Ranthambore
The trip to search for the elusive Tiger
Any person who loves viewing wildlife has probably heard of Ranthambore National Park which is located in Rajastan.
This park is known as being very close to the Golden Triangle and is a popular stop for people that do the Golden Triangle. It sits about 5 hours from Jaipur in a very isolated part of the country that is surrounded by mountains.
I as like everyone goes to this park in order to see the famed Bengal Tiger. The Tigers are not as easy to see as one might expect, but that did not stop me from taking as many game drives as I can fit in during this short time. Unfortunately the only viewing of a tiger I got was from about 200 meters away as like a leopard is very solitary and does not like noise or to be around people.
Other animals and birds seen in this national park are: Spotted Deer, Robin, Sambar Deer, Indian gazelle, Langur Monkey, Spotted Owl, Black tail mongoose, Color Scoped Owl, White Torch King Fisher, Crested Serpent Eagle, Crocodile, Wild Boar, Egret, Parakeet, Dusky Eagle Owl, BENGAL TIGER, Chinkara, and Rhesus Macaque Monkey. Of course there were many other animals in the park, but with the vast size of the park, it is almost impossible to see everything….
Keoladeo
As bird watching has become one of my favorite hobbies in recent years, I could not pass up a chance to go to Keoladeo National Park.
This park about an hour from Agra, served as the hunting grounds for different important people in India’s past. It is a massive wetland that is located in the near the city of Bharatpur and boasts some of the best native and migratory birds anywhere in India. I only had a chance to stay overnight here, but this did not stop me from seeing some very interesting and rare bird species….
Some of the species I saw and photographed were the following: Spotted Owlet, Purple Sun Bird, Rose ring Parakeet, Laughing Dove, White Eared Bulbul, Oriental Magpie, King Fisher, Spot Billed Duck, Grey Horn bill, Black Headed Ibis, Purple Headed Heron, Indian Sarus Crane, Greater Spotted Eagle, and the rare Black Bittern. Of course there were many other species that I saw but these were some of the most interesting and rare ones……
