tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874136189175590762024-02-02T10:32:25.927+05:30Gir National Park & Lion SanctuaryI have been fortunate to visit Gir National Park & Lion Sanctuary on 2 occasions, first in November 2008 which was the annual get-together of members of Indianaturewatch.com and more recently in May 2012 which was a camp organised by Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS). the visits were during different seasons so you get to see Gir in different colours.Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-217727906514589002012-05-23T09:40:00.002+05:302012-05-23T10:39:23.783+05:30Visiting Gir in the Sizzling SummerGoing to Gir in Summer??? Sounds crazy, but if you would like to see more of the big cats, then this is certainly the time to brave out the dusty hot winds and be prepared to have a date with Sherkhan - the King of the Jungle. If you have some fleeting luck like I did, you might just get an equally fleeting glance of the Prince of the Jungle - the beautiful Leopard. Summer time means that the landscape is quite dry and chances of sighting the Lion and other mammals are better than at other times of the year. Besides, the animals are more likely to come to the water holes for drinking water<br />
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This was a camp organised by BNHS (www.bnhs.org) for its members. 24 of us with our young and enthusiastic group leader Asif spent 3 enjoyable and rewarding days at the last home of the Asiatic Lion.<br />
And while you are looking out for those awesome animals, do not forget to spot the beautiful resident birds in their breeding plummage. Enjoy the cyber-safari and don't blame me if you feel like packing your bags to get a personal feel of the place. LOL!Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-80714908253113301422012-05-18T12:06:00.004+05:302012-05-23T09:52:12.971+05:30Birdlife of Gir<div style="text-align: justify;">
Besides being world famous for seeing the Asiatic Lion in the wild, Gir is also a rich birding area and Birders have estimated around 300 species. A good time to visit for birding is between December to February when many migrants can be seen. However, the hot months of May also shows many resident species in breeding plummage and giving mating calls. This time it was good sightings of the Asian Paradise Flycatcher mostly females and the Tickell's Flycatchers - both birds of the forest.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female of the Asian Paradise Flycatcher gave good displays</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Scops owl beautifully camouflaged</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to woo the ladies - a male Indian Peafowl doing his courting display before the Peahens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">above and below -More views of this beauty - Tickell's Flycatcher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Fantail Flycatcher building its nest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond Heron at Hiran River just ouside my resort</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male of the Asian Paradise Flycatcher taken on the birding trail late evening</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another catch from the late evening birding trail - Orietal White-eye</td></tr>
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<br />Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-2679383345944103482012-05-18T11:44:00.000+05:302012-05-23T09:58:00.189+05:30In the presence of Royalty<div style="text-align: justify;">
A very hot and uncomfortable afternoon safari for the first few hours where we see some good bird sightings. However, a good sighting of the Lion still eludes us. The morning safari did show a sleeping lioness with cubs but not good enough to click decent pictures. My visit to Gir this time is with the hope of getting good pictures of the male lion.</div>
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We are amply rewarded for our efforts. a forest guard on motorbike informs us that a male lion is walking towards a watering hole for his daily drink. As we near the spot, two jeeps are already ahead of us with trackers keeping close guard and regulating the movement of vehicles. Camera in hand, I am happily clicking every angle and every movement of this majestic creature who graciously tolerated our long presence even at close quarters. Here are just a few of my wonderful moments with him. I'snt he really royal?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cannot wait to capture him even with another jeep in front of me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally our vehicle is right behind him</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drinking his full quota of water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aahh - had his fill of water to last for the next 12 hours</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enough of these humans trailing me - when will they drive off???</td></tr>
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<br />Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-80437647565927046372012-05-18T11:24:00.006+05:302012-05-23T10:19:16.035+05:30Mammal Life of Gir<div style="text-align: justify;">
