15 years ago
The amazing Birdlife
Sunderbans boasts of over 200 species of birds. However, due to the dense foliage and the restrictions of going on foot,viewing them can be quite a challenge but definently that much more exciting. These are pictures of the Median Egret. Red-whiskered Bulbul and the White-bellied Sea Eagle. the latter were a common sight and hence this blog will have more photos of the majestic bird in different poses
Raptors
Reptiles
Alighting at Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary for our registration & entry, we take the opportunity to check out the area, and lo and behold we spot this Water Monitor Lizard just near the fencing. I fix my lens through the gap in the fencing to catch him on my lens & happily keep clicking his poses until he gets tired of all the avid photographers aiming at him & decides to retreat back into the bush.
A full view of him. this is my second view of the Water Monitor. My first view was at Sapi Island, Sabah in Northern Borneo where they came right out of the ditch to catch the lefovers from the Sushi Bars on the beach. See my blog on Northern Borneo Sarawak and Sabah from the link on the right of this page.
The Esturine Crocdile happily sun-bathing on the shore until he is disturbed by another boat that gets too close to him - decides to jump back into the safety of the river
And another below amongst the pheumatophores (aerial roots) getting warmed up
Mammals
On the Boat -M.V. Sundari
It is a very cold, windy day & some of us huddle to the rear of the boat to escape the winds. sporting some red noses here!
The culinary delights of Bengal - sea food cooked in Mustard that makes for a heady flavour! we sure enjoyed the fish, tiger prawns, crabs that came to our plate.
Poor fish on our boat waiting to be cooked
Our boatman-cum-cook takes a fishy pose
The culinary delights of Bengal - sea food cooked in Mustard that makes for a heady flavour! we sure enjoyed the fish, tiger prawns, crabs that came to our plate.
Poor fish on our boat waiting to be cooked
Our boatman-cum-cook takes a fishy pose
The Legend of Bonobibi
Celestial sights
Common as it may seem, the setting sun has its own beauty & here in the Sunderbans, the Matla river assumed a different hue as the great red ball took a bow for the day
The sun has gone down, but the waves still shimmer with gentle orange
and now its' time for this crescent moon as we head home for the night
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