This afternoon we had our 5th and final safari. D. has bought an Indian Bird book which has been invaluable in identifying all the varieties we are seeing fly overhead or perch. Nigel is getting some great close ups with his zoom lens. Sue hasn't been on tripod duty today!
White throated storks....
Parakeet nesting in a tree...
We've seen vultures and woodpeckers, tree pies, kingfishers, honey buzzards and a whole assortment of others!
Breastfeeding monkey!
More monkeys which are everywhere!
Ancient Ranthampore Fort above....
and then this...The Sloth bear! Very rare to see, the driver of our vehicle had never seen one! What a day we are having! He was up a tree when we first spotted him....
He had knocked down a bees nest and we watched him climb down the trunk and proceed to scoop out the honey with his claw and lick, whilst all the bees encircled him!
It was a classic Winnie the Pooh moment!
"That buzzing-noise means something. If there's a buzzing noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee. ....
And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey.....
And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it." So he began to climb the tree.”
After this episode of watching "Baloo", we heard that some people had seen a leopard "Bagheera", but that was not to be us today! We were all quite stunned to have seen 2 tigers and one rare Sloth bear in one day!
White throated storks....
Parakeet nesting in a tree...
We've seen vultures and woodpeckers, tree pies, kingfishers, honey buzzards and a whole assortment of others!
Breastfeeding monkey!
More monkeys which are everywhere!
Ancient Ranthampore Fort above....
and then this...The Sloth bear! Very rare to see, the driver of our vehicle had never seen one! What a day we are having! He was up a tree when we first spotted him....
He had knocked down a bees nest and we watched him climb down the trunk and proceed to scoop out the honey with his claw and lick, whilst all the bees encircled him!
It was a classic Winnie the Pooh moment!
"That buzzing-noise means something. If there's a buzzing noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee. ....
And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey.....
And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it." So he began to climb the tree.”
After this episode of watching "Baloo", we heard that some people had seen a leopard "Bagheera", but that was not to be us today! We were all quite stunned to have seen 2 tigers and one rare Sloth bear in one day!
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