Soon after our bonanza with the Lion, we found this Prince of the jungle a full grown male leopard bound across the road that startled us all. Gir has a healthy population of leopards, perhaps the highest in any national park. In sharp contrast to the Lion or tiger, the Leopard is a comparatively shy and cunning animal that is scared of human activity. However, that makes him a lot more difficult to see and even more dangerous.So this was a real bonus after the Lion sighting. Here he is crouching between the trees watching us carefully in hunting mode, before he suddenly springs up and bounds into the jungle. Now that made our day!</div>
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Other mammals were a fleeting glance of the Black-naped Hare, Indian Grey Mongoose, Blue Bull (Nilgai), and lots of spotted deer and Sambar. An interesting sight to see these two male Spotted deer in combat when suddenly another large male came on the scene and they immediately stopped their battle in deference to authority.<br />
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<br />Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-24411464969746519512012-05-18T11:13:00.000+05:302012-05-23T10:20:18.912+05:30In and around the Lion Safari Camp<div style="text-align: justify;">
The Lion Safari Camp is located off the main Sasan Gir Road and is a scenic 2 kms drive through the wilderness. The Hiran river runs beside it and is a good habitat for birding trails. Of course do not rule out a chance encounter with mammals especially the big cats. On the last morning, we did find the pugmarks of a leopard close to our resort.</div>
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The stay is in luxury a.c tents - unfortunately that means that there is a large wooden door which for me takes away the charm of a true tent experience. Here are some views in and around the campsite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dance by the Siddhis - the Siddhis are orignally from Africa - were brought by the Nawab of Junagadh to work as bonded labour in the fields</td></tr>
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Please click on "Older Posts" below right to go the the next pageAvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-87444907833986623692012-05-18T10:58:00.001+05:302012-05-18T10:58:54.478+05:30Information and AcknowledgementsGir Lion Sanctuary and National Park lies in the NorthWest Indian state of Gujarat. the nearest district town is Junagadh 65 kms. Convenient rail and air links are from Rajkot 160 kms. It is necessary to book in advance with a copy of identity card.<br />
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A very enjoyable 2nd trip for me. My gratitude to BNHS and our Group Leader Asif Khan for arranging this trip as also the management and staff of Lion Safari Camp for their excellent service. My appreciation to the local naturalist Mr. Bachchu Singh for the two very interesting birding trails, our enthusiastic and knowledgeable driver, Ramsingh and a good guide Ishabhai who made it possible for us to see some excellent bird and mammal life.Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-38675321354075977342009-03-10T22:42:00.004+05:302012-05-23T10:22:17.958+05:30Visit of India Nature Watch group to the last home of the Asiatic LionNovember 2008 - the members of indianaturewatch.net decided to meet in Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. This is the only place in the world where the Asiatic lion can be seen in the wild. Situated in the district of Junagadh that lies in the North -west state of Gujerat in India, it has a unique and diverse habitat of dry decidous forests combined with shrubland.<br />
It was truly an enjoyable experience to interact with 26 wildlife photographers who enthusiastically shared their experiences in their field as well as views on cameras, lenses & the like. The evenings had some useful discussion on photography coupled with some friendly banter between fans of Nikon vs. Canon equipment. To see some of the stunning photographs of the natural beauty and wildife of the Indian sub-continent visit indianaturewatch.net- the second largest regional online community of its kind on the net!Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-63343118652477776802009-03-03T21:45:00.002+05:302009-03-10T22:13:47.642+05:30The Asiatic Lion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8CSyNtK0U-T-01IS4oQFc1ujDORwJIsf-KBY2EciqEN8MtOoDSN2E6ZgmaxVlqifi9YyjwReU-d9yUyIpwj76oYz3dw5RxlawqUW3ch1VCyersE1WdCVVPpOxMcowNxlZzWHos5hhqQ/s1600-h/Gir191.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8CSyNtK0U-T-01IS4oQFc1ujDORwJIsf-KBY2EciqEN8MtOoDSN2E6ZgmaxVlqifi9YyjwReU-d9yUyIpwj76oYz3dw5RxlawqUW3ch1VCyersE1WdCVVPpOxMcowNxlZzWHos5hhqQ/s320/Gir191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A Lioness had been spotted at Karemba and there was much excitement. Immediately, our jeep driver, Rasik revved up his engine and charged at breakneck speed over the rough roads. Equally excited was our guide Tamsi and of course all of us.<br />As we drove in to the area a large number of jeeps had already parked themselves almost a few yards away from where she was lying (picture above<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgE5KR100wPK5qwYQbwAfOTb1rFyemiQXwVRAV88NIBwCClPyQdzpuW6H-09Dp6yaz9jyqhxiuT65_v51wynzea2oQl0XuTswWEAOxYthcJv3olVBdidRN9fjqaY8u1rouN4ejuxsmKY/s1600-h/Gir196.