Visited India over Xmas this year, hopefully the idea was that i get some good tiger photo`s, BUT no one told me that tigers don`t like armani after shave, and when they smell it they hide???? Well that’s the only reason I can think i never saw 1 tiger, hehehe, oh well, guess me and tigers are not` destined to meet…
Great trip round I`ll be putting some shots up, it was a great month touring Rajasthan, covered a huge number of miles, few shots I`ll add here and slowly add better ones to 20 years gallery, first set are some general ones I just started to work on, of the wildlife and forts..
Next gallery its all birds from Ranthambore.
Also have started to add the images on to 20 years as I said above see here for better quality. India Xmas pages
12 09 09
Stroll round Marwell today, such great weather here shame it wasn`t like this in the summer. Also some of my shots I took on the day of the giraffes were used on the Marwell page which was nice..
It`s that time of year when you see young birds following the parents round begging for food, all ways a cute thing to see..
19/04/09
Off on a regular watering hole for me, at Andover to watch the excellent skills of the staff at Hawk Conservancy Andover, never had a visit yet when i have felt like leaving before the end of the day, so much to see, and the staff keep the interest going all day..
Image 3, I was pleased to say was selected as an image of the week on the hawk conservancy home page, excellent day out..
Had a Sunday trip out today to Sultanpur reserve, just west of Delhi. Very busy but rewarded with some good shots, of Indian robins, painted stork, cuckoo, woodpecker and prina. Nice walk out on a sunday in the sun, park is as below, get there if you get chance.
Sultanpur, 46 kms to the south-west of Delhi, is a green haven with a lake and wild birds. Sultanpur was declared a water-bird reserve in 1972 and its grounds are lush with lawns and trees and shrubs and masses of bougainvillea. It is recommended to spend some time in the small museum and library in the reserve, as one gets a fair idea of the birds and creatures you are likely to see during your visit to the reserve. A good pair of binoculars is a must to clearly observe the wildlife from a safe distance, without disturbing them.
Sultanpur is essentially a bird watching place with few trees obscuring the visitor’s view of the lake. The birds can be easily spotted wading, swimming or flying. All this is possible, because the visitors are not allowed to paddle around in boats in this water bird sanctuary, thus allowing the birds to continue with their activities without human interference. One can very easily spot grey pelicans, cormorants, grey and pond herons, egrets, painted storks who tend to congregate and preen. The black-necked storks, white ibis, spoonbills, etc can also be spotted.
