the lake side grass we see another Tiger. Long way off but.. |
European Spoonbills. |
Things can change quickly. One minute she is calmly dusting, The next... |
.....She is coming to kill us! |
Spotted Deer or Cheetal. |
More elephant and breeding well. |
This is a really big guy. |
Quite calm with us. |
Road repairs, Kerala style. |
Pork chop! |
Grey Jungle Fowl. |
Why, when it is Black and has a nice Red cap must they call it.... |
A White-bellied Woodpecker? Oh! I see! |
Sambar Stag. |
Indian Pitta in the Lodge grounds. |
Front view. |
Traffic chaos everywhere. |
Who has right of way? |
Cows usually. |
Our cottage at Jungle Lodge, Bandipur. |
Says it all. |
Changeable Hawk-Eagle. |
We get a sightng if not a good view of a Leopard. |
Brahminy Starling. |
We took ourselves off to a local Temple on a Hill for a change. |
Asian Koel. |
Mongoose but which species? Is this the real Rikki tikki Tavi? |
Langurs. |
Park Warden. |
Wood Sandpiper. Again, we shunned the Game drives for a local lake. |
Spot-billed Pelicans. |
On the evening Game drive we see Tiger number 3. |
Streak-throated Woodpecker. One of the few birds the mad driver stopped for. |
Black Kite. |
Indian Spotted Eagle. |
Farewell to Karanataka and hello Western Ghats. |
Lovely views. Just as we had imagined. |
A Gaur. |
What we had come to Erivikkulam NP to find. Nilgiri Tahr. |
Quite tame, which is why they are endangered. |
White-browed Shortwing. |
Nice little bird. What you can't see is the queue of folks all wanting to borrow my Binoculars. |
Munnar from the Reserve. |
Our cottage at Ambady Estate. |
A Waterfall. |
Grey-bellied Cuckoo. (female) |
We stopped near Periyar for supplies and noted this nice Temple. |
The Gate to Periyar Reserve. |
Our home. Aptly named "Forest Bungalow." |
It comes with its own Tree Frog. |
The Bungalow is obviously somebody's private home. |
Imperial Green Pigeon. |
Lion-tailed Macaque. |
Such a nice bird. Could they not have found a better name than....... |
Common Iora? |
Tawny Fish Owl. |
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Elephants in this NP too. |
They climb the steep slopes with ease. |
And feed in the forest. |
We climbed up to this lake for exercise and to feed the Leeches. |
Collared Tree-Pie. |
Rural scene. |
We are now at Thattekkad and the famous Salim Ali Sanctuary. |
Sri-Lankan Frogmouth. Taken with Flash. |
Without Flash. |
Swallowtail Butterfly. |
More Frogmouths. Male and Female. |
White-bellied Kingfisher. |
Brown Hawk Owls. |
A large and angry looking Scorpion in Camp. |
Brown-headed Barbet. |
Pink Flower, |
As we climb to Eddakal caves we are adopted by a Tamil family. |
Indian Graffiti of 2000 years ago. No Aerosols then! |
The view from the top. |
Our 'new' family. |
Malabar Giant Squirrel. As big as a House Cat. |
Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary. |
Peacock n the grounds of Tranquil Lodge Kolagapara. |
Victor and Gina were excellent hosts. A place to return to. |
The Gates to Mysore Palace. A bit of culture. |
The rebuilt Palace. A bit of a swizz as it is hardly older than me. 1912. |
Fine Gate Guardians. I think by Landseer. |
Only a birder would spot the Egyptian Vulture on the Palace wall. |
Young Striped Squirrel. |
Adult. |
Demon Mahishasura at Chamundi Hill. He was defeated by Goddess Chamundeswari |
The Temple Statue of Nandi. Carved from Basalt. |
The Temple dedicated to Chamundeswari for her victory. |
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The Potographer photographed risking all in Traffic for that special picture. |
Laughing Dove. |
Black-headed Ibis. |
Pond with obligatory Pond Heron. |
We are now in Ranganathitta bird sanctuary. Little Cormorant. |
Eurasian Kingfisher. |
Asian Open-billed Storks at nests. |
Painted Stork. |
Eurasian Spoonbill. |
Cattle Egret in full breeding costume. |
Black-crowned Night Heron. |
River Tern. |
Stork-billed Kingfisher. |
Blue-tailed BeeEater. |
Cheetal. |
header. |
Slaty-headed Parakeets. |
Malabar Giant Squirrel. |
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