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgE5KR100wPK5qwYQbwAfOTb1rFyemiQXwVRAV88NIBwCClPyQdzpuW6H-09Dp6yaz9jyqhxiuT65_v51wynzea2oQl0XuTswWEAOxYthcJv3olVBdidRN9fjqaY8u1rouN4ejuxsmKY/s320/Gir196.JPG" border="0" /></a>).<br /><br />All of a sudden she got fed up of the human population surrounding her and decided to walk off with a few disgusted roars (grow up - all you Homo sapiens!). This picture shows her striding off and then she finally decides to settle down in the grass once again giving us good views below.<br /><br />The Asiatic lion (<em>Panthera</em> <em>Leo persica</em>) is distinguished from the African lion by its slightly smaller build as well as the smaller mane in the males. Sighting in the Gir forest is more challenging considering the dense vegetation in the area especially after the monsoons while in many parts of Africa it is to be found in open Savannah areas.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMWWFOlX9kaDGNcoS8gS8ACTnkbKcMIxT5Abg8OXR51mFfVy69M3TOIJcQU2AuG6-D3KAh23BcMcDdYyXrUrmoEe50Dr402mizglwiR31mv6GDCPiqCy1OTCUx3xmh4pq_hMxx-0Ojx0/s1600-h/Gir199.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMWWFOlX9kaDGNcoS8gS8ACTnkbKcMIxT5Abg8OXR51mFfVy69M3TOIJcQU2AuG6-D3KAh23BcMcDdYyXrUrmoEe50Dr402mizglwiR31mv6GDCPiqCy1OTCUx3xmh4pq_hMxx-0Ojx0/s320/Gir199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioE7vwbU9aFIqnArZ39k3DNfB6KizY7HoDU0VSlIA1k_B3BePJyFMrkLKfKs0gVESvqUPnaKS-PM9f-KfqFs0-zUgGo814hUPa6wbhjOrt7UL2miLfv6-VgQMZrwwp-AQZl5fdalAOI8I/s1600-h/Gir026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309000123370655442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioE7vwbU9aFIqnArZ39k3DNfB6KizY7HoDU0VSlIA1k_B3BePJyFMrkLKfKs0gVESvqUPnaKS-PM9f-KfqFs0-zUgGo814hUPa6wbhjOrt7UL2miLfv6-VgQMZrwwp-AQZl5fdalAOI8I/s320/Gir026.JPG" border="0" /></a>While a male Lion sighting was not in our luck on these days, we found fresh pugmarks of a male on the last day of our safari. According to the beat guard, he was in the nearby bushes but was not in a mood to oblige the visitors.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The species is believed to have travelled from Persia (now Iran) and entered India around 6000 B.C. and was found in the plains of Northern and Central India. There are however no records of it in the area south of the river Narmada. Like the Tiger and other beautiful cats it was ruthlessly hunted by the Indian royalty as well as by the British rulers for sport. The species gradually declined in numbers and became confined to the forests of Gir in the native state of Junagadh. In 1908, the Lion population of Gir reached an alarming low of 20 and the Nawab (Local ruler) of Junagadh banned all hunting and enforced its preservation. After Independence, the Government of India also enforced the ban on hunting through legislation. Today the number of Lions in the last census has risen to nearly 360. However, the 1400 sq. kms of area now seems inadequate to hold this population, and the big cats are now straying out and can be chanced upon even near the sea shore and uncomfortably close to human habitation.<br />This beautiful animal has also been at the centre of an unseemly controversy about shifting few of the animals to a forest area in the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh(MP) planned as an alternate home by the Government of India. The Gujarat Government under which the areas falls, has vigorously opposed parting with any animal claiming unsuitability of habitat as well as lack of protection measures offered by the MP Government.<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-75142595442254809752009-03-02T23:00:00.001+05:302009-03-12T23:00:59.048+05:30Indian Jackal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkKOkV0_Ai_D-GLgOyraOmuVO04YDqqR0K4uf9fkmyRFEhdMBuhmwzz2HEW865l2Qh7VYSB8GjQZUZ9nhveM7Y_udTlViMiwx_c1QKzvNFsNoJ3U3iYANRU_gRA6REdCkVxgInHrutMU/s1600-h/Gir186.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkKOkV0_Ai_D-GLgOyraOmuVO04YDqqR0K4uf9fkmyRFEhdMBuhmwzz2HEW865l2Qh7VYSB8GjQZUZ9nhveM7Y_udTlViMiwx_c1QKzvNFsNoJ3U3iYANRU_gRA6REdCkVxgInHrutMU/s320/Gir186.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Indian Jackal gave us some good views during our Safaris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUSydeF9FoMo9SV2FGFkIdY1JwD8w_XjrSajYGKvhTHyoOz0Amf8eIJWW6vvembHs4bHxSzu59TeSsz5QAUIBEFaVq5yb9vwumvHv1rGxHHKR0fnAbuUh1T_zaWWm8CmjnXAQ7IGkdcw/s1600-h/Gir188.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUSydeF9FoMo9SV2FGFkIdY1JwD8w_XjrSajYGKvhTHyoOz0Amf8eIJWW6vvembHs4bHxSzu59TeSsz5QAUIBEFaVq5yb9vwumvHv1rGxHHKR0fnAbuUh1T_zaWWm8CmjnXAQ7IGkdcw/s320/Gir188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaWeTmLlG1eYlTgmtwTlTfykvt2BdRDw80jzHrXKvijlb1X5iZFqrXnfjelE9JYfC1fWXKyixbC3ETrkrC7C6GbUP7dCxHbRCZ4GtIL8Um4JtyoXJvu3OaKwHVSR-TzxXEnWaOU0Kxz8/s1600-h/Gir189.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; 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BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-63180625949085271542009-03-02T22:32:00.002+05:302009-03-03T21:51:38.412+05:30Spotted deer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHoQvSclh4QthCUb0OxB5LDxdIJmzKkN3GxHFXKUXyQtJq-5D7_mjJUszG7n75gM7LgTWx3QkRLhiyr5lX2IVaDqSCnAgAp90MgZy4ZY1XwhLRqzKF8Sw3wN1QMnoICIN2nGCuArhGP8/s1600-h/Gir047.