We started this day at 0600hrs our guide - Nipan Saikia, was on time and we headed out to breakfast by 0630 reroute to Eastern entrance of the park
The hotel ( shack and been informed about our arrival and they were kind enough to prepare our breakfast this early in the morning. Wonderfull folks at the Home kitchen served us, The hotel is located 16 km from our hotel / central zone and is called: Na Khowa Chang Ghor at Panbari. Bang opposite us was a Tea Estate, the Greens so good for our eyes and our lungs were getting full of fresh air.
Puri sabji n eggs n tea later we were at the gate of the park, Entry tickets were purchased for five of us and for our cameras finally we were on with the 1st safari. Via King Cobra Camp.
The Kaziranga Park has Eastern zone/ central Zone/ western zone.
Central zone being most Popular and most developed possibly with elephant safari and jeep safari possible for this place.
Today as we started with The Eastern Zone,
We had just entered the Jungle area, our cameras barely cleared the bag, and lens caps removed, as we looked up there was this massive Rhino walking towards us, he was going to cross the road and we had to hurry, we had 3 seconds before we had to move out of his way, what a amazing sighting and we had just started,
Boy was I excited, perfect lighting at 0730 hours and a One Horned Rhino bearing down on us to start the day with, Great Great what else awaited us I wonder? We were so excited already , we looked to the right and there was a couple of Grey headed Goose ( these birds are migratory coming from as far away as Mongolia, they fly over the highest mountain, Mt Everest) were right in front of us. How magical.
Our Guide was very good at spotting birds and we were soon looking at a Owl inside a tree trunk, I presume these birds are resident of these trees.
There were more Rhinos to view in various avatar, eating sea weed in the water and so on, Looking at us occasionally.
We maintained our distance and there were 5 of us in the Jeep. Four photographers with huge lenses and one with binoculars.
The deer’s stood on the side of the road, The deer’s typically will stand still, and observe if One is able to see them, they stay in a statue state and once they detect threat do they move. It is magical to see and observe the animals in there natural habitat, to stay alert yet relaxed all 24 hours ,,,
Some of the birds were so close to us, it seemed to not mind us, we kept as still as we could while we were hunting the pictures of these birds with our Camera. The Northern Lapwing is migratory and is here for the winters, and Breeding in Iceland and Europe, parts of Asia.
Scarlet Minivet male in Red and Female in Yellow were some of the birds we say in our first safari itself,
Been quiet a while since I had seen a vulture, there was a narrow bill vulture looking down on us from a Shimul tree. Oh what a wonderful sight it was.
And it was not just one kind of vulture there was also : Himalayan Griffen Vulture ( hope you are taking note as you read this blog)
Soon it was 1200 hours and time to end the morning safari, once done here we headed straight for Lunch,
Hotel Bhuveneshwari. Famous for mutton n rice was our destination, not too far from the Central Zone, and we made short work of the fabulous Mutton and we were getting a little sleepy, but then we were excited and made off towards the Central Zone, there were murmurs that we might see a Tiger, yes you heard it right, Tigers can be found in Corbett / Bhandavgarh/ Kahna, but we are in Kaziranga, will we find it here too?
Yes, we were hunting for a Tiger, Let me tell you, Tigers are very shy, male especially so, and one would have to be very patient and spend whole length of time chasing and waiting for the Tiger to Appear and most likely it will be a short view, But then a Tiger is a Tiger Is a Tiger eh.
Well let me tell you the tiger tale tomorrow, it sure deserves that I say
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