A PASSAGE TO INDIA {PART 4}

From SAT TAL we travelled further north and up into the Himalayan foothills and the village of PANGOT and the JUNGLE LORE CAMP.

OUR HOUSE AT JUNGLE LORE It was so cold at night we had hot water bottles.We also had torrential downpours a couple of times.

SLATY HEADED PARAKEET

COMMON ROSEFINCH

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VIEWS OF THE HIMALAYAS.

RED RUMPED SWALLOW

RRS

INDIAN PAINTED LADY

WHITE BORDERED COPPER
 

RUFOUS BELLIED WOODPECKER

RBW female

GREAT BARBET

GREAT BARBET

RUFOUS BELLIED WOODPECKER

RBW

INDIAN TORTOISHELL

SHOPPING FOR ESSENTIALS 

NANNITAL

MOSQUE IN NANNITAL.

After our stint in the mountains it was back down to the lower plains and on to the JIM CORBETT TIGER RESERVES.

THE CORBETT FALLS 

OUR TRUSTY GUIDES

THE KOTI RIVER AT THE END OF THE HOTEL GARDEN.

Most of our drivers and guides were great apart from our first one here a rude arrogant man with no people skills at all ,luckily we didnt get him again.

BAY BACKED SHRIKE

GREEN BEE EATER

BLUE TAILED BEE EATER

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ELEPHANTS are not to be tangled with 

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CHESNUT HEADED BEE EATER

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BARKING DEER

SCARLET SUN BIRD

SPOTTED DEER

KALIJ PHEASANT

PUFF THROATED BABBLER

WHITE RUMPED SHAMA female

SMALL GRASS YELLOW.

LANGUR MONKEY

RIVER PLOVER

SCARLET SUN BIRD

LARGE THREE RING

PIONEER

RIVER PLOVER

RIVER PLOVER

BATH WHITE

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE!

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MAKING A TRUNK CALL.

THIS JACKALS  ROLLING IN IT.

A THOUGHTFUL LANGUR.

PIONEER

The sun was going down fast on our final safari,there was just time for one final tiger sighting.

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THE FINAL TIGER

A MOTHER WITH TWO CUBS

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It was almost dark on the ride back so this Black Francolin was a nice sighting to end the day.

BLACK FRANCOLIN

BLACK FRANCOLIN.

STRIATED HERON.

After three and a half weeks it was time to go home so it was back to the Lemon Tree  and Delhi for the flight home.

DELHI CAPITALS DAVID WARNER WITH THEIR NEW SIGNING.

THATS ALL FOLKS.