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHoQvSclh4QthCUb0OxB5LDxdIJmzKkN3GxHFXKUXyQtJq-5D7_mjJUszG7n75gM7LgTWx3QkRLhiyr5lX2IVaDqSCnAgAp90MgZy4ZY1XwhLRqzKF8Sw3wN1QMnoICIN2nGCuArhGP8/s320/Gir047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This handsome ungulate is found in most forests in India<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIG5oyvnd6BPNdeDopis_0WSkhmWiVqRQcHupyA1njD-1CajajlcuAdRor0NcyyDtsaZo-qdrUwZaHJZnASrowfxt6HkCI9S2hM3hWLKIrl2WvTcDKbp2h5kFwyDmCyRSmbXwR055DMd0/s1600-h/Gir072.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; 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FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaGAwiVKueQv-U5oKb2j0GlI5JP3rvu20kBaqtn24wcxPzL8HOYULXU8tY6SJz4-U8oFz6GYrrYBq-rPmZIUbZ0mHwyMmg6CSknmp8i12HlNKKRQ67ApOPzdkJa83wdZ91eMT77Ns6Sw/s320/Gir132.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-64001239683570582842009-03-01T23:01:00.000+05:302009-03-01T23:02:28.222+05:30Sambar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb8XoQ0EOIFaS3FwVl6lYnkzHIYPc8mojnfI6gboq0ldMZ0LrKANzxgdwJE0y2b13fC2hEFJ4aHd3vL9LbV51UzhaECSrrGTgc_ppcGerDWlsBWrVleoSNWiRRgHg-D_nQw2JHdAYhzU/s1600-h/Gir033.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; 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padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-55019297850431588872009-03-01T22:54:00.000+05:302009-03-01T22:54:53.452+05:30Blue-bull (Nilgai)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68A7m-iMKJoTIL2pWYBsWW2Uaq8XGncsv0zJ1CJKUifQ3ELCRrp3BhO3OUg2ZFOfOC-Ax3HtzXklEKyuWDQrpw4o1KQqEkyN6RMcmYzndBDuRwEYF2GZnRGRzYILIh90_Wq0B4YleOdc/s1600-h/Gir019.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68A7m-iMKJoTIL2pWYBsWW2Uaq8XGncsv0zJ1CJKUifQ3ELCRrp3BhO3OUg2ZFOfOC-Ax3HtzXklEKyuWDQrpw4o1KQqEkyN6RMcmYzndBDuRwEYF2GZnRGRzYILIh90_Wq0B4YleOdc/s320/Gir019.JPG" border="0" /></a> This handsome blue-bull is the largest of the antelopes. Was getting bored with the jeeps surrounding him- so decided to finally walk off<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPT4r0OCS2GVuFFv9Slu7w54OaWa_cY-1Oy6c33-CC_neMTbME5iIO7hM2K2JFdEVftL6CLl6PqzdLbXXx7uwj-ApGZce-4cMj7qB4BDBfYBEMZyrip9fqLfDkj12jdwkOsZe8fZx6WOI/s1600-h/Gir022.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPT4r0OCS2GVuFFv9Slu7w54OaWa_cY-1Oy6c33-CC_neMTbME5iIO7hM2K2JFdEVftL6CLl6PqzdLbXXx7uwj-ApGZce-4cMj7qB4BDBfYBEMZyrip9fqLfDkj12jdwkOsZe8fZx6WOI/s320/Gir022.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlKB4HsjbbkqwfYBqu01xy_pEQpCYTt-rwmN8RvICzyoicIDeS-SHHI1W82Smg5EFjXNRbulSJE40L0u2vhyphenhyphenz699roUz6RoshrqV6NvJQGkxMRQW_vqu7UFb31mboMCK2xG25QGCbUTA/s1600-h/Gir024.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlKB4HsjbbkqwfYBqu01xy_pEQpCYTt-rwmN8RvICzyoicIDeS-SHHI1W82Smg5EFjXNRbulSJE40L0u2vhyphenhyphenz699roUz6RoshrqV6NvJQGkxMRQW_vqu7UFb31mboMCK2xG25QGCbUTA/s320/Gir024.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-70921610890770393772009-03-01T22:37:00.000+05:302009-03-01T22:39:41.868+05:30What a camouflage!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnxRWIoyJ09CMs27myydWkHjOG09oY_J8t-1ZVe3GOpFybp7QHkTJccCQQozKZ8Jz0XlBI8c7_Fi-_YUIi0U8WCMMC7tKOUUevtf0VSeRXCABdDEjXULDufkIzei4hQ6WjZ23GgrUe7I/s1600-h/Gir163.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnxRWIoyJ09CMs27myydWkHjOG09oY_J8t-1ZVe3GOpFybp7QHkTJccCQQozKZ8Jz0XlBI8c7_Fi-_YUIi0U8WCMMC7tKOUUevtf0VSeRXCABdDEjXULDufkIzei4hQ6WjZ23GgrUe7I/s320/Gir163.JPG" border="0" /></a> This water snake could well have been missed by us had it not been for the eagle eyes of our guide, Tamsi<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbfQv5aK6RkaIokHuJa1bJUHYajQRZiDRB7alvidZnkXWFTB9NtkMyLK3nsZ8y75JV9GSqQpHv_BtzEq_weHtGePJYjUfn8sxNH_V03FqRmSsGG9lxL-3KTPURc4tCjMocX3UdrXiYvw/s1600-h/Gir164.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbfQv5aK6RkaIokHuJa1bJUHYajQRZiDRB7alvidZnkXWFTB9NtkMyLK3nsZ8y75JV9GSqQpHv_BtzEq_weHtGePJYjUfn8sxNH_V03FqRmSsGG9lxL-3KTPURc4tCjMocX3UdrXiYvw/s320/Gir164.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-19452312023458256152009-03-01T22:32:00.003+05:302009-03-12T23:38:15.025+05:30Variety of birdlife in the Sanctuary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60FPNTWJrqTSTk2aB5cNWkpsMclwFV5DfARFtY0GkrVsChWsERsQkAZepIkYkfv7YxxW2yx-z_z8v2r6dxjoiyWNFDACzVvKLsGOM-K-4j7ZrXGf6sVeHs3kGaidXdHmqVuvJkfIcI9I/s1600-h/Gir158.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60FPNTWJrqTSTk2aB5cNWkpsMclwFV5DfARFtY0GkrVsChWsERsQkAZepIkYkfv7YxxW2yx-z_z8v2r6dxjoiyWNFDACzVvKLsGOM-K-4j7ZrXGf6sVeHs3kGaidXdHmqVuvJkfIcI9I/s320/Gir158.JPG" border="0" /></a> Besides being home to the about 370 Asiatic lion and a large number of predators, Gir is certainly one of the best birding sites in the country with a list of nearly300 species. Some pictures of the birdlife.<br /><br />This picture of the Median egret is taken at dusk.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZONc_dAgBXrjalxpgnhHRclhjGUe2B9bQlbxE1Y9gViYcp6wj8pPPI0tjxs9YNfZlvaNLApDLByEmziK9rK0-jPE57nQ2MG2Im2sR9N1-P3jHRcF1BXQ3Xi7wSAPiZXEoweg5lQ9o3AE/s1600-h/Gir173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308268878299217570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZONc_dAgBXrjalxpgnhHRclhjGUe2B9bQlbxE1Y9gViYcp6wj8pPPI0tjxs9YNfZlvaNLApDLByEmziK9rK0-jPE57nQ2MG2Im2sR9N1-P3jHRcF1BXQ3Xi7wSAPiZXEoweg5lQ9o3AE/s320/Gir173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmonQquuHMarsM5spRwS6aUVaZuPTxGg1p9OH8pa3qdHPW_VK91_GO4hoeMM5IQLm24PlI45AyjD4SG6JclOdtnDmJOJF-jRZKpEhyphenhyphen1VmS0AWWmyVPTpz-qb8awP9v1TlTc5urC9hK3W0/s1600-h/Gir174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308268881124557490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmonQquuHMarsM5spRwS6aUVaZuPTxGg1p9OH8pa3qdHPW_VK91_GO4hoeMM5IQLm24PlI45AyjD4SG6JclOdtnDmJOJF-jRZKpEhyphenhyphen1VmS0AWWmyVPTpz-qb8awP9v1TlTc5urC9hK3W0/s320/Gir174.