Sunday 12 February 2017

NAGARHOLE TO MUDUMALAI.


 EARLY MORNING WALK AT NAGARHOLE
LONG TAILED SHRIKE
 IT HASN`T RAINED FOR TWO YEARS HERE, EVERYTHING IS SHRIVELLING UP,THE CATTLE ARE SO THIN.
 LOCAL HOUSES
 DRY RIVER BED

ARID LANDSCAPE
 BRAHIMNY STARLING
 SPANGLED DRONGO
 COMMON ROSE

 BLUE BEARDED BEE EATER.

 We were soon on our way after breakfast to Nagarhole.
 STRIATED HERON
 GOATS ON A BRIDGE

 BLACK HEADED IBIS
 BLACK WINGED STILT
 DHOBI WALLAHS
 BRAHIMNY KITE
 WOOLLY NECKED STORK


KABINI RIVER LODGE


 HAWK CUCKOO
CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE
 ELEPHANTS

 VERY YOUNG CALF UNDER MUM ON THE RIGHT.
 GREY JUNGLE FOWL



 YELLOW FOOTED GREEN PIGEON




 INDIAN PITTA.




 HOOPOE



 SPOTTED DEER SPOTTED US





 AN 8 FOOT LONG ROCK PYTHON SPOTTED BY OUR EAGLE EYED GUIDE
 RED NAPED{BLACK}IBIS


 A GROUP OF 9 OTTERS CAME SWIMMING TOWARDS US AND CAME ASHORE NEARBY
 A LOCAL DOG THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO CHASE THEM - UNTIL ONE OF THE ADULTS TURNED ON IT- NEVER SEEN A DOG RUN AWAY SO FAST IT WAS HILARIOUS.
In the afternoon we had a boat trip up the Karina River.
 PAINTED STORK AMIDST THE INDIAN CORMORANTS
 RIVER TERN

 SMALL PRATINCOLE
 GREAT SPOTTED EAGLE- RED HEADED VULTURE AND BRAHIMNY KITE
 THE VULTURE WANTS THE EAGLES PERCH
AND HE GETS IT.
 A LOCAL CORACLE USED FOR FISHING,
 ORIENTAL DARTER
LOTS OF CROCS LINED THE RIVER BANKS.
 BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON


 NEVER SMILE AT A CROCODILE



 A VERY OLD BULL ELEPHANT Tusks so big he had a job keeping his head up.


 OSPREY

 RIVER TERN
 YOUNG BULL ELEPHANT
 SPOTTED DEER
 SPOTTED DEER STAG
BAR HEADED GEESE IN THE GLOOM,WONDER IF THEY FLEW OVER EVEREST?






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