India - Kanha National Park December 2010
A fabulous national park in the heart of India. Well worth the 3 flights and 6 hour car journey to get there!
TIgers are the main attraction for many. However, there are all told 43 species of mammals including predators such as leopard and wild dog, herbivores such as Gaur (giant wild cattle) and Chital (spotted deer), scavengers including hyena and jackal. Smaller mammals like hares, porcupine and mongoose are also present. The park has nearly 300 spcies of birds (some resident others migratory) and more snakes than I care to think about.
I photographed some of these animals but there is plenty of scope for a return visit....
NB Click on the individual photos to enlarge them and to see further text regarding that photo/animal.
TIgers are the main attraction for many. However, there are all told 43 species of mammals including predators such as leopard and wild dog, herbivores such as Gaur (giant wild cattle) and Chital (spotted deer), scavengers including hyena and jackal. Smaller mammals like hares, porcupine and mongoose are also present. The park has nearly 300 spcies of birds (some resident others migratory) and more snakes than I care to think about.
I photographed some of these animals but there is plenty of scope for a return visit....
NB Click on the individual photos to enlarge them and to see further text regarding that photo/animal.
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![Changeable Hawk Eagle](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaachangeable-hawk-eaglecr_thumb.jpg)
Changeable Hawk Eagle
![Sambar Stag](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaBarasingha-Stag-2010_12_thumb.jpg)
Sambar Stag
![Indian Roller](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaindian-roller-best-2010_thumb.jpg)
Indian Roller
![Collared Scops Owl](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaacropcollared-owls-crop-_thumb.jpg)
Collared Scops Owl
![Indian Jackal](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaajackal-sat-upright-2010_thumb.jpg)
Indian Jackal
![Tiger Cub](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaatiger-standing-croppd-2_thumb.jpg)
Tiger Cub
![Tiger Cub](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaatiger-undergrowth-2010__thumb.jpg)
Tiger Cub
![Young Gray Langur Monkey](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaalangur-curly-tail--crop_thumb.jpg)
Young Gray Langur Monkey
![Black Shouldered Kite](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaablack-shouldered-kite-c_thumb.jpg)
Black Shouldered Kite
![Wild or Red Junglefowl](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaajungle-fowl-crop-2010_1_thumb.jpg)
Wild or Red Junglefowl
![3 Striped Squirrel or Indian Palm Squirrel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaasquirrel-3-stripe-2010__thumb.jpg)
3 Striped Squirrel or Indian Palm Squirrel
![Chital or Spotted Deer Stag](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaspotted-deer-stag-2010__thumb.jpg)
Chital or Spotted Deer Stag
![Fruit Bat or Flying Fox](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaafruitbat-outstretched-c_thumb.jpg)
Fruit Bat or Flying Fox
![Red Wattled Lapwing](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaared-wattled-lapwing-cro_thumb.jpg)
Red Wattled Lapwing
![Langur Mother and Child](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaalanguar-mum-cropchild-e_thumb.jpg)
Langur Mother and Child
![Jungle Warbler](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaajungle-babbler-2010__thumb.jpg)
Jungle Warbler
![Female Sambar Deer](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaasamba-der-back-front-ea_thumb.jpg)
Female Sambar Deer
![The Chase...](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaWild-dog-chase-crop-201_thumb.jpg)
The Chase...
![The Kill...](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaawild-dogs-and-fawn-2010_thumb.jpg)
The Kill...
![Roosting Spotted Owlets](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaspotted-owlets-3-in-a-h2.jpg)
Roosting Spotted Owlets
![Gaur Calf](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaagaur-calf-2010_12_11_IM_thumb.jpg)
Gaur Calf
![Gaur Bull](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaacalendarGaur-Bull-2010__thumb.jpg)
Gaur Bull
![Peacock Parading](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaPeacock-2010_12_08_IMG__thumb.jpg)
Peacock Parading
![Peahen](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaapeahen-crop-2010_12_08__thumb.jpg)
Peahen
![Wild Boar Swimming](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaawild-boar-crossing-stre_thumb.jpg)
Wild Boar Swimming
![Indian Pond Heron](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaapond-heron-crop-2010_12_thumb.jpg)
Indian Pond Heron
![Common Mynahs](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaacommon-mynahs-2010_12_1_thumb.jpg)
Common Mynahs
![Indian Roller](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaindian-roller-treetop-x_thumb.jpg)
Indian Roller
![Malabar Pied Hornbill](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaaHornbill-cropped-2010_1_thumb.jpg)
Malabar Pied Hornbill
![Black Stork](https://amazon.clikpic.com/richardwmwells/images/1aaablack-stork-stare-crop-_thumb.jpg)