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Two pictures of the Short toed snake eagle. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCB4zDjN_X-UOGJYn33YwOxLMR6jsK_9gxId8OYviIrL_FH7OZdumGmdbDbA8R7lmsJ-4zmxXfOIRVHqMhKkjbBrqAPtFo84xkhdEfo6Ehr-4ZfSGOXAx3_Gt_f0Lr6ZHrMD2lEDeZ6Q/s1600-h/Gir042.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCB4zDjN_X-UOGJYn33YwOxLMR6jsK_9gxId8OYviIrL_FH7OZdumGmdbDbA8R7lmsJ-4zmxXfOIRVHqMhKkjbBrqAPtFo84xkhdEfo6Ehr-4ZfSGOXAx3_Gt_f0Lr6ZHrMD2lEDeZ6Q/s320/Gir042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Black stork in flight<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JTzqfWr4jQbxbveZWr9FlWkNjoEvqUqIKSO1NOqU4hh0Q4-ohxW-8GsMP2IV_RRZgSVxogoABOTmP8OGxL0g8tAjPF-UX5CkPxRiZmr2P6A2bpyMev3tSHtXssIqTOY5WIs8hr7T8Xc/s1600-h/Gir050.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JTzqfWr4jQbxbveZWr9FlWkNjoEvqUqIKSO1NOqU4hh0Q4-ohxW-8GsMP2IV_RRZgSVxogoABOTmP8OGxL0g8tAjPF-UX5CkPxRiZmr2P6A2bpyMev3tSHtXssIqTOY5WIs8hr7T8Xc/s320/Gir050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Grey heron on the lookout for dinner<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-48431765838574586042009-03-01T22:24:00.005+05:302009-03-12T23:33:26.748+05:30Flock of black ibis <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cG8pi4TE200XRZpj-VKLjlsrlhSyMMdWrH_DXKWqf_r3ZaeJ4JvHbqnzwYNIa7TX3h993TbidvsY2u0cVRCMZIHiDtXzCsJ76NFZrwR6XlZ79tZA5aI6Xa7hvDpkzP1B-QtVlsSCKlc/s1600-h/Gir054.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cG8pi4TE200XRZpj-VKLjlsrlhSyMMdWrH_DXKWqf_r3ZaeJ4JvHbqnzwYNIa7TX3h993TbidvsY2u0cVRCMZIHiDtXzCsJ76NFZrwR6XlZ79tZA5aI6Xa7hvDpkzP1B-QtVlsSCKlc/s320/Gir054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_vwHiuN-V-j3cruFqYmuN58E-f6nvp2k1HChxSfWrRfdRapFYa5iimN8S68PPoKn6tJD27z50VjYnXS-AZdfP6wSMlItu3lblzQO_UZaBjltWcZrS0PfWcbHogk0L6yP_JF0xscTIQw/s1600-h/Gir059.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_vwHiuN-V-j3cruFqYmuN58E-f6nvp2k1HChxSfWrRfdRapFYa5iimN8S68PPoKn6tJD27z50VjYnXS-AZdfP6wSMlItu3lblzQO_UZaBjltWcZrS0PfWcbHogk0L6yP_JF0xscTIQw/s320/Gir059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />White wagtail <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEagEF0tXM4kqabsthTcrmYmPkd2dzPN32_LCcVurvCNg4XJ3b3nGDJwzjtoPyuF3RBNx9bvKEDuugFKuFOrK-0EcqLihhBF5sRlSIxH6zILlvpAlN5hefHP_V9HzlIK1l4fZN1v3NXU/s1600-h/Gir064.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEagEF0tXM4kqabsthTcrmYmPkd2dzPN32_LCcVurvCNg4XJ3b3nGDJwzjtoPyuF3RBNx9bvKEDuugFKuFOrK-0EcqLihhBF5sRlSIxH6zILlvpAlN5hefHP_V9HzlIK1l4fZN1v3NXU/s320/Gir064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />White-eyed buzzard.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbkCk5TZNLmBDZ1Jhu_WVsl166gdSBUzHs1DzZHP28_t5hyphenhyphenUV2cg9rh_4ztIlqM0UilRHcaioggFlt6grLLlmPhyS9ECSIFdqJahB5VgHL9SAutRicPkgM7pS5Vlqy2TseDoAu2EI_8Q/s1600-h/Gir068.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbkCk5TZNLmBDZ1Jhu_WVsl166gdSBUzHs1DzZHP28_t5hyphenhyphenUV2cg9rh_4ztIlqM0UilRHcaioggFlt6grLLlmPhyS9ECSIFdqJahB5VgHL9SAutRicPkgM7pS5Vlqy2TseDoAu2EI_8Q/s320/Gir068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Flock of Chestnut-shouldered petronia<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-46231838806352072422009-03-01T22:19:00.002+05:302009-03-10T22:28:35.235+05:30<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHUA1GNM3gZJ8uq-cEpYUwjbFT1WmvsdsE8qmVY8X6o633fLFleTLT7pTBUlMuoyroA0d-lJbV8utclTSQtWQU6f51V5KxdYvEQoaW_rebGflw69xZTutu_xp3McjqbVSDZPIZ8zT0NE/s1600-h/Gir070.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHUA1GNM3gZJ8uq-cEpYUwjbFT1WmvsdsE8qmVY8X6o633fLFleTLT7pTBUlMuoyroA0d-lJbV8utclTSQtWQU6f51V5KxdYvEQoaW_rebGflw69xZTutu_xp3McjqbVSDZPIZ8zT0NE/s320/Gir070.JPG" border="0" /></a>Indian Peafowl hiding in the bushes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOywQOzrPGYMMF0fgw9LAFxwSzp9GeMqa9gWn7M0ypINUJ2Cp-CteGo11xV7QeEwCnC0TSfFQ2R1D1rnx9JZ3hEJmJYXWAFYk2rTYx-t9gdsHml1sFap2bfwwaN7IoxITb7v0prQ_qTMw/s1600-h/Gir077.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOywQOzrPGYMMF0fgw9LAFxwSzp9GeMqa9gWn7M0ypINUJ2Cp-CteGo11xV7QeEwCnC0TSfFQ2R1D1rnx9JZ3hEJmJYXWAFYk2rTYx-t9gdsHml1sFap2bfwwaN7IoxITb7v0prQ_qTMw/s320/Gir077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Plum-headed parakeets both male and female on a teak tree<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAPsWDCsGZ2fiJo5_HpypgnbzD8yZe_iyPSOQbVzIS0PX4JPV8KdxZYg34Q-TmlKa94ndGIGlgS1x8KPkGxRBQx0-6BBbz5RY92vSSXAXbmFSHPws4cGpMXnxh82kyrwytx7YtYRi9Kc/s1600-h/Gir087.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAPsWDCsGZ2fiJo5_HpypgnbzD8yZe_iyPSOQbVzIS0PX4JPV8KdxZYg34Q-TmlKa94ndGIGlgS1x8KPkGxRBQx0-6BBbz5RY92vSSXAXbmFSHPws4cGpMXnxh82kyrwytx7YtYRi9Kc/s320/Gir087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yellow-footed green pigeon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0KIJunlvonR83SHm5fAUQysvCus52sYALEpas9lyA_0np07F0SGF1rDAiQAkkMzBfiJruT7grjm22drnPXtuxXO8lfAXa-h-YPtbX_OpkuboYdpzm-R0YEal4yteVZBlWV0mC_43Mv4/s1600-h/Gir111.