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Please use the options below to view photos from specific places or of particular creatures. Alternatively, scroll though the pictures using the arrows at the bottom of the page.
Female White-naped Flameback excavating nest hole. This species, endemic to India and Sri Lanka, was surprisingly common and easy to find this year.
We saw a total of six species of owls, all in broad daylight, on our Tiger & Birds '09 tour. Here a pair of Indian Scops-owls.
Mottled Wood-Owl is relatively easy to see at Bandhavgarh (Hannu Jännes).
We also saw a breeding pair of Brown-Fish Owl at Bandhavgarh. This is the male (Hannu Jännes).
Yellow-footed Green Pigeons at Bandhavgarh (Hannu Jännes).
Big and noisy Alexandrine Parakeets are common at Bandhavgarh (Hannu Jännes).
Female Brown-hawk Owl as seen at Chambal Safari Lodge on our Tigers & Birds '09 tour (Hannu Jännes).
Red-collared Dove as seen near the Chambal River on our Tigers & Birds '09 tour.
A boat trip along the very peaceful Chambal River, the last unpolluted major river in northern India, is one of the highlights of the 'Tigers & Birds' tour (Hannu Jännes).
The localized Indian Skimmer is the star attraction of the Chambal river (Hannu Jännes).