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  • Lobby
    Lobby
    Our arrival hotel in India, decorated for Christmas.
    Leela Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, December 5, 2016
    2016-12-05#6220
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fountain
    Fountain
    Very close to the airport, this is a nice hotel to use.
    Leela Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, December 5, 2016
    2016-12-05#6222
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pool
    Pool
    leela
    2016-12-05#6230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomads & Camels
    Nomads & Camels
    After flying from Mumbai to Diu, we drove to Gir seeing along the way these nomads and all their possessions loaded on their camels.
    Diu to Gir, Gujarat, India, December 6, 2016
    2016-12-06#6237
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomads & Camels
    Nomads & Camels
    Puppies and children getting to ride.
    Diu to Gir, Gujarat, India, December 6, 2016
    2016-12-06#6239
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Puppies on Camel
    Puppies on Camel
    Diu to Gir, Gujarat, India, December 6, 2016
    2016-12-06#6242
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomad's Camel
    Nomad's Camel
    Several very young baby goats riding in bags.
    Diu to Gir, Gujarat, India, December 6, 2016
    2016-12-06#6248
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomads & Kid Goats
    Nomads & Kid Goats
    There was a large herd of cattle, another of goats and then this group of the younger goats.
    Diu to Gir, Gujarat, India, December 6, 2016
    2016-12-06#6254
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jugaad
    Jugaad
    'Jugaad' means some sort of innovative thing, in this case a sort of hybrid motorcycle with bigger engine and hauling compartment.
    Diu to Gir, Gujarat, India, December 6, 2016
    2016-12-06#6263
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, male - photograped at ISO 36,000 in the light of our safari vehicle.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6266
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, female.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1793
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, female - one of our target species that worked out very well.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1802
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, female.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica - male photographed with the 28-300 lens.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6281
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, male - near a kill just out of sight. Photographed with the 200-500 lens.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1816
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jugaad
    Jugaad
    Jugaad literally means an improvised thing.  In this part of India, it is a sort of motorcycle with a hauling area attached.
    Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Narrow Gauge Train
    Narrow Gauge Train
    The train line passes through the National Park.
    Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6299
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 2nd Floor Lounge
    2nd Floor Lounge
    Just down the hall from our room.
    Gateway Hotel Gir Forest, Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6304
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Front
    Front
    Gateway Hotel Gir Forest, Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pool
    Pool
    Gateway Hotel Gir Forest, Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6306
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower
    Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower
    Bauhinia blackena - used around the tropical world in landscapes.
    Gateway Hotel Gir Forest, Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6308
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Old Woman
    Old Woman
    Gir, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6314
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Scops Owl
    Indian Scops Owl
    Otus bakkamoena
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1855
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chital
    Chital
    Axis axis - eating berries that fall from this tree.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6318
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Small Minivet
    Small Minivet
    Pericrocotus erythropygius, male - a lucky photo of this bird hopping around back in the limbs.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1867
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oriental White-eye
    Oriental White-eye
    Zosterops palpebrosus
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1873
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Nightjar
    Indian Nightjar
    Caprimulgus asiaticus - difficult to spot due to its resemblance to the tree bark.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1874
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eastern Garden Lizard
    Eastern Garden Lizard
    Calotes versicolor
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1887
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spotted Owlet
    Spotted Owlet
    Athene brama
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1931
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sambar
    Sambar
    Rus unicolor, male.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6323
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Pond Heron
    Indian Pond Heron
    Ardeola grayii
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1947
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Citrine Wagtail
    Citrine Wagtail
    Motacilla cinerea
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1961
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grey Francolins
    Grey Francolins
    Francolinus pondicerianus
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#1976
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plum-headed Parakeet
    Plum-headed Parakeet
    Psittacula cyanocephala
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#2000
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Safari Vehicles & Asiatic Lion
    Safari Vehicles & Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, male - as on any safari, cats draw a crowd of viewers.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6336
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica - male lying in the road just before sundown.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#2036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica - menacing look, but the male is just yawning.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#2094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, male.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#2137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, male - only mildly interested as we drove by.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6340
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, male - enjoying a dust bath.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 7, 2016
    2016-12-07#6341
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Forest Patrol
    Forest Patrol
    ISO 81,275 - These rangers spend the night in the park close to the lions monitoring activity.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6347
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, female - photographed at ISO 36,000 in the very early morning.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2163
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, juvenile - headed to water for a drink.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6374
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, young male.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6400
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, female - photographed at ISO 11,400 in deep shade.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2174
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Asiatic Lion
    Asiatic Lion
    Panthera leo persica, solo female.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6412
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Peafowl
    Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus, male.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2184
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Plains Langurs
    Northern Plains Langurs
    Semnopithecus entellus
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2207
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kamleswer Dam (lake)
    Kamleswer Dam (lake)
    Many people call a man-made body of water a dam.
    Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6450
    Larry L. Jackson
  • River Tern
    River Tern
    Sterna aurantia
    Kamleswer Dam, Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jugaad
    Jugaad
    Gir, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6452
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tuk-tuk
    Tuk-tuk
    Gir to Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6456
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jugaad
    Jugaad
    Gir to Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6459
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jugaad
    Jugaad
    Very decorated.
    Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6461
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bathroom
    Bathroom
    Blackbuck Lodge #104, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6467
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bathroom
    Bathroom
    Blackbuck Lodge #104, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6468
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Outside Shower
    Outside Shower
    Outside showers are fairly common, along with an indoor tub and shower.
    Blackbuck Lodge #104, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6469
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Main Room
    Main Room
    More like a small house, and very nice.
    Blackbuck Lodge #104, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6471
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blackbuck Lodge #104
    Blackbuck Lodge #104
    This place was so nice, comfortable and well staffed that staying longer would have been easy.
    Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6474
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-eared Bulbul
    White-eared Bulbul
    Pycnonotus leucotis
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2218
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittaculla krameri, female.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Little Grebe
    Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Bea-eater
    Green Bea-eater
    Merops orientalis
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2248
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laughing Dove
    Laughing Dove
    Stigmatopelia senegalensis - possibly an older bird with more bill development.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2251
    Larry L. Jackson
  • House Sparrow
    House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus, male.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2257
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Robin
    Indian Robin
    Saxicoloides fulicatus, female.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2272
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Drongo
    Black Drongo
    Dicrurus macrocercus - one of the more commonly seen birds.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Blister Beetle
    Orange Blister Beetle
    Mylabris pustulata
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2289
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pond Lounge
    Pond Lounge
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#6479
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Little Egret
    Little Egret
    Egretta garzetta - some breeding plumage.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 8, 2016
    2016-12-08#2302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road
    Road
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6487
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northwestern Blackbucks
    Northwestern Blackbucks
    Antelope cervicapra rajputanae
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6491
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northwestern Blackbucks
    Northwestern Blackbucks
    Antelope cervicapra rajputanae
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rufous-tailed Lark
    Rufous-tailed Lark
    Ammomanes phoenicura
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2510
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Large, well-maintained grassland for a large population of Blackbucks.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2257
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Wheatear
    Desert Wheatear
    Oenanthe deserti
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2560
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Hoopoe
    Common Hoopoe
    Upupa epops
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2608
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Carrying Wood
    Carrying Wood
    Harvesting wood inside some parks is a problem.
    Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6505
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Silverbill
    Indian Silverbill
    Euodice malabarica
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2620
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plain Prinia
    Plain Prinia
    Prinia inornata - fast moving, busy, small bird.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2632
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Purple Sunbird
    Purple Sunbird
    Cinnyris asiaticus, female.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2629
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pond
    Pond
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6507
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Kingfisher
    Common Kingfisher
    Alcedo atthis
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2649
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Wagtail
    White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba personata
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2665
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Three-striped Palm Squirrel
    Three-striped Palm Squirrel
    Funambulus palmarum
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Baya Weaver
    Baya Weaver
    Ploceus philippinus, male - developing breeding color.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Moorhens
    Common Moorhens
    Gallinula chloropus, juveniles.
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2696
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-breasted Waterhen
    White-breasted Waterhen
    Amaurornis phoenicurus
    Blackbuck Lodge, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2704
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilgai
    Nilgai
    Boselaphus tragocamelus, male.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2714
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Short-toed Lark
    Greater Short-toed Lark
    Calandrella brachydactyla
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2721
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schoolgirls
    Schoolgirls
    After attending a nature class.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6511
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northwestern Blackbucks
    Northwestern Blackbucks
    Antelope cervicapra rajputanae
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#6513
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Crane
    Common Crane
    Grus grus
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2760
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Cranes
    Common Cranes
    Grus grus - parents and juvenile.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2774
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indian Spot-billed Ducks
    Indian Spot-billed Ducks
    Anas poecilorhyncha
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2779
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-legged Buzzard
    Long-legged Buzzard
    Buteo rufinus, juvenile.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2794
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Cranes
    Common Cranes
    Grus grus
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2798
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jungle Cat
    Jungle Cat
    Felis chaus prateri - seen right after it passed a Cobra.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2823
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Crane
    Common Crane
    Grus grus
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2843
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pallid Harrier
    Pallid Harrier
    Circus macrourus, female.
    Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat, India, December 9, 2016
    2016-12-09#2865
    Larry L. Jackson