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0KIJunlvonR83SHm5fAUQysvCus52sYALEpas9lyA_0np07F0SGF1rDAiQAkkMzBfiJruT7grjm22drnPXtuxXO8lfAXa-h-YPtbX_OpkuboYdpzm-R0YEal4yteVZBlWV0mC_43Mv4/s320/Gir111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Painted sandgrouse nesting in the ground<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-18541982287196058002009-03-01T22:12:00.003+05:302009-03-12T23:21:16.631+05:30<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwWXPsV2Ht0J80BveDqdIGOGdEd_-S6zRANwDvHRRrhfOJXu4XQ32Y1TsvQPz3bhxm5Ds_s3k3COT5Lf0VcJdWRIy3oonQPHZll051afxLU8MuwIRpzKz-EPtA22EgFmyDU5s8zjKYBY/s1600-h/Gir112.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwWXPsV2Ht0J80BveDqdIGOGdEd_-S6zRANwDvHRRrhfOJXu4XQ32Y1TsvQPz3bhxm5Ds_s3k3COT5Lf0VcJdWRIy3oonQPHZll051afxLU8MuwIRpzKz-EPtA22EgFmyDU5s8zjKYBY/s320/Gir112.JPG" border="0" /></a>Another shot of the Painted sandgrouse nesting in the ground<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRApg-b_oOPCTnwWi06RA-jCzNPGVorp7NebwKsx5drKmMpNn9Y6rYy9EBdcWW_jCCdoi3Voj-3xFvldj_04ujUpHtG2DE_GsyZfE6DTLv03EMrF2dP3X4WXOl_cZwFN_byfgh11gXWes/s1600-h/Gir116.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRApg-b_oOPCTnwWi06RA-jCzNPGVorp7NebwKsx5drKmMpNn9Y6rYy9EBdcWW_jCCdoi3Voj-3xFvldj_04ujUpHtG2DE_GsyZfE6DTLv03EMrF2dP3X4WXOl_cZwFN_byfgh11gXWes/s320/Gir116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Red wattled lapwing near a waterbody<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmHX_WRFw_nSY1RkT7rFYAW7hnmbdFkbmSA8VC3SF3i15uHcY_qVcUk9LpeNwt4hQgAICrIUHEGfpUXWdgW33gPM6zvOqhwYwpnjUXngYcYhGZjgklNhiLuaPrDsGNum1K5Ls23TAlNs/s1600-h/Gir123.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmHX_WRFw_nSY1RkT7rFYAW7hnmbdFkbmSA8VC3SF3i15uHcY_qVcUk9LpeNwt4hQgAICrIUHEGfpUXWdgW33gPM6zvOqhwYwpnjUXngYcYhGZjgklNhiLuaPrDsGNum1K5Ls23TAlNs/s320/Gir123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Woolly necked stork<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY9tvkPXBtgoFMbkgdnQOn25E-7OwxTj6UteaUUdDenoARhzexEomSk0lWfP1EpIU6PHaxen_e1K6IT2XkThXoGAgo4JKBd6b4BUPTEqt3etrqsJQKB23A6dMFKPHUloRNtOVOEivATw/s1600-h/Gir009.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY9tvkPXBtgoFMbkgdnQOn25E-7OwxTj6UteaUUdDenoARhzexEomSk0lWfP1EpIU6PHaxen_e1K6IT2XkThXoGAgo4JKBd6b4BUPTEqt3etrqsJQKB23A6dMFKPHUloRNtOVOEivATw/s320/Gir009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Caught this Oriental honey buzzard just when he took flight!<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-82626601305305226612009-03-01T21:46:00.003+05:302009-03-10T22:33:19.337+05:30Scenes of the Sanctuary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWFp82Z8aNSv6zY3_6oF_2o3WyCVilz8Pg076lyIL8S3fUoSL50NfsunAV82Y3g2Jl-JPdfniG_IviXpvgl2L7bZ2ojuODfSyVGT-N6IhPWHs-l6jftOwyNrtFA7sYdneujsOujshNTk/s1600-h/Gir090.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWFp82Z8aNSv6zY3_6oF_2o3WyCVilz8Pg076lyIL8S3fUoSL50NfsunAV82Y3g2Jl-JPdfniG_IviXpvgl2L7bZ2ojuODfSyVGT-N6IhPWHs-l6jftOwyNrtFA7sYdneujsOujshNTk/s320/Gir090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This view is taken from the Gir Birding lodge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDYyfJ1EN_8yOiVg4xpYNbAddhFszApb2gX46_8LoJOUaPf9AlRqxzZLYP3CmCLtTpaNyBa19aPTknXuRzr_So1soltRZNWUk4L3SVGD7JQcqfcXfspHmeOBj83TSuhAUPjQjQ4JDNBs/s1600-h/Gir120.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDYyfJ1EN_8yOiVg4xpYNbAddhFszApb2gX46_8LoJOUaPf9AlRqxzZLYP3CmCLtTpaNyBa19aPTknXuRzr_So1soltRZNWUk4L3SVGD7JQcqfcXfspHmeOBj83TSuhAUPjQjQ4JDNBs/s320/Gir120.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These pictures are of the Kamleshwar Dam <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFfLQ5NjcHbPvbQFD2VfWCNzxjYM9c5UpDCUxKa2Y5444d-u9u7HsoQN6UQuc7ddtrc7cGQ4i9Pl1DTjjNyx7jQc-J72Pwo6-7N1_rVZkv9E6NZlf2M_TRaZqx5jcRwvx0IRQREUQtZ8/s1600-h/Gir121.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFfLQ5NjcHbPvbQFD2VfWCNzxjYM9c5UpDCUxKa2Y5444d-u9u7HsoQN6UQuc7ddtrc7cGQ4i9Pl1DTjjNyx7jQc-J72Pwo6-7N1_rVZkv9E6NZlf2M_TRaZqx5jcRwvx0IRQREUQtZ8/s320/Gir121.JPG" border="0" /></a> within the park - home to a large population of Marsh Crocodiles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K0NHowGYjWEs9vAtro_zn6htuzzw5kv_wm2lCI9W1aUg-L43qbrjGSFopNuMGDkozRFcy1okXhw9ConxBXtqJjE0jQ2WWYenNQVfHdgJ9sPVOHQvytLt1lcMuvWolMR2exVQnA1hKhY/s1600-h/Gir002.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K0NHowGYjWEs9vAtro_zn6htuzzw5kv_wm2lCI9W1aUg-L43qbrjGSFopNuMGDkozRFcy1okXhw9ConxBXtqJjE0jQ2WWYenNQVfHdgJ9sPVOHQvytLt1lcMuvWolMR2exVQnA1hKhY/s320/Gir002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Below - The remains of a hearty meal!<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-43775487403616449242009-03-01T21:34:00.001+05:302009-03-03T22:17:40.275+05:30The Trinity of Gir<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uQANqwulJ60OjbNbof2z_Oqx3ERCc6OzCSEw5BeExUTgwJyKb7BAMRG9mEgKwVtnKjWJFb24kKdzNh3MZIk0Qry_wkBqqA9ohHaXAu4EGuDw2wRySNZRR25namhyphenhyphens1RmZHypBLWaCCw/s1600-h/Gir178.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uQANqwulJ60OjbNbof2z_Oqx3ERCc6OzCSEw5BeExUTgwJyKb7BAMRG9mEgKwVtnKjWJFb24kKdzNh3MZIk0Qry_wkBqqA9ohHaXAu4EGuDw2wRySNZRR25namhyphenhyphens1RmZHypBLWaCCw/s320/Gir178.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The local people called the Maldharis, their Ness (local word for their huts) and the lions form an inextricable part of the Gir landscape. The Maldharis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnA0eK5yuINQe77k6Bh8WRWQrz0bHTAdWMSb6vwMTRifSqux5QAZPEPDmRguT6YjTkJ7rU_Hp-cJvzdpl5gR3o_SM2rr5d0eL1Ef707W7T5MebF8gug8rLvLDbMRcp8Fps6LP_sO1zZGc/s1600-h/Gir065.