Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

Chital

Axis axis - nice markings down the back.

Waterhole, Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#2666

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Chital

Axis axis - male.

Waterhole, Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#2675

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Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Waterhole, Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#2679

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Breakfast, Ranger Station

We were only able to stop for breakfast at gates and ranger stations of the park.

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9128

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House, Ranger Station

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9131

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Tower, Ranger Station

Nice view from the top.

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9133

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Lizard

Uncertain id.

Ranger Station, Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#2698

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Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus - young male.

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#2730

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Shop

Our guide stopped to get some candy.

Tala Village, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9137

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Main Street

Tala Village, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9138

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Wine Shop

Tala Village, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9139

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Tractor

Tala Village, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9142

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Vegetables

Tala Village, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9145

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Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#2746

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Bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus - very common small clustering bamboo.

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9146

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Kusum

Schleichera oleosa

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9148

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Waterhole Watch

Hoping that Tigers would come to drink.

Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9150

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Jet-lag

Possibly exhausted from the trip to India.

Waterhole, Zone 3, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 21, 2015

2015-03-21#9151

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Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2772

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Castle Gate, Bandhavgarh Fort

Built by and for the Gond Kings.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2784

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Stables, Bandhavgarh Fort

Carved into the solid stone of the mountain.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#9152

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Sheshshaiya

Reclining Vishnu.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#9154

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Sheshshaiya

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#9158

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Offices, Bandhavgarh Fort

Carved into the hillside stone.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#9160

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Shrine, Bandhavgarh Fort

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2787

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Lakshman Temple

Hindu temple - a priest is always in residence.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2790

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Sambar

Cervus unicolor - female feeding on aquatic vegetation.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2798

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Bandhani

A mountain in the park.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#9164

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Chital

Axis axis

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#9179

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Wooly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2856

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Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2858

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Sambar

Cervus unicolor - male.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2874

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Tiger

Panthera tigris - female that was walking down the road in late in the day.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2914

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Tiger

Panthera tigris - female.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2922

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Tiger

Panthera tigris - female.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 22, 2015

2015-03-22#2941

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White-rumped Vultures

Gyps bengalensis

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#2971

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Langur

Semnopithecus entellus - not happy about having to move out of the road.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#2978

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Gaur

Bos gaurus - juvenile.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#2988

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Gaur

Bos gaurus - female with a tracking collar.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#2991

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Gaur

Bos gaurus - juvenile.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3004

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Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis beludschicus - with a bug.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3052

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Langurs

Semnopithecus entellus - relaxing in the shade.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#9191

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Buttercup Tree flowers

Cochlospermum religiosum

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3074

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Flame-of-the-Forest

Butea monosperma

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#9194

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Unknown

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#9200

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Kusum leaves

Schleichera oleosa

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#9203

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Brown Fish Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3156

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Langurs

Semnopithecus entellus - female and new juvenile.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3181

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Painted Spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata - male.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3197

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Langur

Semnopithecus entellus - juvenile.

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3210

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Indian Grey Hornbills

Ocyceros birostris

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#3213

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Indian Wild Pig scavenging Chital

Sus scrofa scavenging Axis axis

Zone 1, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 23, 2015

2015-03-23#9223

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Working Elephants

Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#9227

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Tiger

Panthera tigris - female.

Zone 2, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#3224

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Tiger

Panthera tigris - female.

Zone 2, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#3239

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Tiger

Panthera tigris - female.

Zone 2, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#3243

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Chindi Grass

Phoenix acaulis

Zone 2, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#9229

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Road Construction

Heavy rains have made it necessary to build a better road.

Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#9230

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Road Construction

Better roads will lead to more traffic and road kill.

Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#9233

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Produce Cart

Seen on our way to the next park.

Katni, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#9234

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Egyptian Vultures

Neophron percnopterus - near area where sacred cows are taken after death.

Pawai, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#3252

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Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Pawai, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#3264

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Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Pawai, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#3269

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Cart

Amangan, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 24, 2015

2015-03-24#9239

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