Dhela KMVN, Ramnagar :9th and 10th November 2013
This was one of the shortest trip to Dhela Camp Ramnagar (Only for one night) . The purpose was to shoot the winter visitors in this area. The group comprised of Buji, Borun, Kiki, Miss Maria, Indro and his wife Shubhra and their son Arko, Anjana, Ishani and of course the team leader Shri Sandeep Mukherjee, the renowned photographer and naturalist and the author of this now most visited blog on wildlife issues. Our journey began at 2400 hours on 8th November, 2013 (Friday). All these photographs were taken, without entering the forest. This is because on reaching Ramnagar, we came to know that both Dhela range and Sitavani range which, hitherto were the only two areas which could be entered without permits, now required a permit for entry. Dejected, we were left with no choice but to try the roadsides adjoining the forest areas. Even during our roadside endeavors, many a times we were harassed by the forest officials. However, despite these difficulties the catch was bountiful and shared with you.
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| Crested Kingfisher |
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We could not enter the Sitavani gate becuase of the blessed permits, and hence we decided to retun back to our guest house and try our luck near the river side behind the Dhela Camp. As we were coming back Buji my brother spotted these judglefowls (female) just behind the bushes on the roadside. The quality of these jungle fowls are not upto the standards which is normally expected of me but this is because these photographs were taken by squeezing my body out of the only window in Buji's car which was functional and was open. Since Buji was sitting on the front seat and I had to negotiate him and find some space to take the camera out, the photographs of these junglefowl (female) will remain a prized catch.
On sunday morning we started back for delhi. The only halt was at Udupiwala at Gajruala.
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| lineated barbet |
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| lineated barbet( to be distinguished from the brown-headed barbet by less extensive naked eye patch |
which unlike brown headed is separated from the bill.
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| spangled-drongo |
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Mili clicked all the photographs that
you see here onwards |
All the pictures that you now see were all shot by Miss Maria the Great.
This was one of the shortest trip to Dhela Camp Ramnagar (Only for one night) . The purpose was to shoot the winter visitors in this area. The group comprised of Buji, Borun, Kiki, Miss Maria, Indro and his wife Shubhra and their son Arko, Anjana, Ishani and of course the team leader Shri Sandeep Mukherjee, the renowned photographer and naturalist and the author of this now most visited blog on wildlife issues. Our journey began at 2400 hours on 8th November, 2013 (Friday). All these photographs were taken, without entering the forest. This is because on reaching Ramnagar, we came to know that both Dhela range and Sitavani range which, hitherto were the only two areas which could be entered without permits, now required a permit for entry. Dejected, we were left with no choice but to try the roadsides adjoining the forest areas. Even during our roadside endeavors, many a times we were harassed by the forest officials. However, despite these difficulties the catch was bountiful and shared with you.
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