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnA0eK5yuINQe77k6Bh8WRWQrz0bHTAdWMSb6vwMTRifSqux5QAZPEPDmRguT6YjTkJ7rU_Hp-cJvzdpl5gR3o_SM2rr5d0eL1Ef707W7T5MebF8gug8rLvLDbMRcp8Fps6LP_sO1zZGc/s320/Gir065.JPG" border="0" /></a> - mainly livestock owners, have resisted efforts to be rehabilitated outside the protected area despite the fact that their animals are frequently attacked by the lions and other predators. However, they are given nominal monetary compensation when any of their livestock is killed by the predators.<br /><br />They live in small clusters of 6-8 families in a "Ness" within the park with fencing around their quarters which serve as the only protection against the predators. Interestingly, their houses have no doors and are open (talk of an Open Door Policy!). Photos below are of their Ness<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HNEYmI2o6jPzpbkKZ3Mhz7yo3WjriJhw6-EuJQ81VPGCiQyKniQ7yEMh8qj4g-TeNWMkRKXs_XsQJsboqQAVWDNfhLUp36D343TWOvZBnD3Io_ITVTwjqLpzHE7DiCNZqMj4_kYSmMc/s1600-h/Gir066.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HNEYmI2o6jPzpbkKZ3Mhz7yo3WjriJhw6-EuJQ81VPGCiQyKniQ7yEMh8qj4g-TeNWMkRKXs_XsQJsboqQAVWDNfhLUp36D343TWOvZBnD3Io_ITVTwjqLpzHE7DiCNZqMj4_kYSmMc/s320/Gir066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NgEm8GFpNtHzy2Rww3eoRA5oIuHD9hsJbdo2utrGiWOLppf-62EtQkedn-NTWwt3ybyElwFRT2cErmZhrXRnn53yMiW7eTGJmj4fh_XEMG0t48gPdE-47e5F7ssQs_HMvd4jmqjqqTQ/s1600-h/Gir067.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NgEm8GFpNtHzy2Rww3eoRA5oIuHD9hsJbdo2utrGiWOLppf-62EtQkedn-NTWwt3ybyElwFRT2cErmZhrXRnn53yMiW7eTGJmj4fh_XEMG0t48gPdE-47e5F7ssQs_HMvd4jmqjqqTQ/s320/Gir067.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-31784775772669907352009-03-01T21:24:00.001+05:302009-03-10T22:35:57.604+05:30The unique people of Sasan Gir<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZngYJ_Egcw8pbaKzSR8H78mTiJoWhAcMrU9KN2XS620Nw-deHhd6Yq0Y3AADGEynh7ZFlc8VI53w4HJVZ5cKxDxRmpYU8gKEYpY2gPHW8hE6ilGSO9sho_bfY01HFgyCIk738uY3FX8/s1600-h/Gir192.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZngYJ_Egcw8pbaKzSR8H78mTiJoWhAcMrU9KN2XS620Nw-deHhd6Yq0Y3AADGEynh7ZFlc8VI53w4HJVZ5cKxDxRmpYU8gKEYpY2gPHW8hE6ilGSO9sho_bfY01HFgyCIk738uY3FX8/s320/Gir192.JPG" border="0" /></a>This local guide is a Siddhi- a descendent of a tribe brought form Africa by the Nawab(ruler) of Junagadh to work as labourers. While they have retained some of their customs from their original homeland, They have adopted the local language - Gujerati as their own<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSttFQ8ovKFLx2em9r-EjTCrBGnrFiIWszPW1FGlMiDizC0wmu7VfVpM3o2utA9mvK9y_2a5sviPqdZKp3F2vVkwlaipGZxjDI7KzI-GtvNsilzDg8NflmluvSdP6IQTP3DUuCNZWPwQ/s1600-h/Gir106.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSttFQ8ovKFLx2em9r-EjTCrBGnrFiIWszPW1FGlMiDizC0wmu7VfVpM3o2utA9mvK9y_2a5sviPqdZKp3F2vVkwlaipGZxjDI7KzI-GtvNsilzDg8NflmluvSdP6IQTP3DUuCNZWPwQ/s320/Gir106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Meet the lion-heart of Gir. Murad is a living legend who has been associated with all the well known naturalists who have worked in this area. He is a beat guard with the forest department and part of the vanishing tribe of expert trackers. His immense love for the animals and the habitat leads him to undertake many a dangerous <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwo0-2vQiaFI5CkWcyFRvEjjJlvTQCeIRv9QJkZYUJZrhE3j32u9M2T2skSBCbELEMEtQhw6EOdO8dXUCE6B1qn0q1A0ph11l5chYBZVVs-8T52CoDb6ovo5mYQziwDWnTDTxsNttsjY/s1600-h/Gir125.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwo0-2vQiaFI5CkWcyFRvEjjJlvTQCeIRv9QJkZYUJZrhE3j32u9M2T2skSBCbELEMEtQhw6EOdO8dXUCE6B1qn0q1A0ph11l5chYBZVVs-8T52CoDb6ovo5mYQziwDWnTDTxsNttsjY/s320/Gir125.JPG" border="0" /></a> rescue operation. He has just returned from rescuing a leopard who fell into an open well at Talala a place 15 kms from Gir. Later in the evening he grciously joined us at our resort and shared some of the exciting and chilling experiences of working in the Sanctuary. In the course of his duty, he has beenattacked and bitten by every conceivable creature from lions to leopards to crocodiles and more - & yet he toils on never wavering! Today, the forests of Gir are what they are thanks to people like Murad and the dedicated guards who care for the place at considerable risk to their lives.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is a scene right inside the forest where the Maldharis living in the protected area need to walk through lion country to fetch the most basic <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdKddqsFkLtHFsokRro5SHVdUe8IdMMvWsh89Vp0xulplAFngb268A05T5LL5EI0V-zDNcYPNGjS-Cel6RZlwoI_ca1c8DQaYTOiUhkdJR3o3cupxLuJ6CEXGAeB8rXMxu79NUSDaznw/s1600-h/Gir006.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdKddqsFkLtHFsokRro5SHVdUe8IdMMvWsh89Vp0xulplAFngb268A05T5LL5EI0V-zDNcYPNGjS-Cel6RZlwoI_ca1c8DQaYTOiUhkdJR3o3cupxLuJ6CEXGAeB8rXMxu79NUSDaznw/s320/Gir006.JPG" border="0" /></a> need- water.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another maldhari cowherd <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-10187822730361937122009-02-26T22:50:00.001+05:302009-03-10T22:40:17.323+05:30In and around our resort<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIDM553DIpRSahK5BRegtW8_kKzPWPh0uxQrW4u_m-fOgWi7UebkTvErtwBUyv3lyOzuJr5mrFguk31NwlEHYDRppbcLdlvZg4XAelmWWKYHiiRrDgjksiCnKOfxicOkt9vPcpQStMn0/s1600-h/Gir140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307161791840037666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIDM553DIpRSahK5BRegtW8_kKzPWPh0uxQrW4u_m-fOgWi7UebkTvErtwBUyv3lyOzuJr5mrFguk31NwlEHYDRppbcLdlvZg4XAelmWWKYHiiRrDgjksiCnKOfxicOkt9vPcpQStMn0/s320/Gir140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Gir birding Lodge is situated right next to Gate 2 of the sanctuary. A great place with just the right ambience for the naturalist. Though the facilities are of a high standard, no picknicking parties are allowed here nor do they entertain walk-in guests. You need to book in advance. This is one of the cottages which Suma Rao (from Bangalore) and I shared.<br />The 35 acre campus provides visitors an opportunity for good birding and insect viewing. This butterfly is the Yellow orange-tip taken during my solitary walk on the first day<br /><a href="http://localhost:4987/a52ed6ee1e51c8fd1566eeb5adae6062/image/f5370959a903cb4.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyEhQXiEdoKBpeBDdL5p0s_TdfxzpTFZZp7084fkwNnP_KpjcIL9IticdDS9UTbSsNs8ye_LCGFSQj4l_q6nyG78BSqqRu_giXRIc_1j7v-yA3jeHWK9vToEI2xnymtfaU_kGdCL1gpM/s1600-h/Gir151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307161808861623026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyEhQXiEdoKBpeBDdL5p0s_TdfxzpTFZZp7084fkwNnP_KpjcIL9IticdDS9UTbSsNs8ye_LCGFSQj4l_q6nyG78BSqqRu_giXRIc_1j7v-yA3jeHWK9vToEI2xnymtfaU_kGdCL1gpM/s320/Gir151.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://localhost:4987/a52ed6ee1e51c8fd1566eeb5adae6062/image/7a9b0c820f77245e.jpg"></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />This is t<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMJEPeXIDpghHPONwz3MOgrq72ZToSRSEuknvpBElBCSybC-KVUYcIuRcW5DmECql3PFk51driRug26l39x9ZL1MFsHWXn4pCcqy729eL55NPZ3z9p3iv3WwPS16d6LKezn9C_H7v-EU/s1600-h/Gir139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307740980198945554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMJEPeXIDpghHPONwz3MOgrq72ZToSRSEuknvpBElBCSybC-KVUYcIuRcW5DmECql3PFk51driRug26l39x9ZL1MFsHWXn4pCcqy729eL55NPZ3z9p3iv3WwPS16d6LKezn9C_H7v-EU/s320/Gir139.JPG" border="0" /></a>he Common Prinia taken just opposite my cottage<a href="http://localhost:4987/a52ed6ee1e51c8fd1566eeb5adae6062/image/7ee92c77a2ec9d0b.jpg"></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKLJOtMg1GFuQEMYzzinZPep2ZJc_4uCCr6qK2EjzqLuLLdpN1aakKbWyMRulTtQfq-E_S2SkIdjla_HjUO9IW3W0gc5Pka3xsvXYCw_kS-9QhQLNwg4Fv54cXzAXZQRLgo2tNKjEFBE/s1600-h/Gir143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307741994318315458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKLJOtMg1GFuQEMYzzinZPep2ZJc_4uCCr6qK2EjzqLuLLdpN1aakKbWyMRulTtQfq-E_S2SkIdjla_HjUO9IW3W0gc5Pka3xsvXYCw_kS-9QhQLNwg4Fv54cXzAXZQRLgo2tNKjEFBE/s320/Gir143.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3 Red-wattled lapwings near the river bed.<br /><p><br /><br /><br /> </p><p>Common tailorbird flitting about on a huge Banyan tree at the entrance. some of the other notable sightings included Tickell's flycatcher, Black redstart and Common iora.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyotd_cWNg0m_3y4TzohHyqVip8OPhCe-M_bhivmAt7vv4Zq_9t9ragkZCiCZGkR-EVTsKPb8TWH8auShhvDD5JzYNGzkJhWX0zJDoznNV23oYtZAUcpVvWF9diIXnKOhLT0jrNpjgbo/s1600-h/Gir155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308257557639394226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyotd_cWNg0m_3y4TzohHyqVip8OPhCe-M_bhivmAt7vv4Zq_9t9ragkZCiCZGkR-EVTsKPb8TWH8auShhvDD5JzYNGzkJhWX0zJDoznNV23oYtZAUcpVvWF9diIXnKOhLT0jrNpjgbo/s320/Gir155.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687413618917559076.post-63059751242832529142009-01-12T22:17:00.002+05:302009-03-11T12:07:11.009+05:30More about GirGir National Park and lion sanctuary is 65 kms from Junagadh which is also a historical town. Accomodation is at Sasan Gir which has hotels and resorts a plenty to suit your budget. We stayed at the Gir Birding Lodge run by Asian Adventures, New Delhi. This resort is located just next to gate no 2 of the sanctuary & is a delight for the nature lover. Accomodation is in double room cottages and although not the budget type, gives you the real ambience of nature at its best. As the name suggests, good birding is available right on its 35 acre campus! See my review on <a href="http://www.oktatabyebye.com/hotels/hotel-reviews-2466-the-gir-birding-lodge-sasan-gir.html#reviews">http://www.oktatabyebye.com/hotels/hotel-reviews-2466-the-gir-birding-lodge-sasan-gir.html#reviews</a><br /><br />I would like to thank Mr. Pradeep Agarwal, Manager, Gir Birding Lodge and the staff for the wonderful service they gave us. Special thanks to the jeep drivers and the guides who brought the the forest alive with their useful information and keen observation and a special thank you to the legendry Murad who graciously interacted with us and shared some of his adventurous and hair-raising experience!<br />Finally, a big thank you to the team of indianaturewatch.net, Sudhir Sivaraman, Kalyan Verma and all my co-particpants and especially my room-mate Suma Rao for making the the visit so enriching and enjoyable!Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0