Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans


Sunday 4th of December 2016 and today there was no need to go to get a permission form the forest office. So we could take off at 6 o'clock. Otherwise we have to wait until 6 thirty when the forest office open.

But today we took right off towards the territory of a tiger called “the big boss” and it was a beautiful morning. Low water and it was beautiful in the delta. I was soon served breakfast and I enjoyed the food up front of the boat watching the nature passing by.

The first hour is a little chilli but then it is getting quite comfortable. When cruising against the sun I try to take cover in the shadow. OK, let's keep our eyes open for tigers!

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Time to leave, but we had to wait for the “Tea” Man

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Time to leave, but we had to wait for the “Tea” Man

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Time to leave, but we had to wait for the “Tea” Man

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
And we can leave

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Some traffic on the river

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Sun breaking through the mist

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Black-capped Kingfisher on the tiger fence

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
This is the big boss territory

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Time to fly the colours

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Time to fly the colours

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Pied Kingfisher

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
The sun is working its way up in the sky

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Misty morning in Sundarban

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer having breakfast

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer having breakfast

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer having breakfast

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer having breakfast

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer having breakfast

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, Storspov
Eurasian Curlew

Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, Storspov
Eurasian Curlew

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
A gorgeous morning

It really was a gorgeous morning. In the first narrow channel we were very lucky with the Common Kingfisher. I have never seen so many Common Kingfishers before. Hundreds of pictures and I decided not to stop to get any more pictures of the Common Kingfisher.

Seriously, how many pictures of the Common Kingfisher do I need? I have enough for this time. A picture of a tiger would be nice, but so far no luck with the tiger. We ran out of the channel and now there were no more Common Kingfishers. We saw a Collared Kingfisher and after that it was only Black-capped Kingfishers. I want to see more Brown-winged Kingfishers and a Ruddy Kingfisher. I have had plenty of the Collared, Black-capped and Common Kingfishers.

We were soon running in to more excitements as there was a crocodile sun bathing on the “big boss” island. Never a boring moment here in Sundarban, not even if we don't see any tigers.

Collared Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris, นกกินเปี้ยว, White-collared Kingfisher, Mangrove Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris, นกกินเปี้ยว, White-collared Kingfisher, Mangrove Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

Black-capped Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Bird blinking the eye. It is like a curtain sliding sideways. As you can see on the above pictures.

Black-capped Kingfisher
We can see it even better on the picture I took of a Black-capped Kingfisher in Suan Rot Fai before I went to India

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Crocodile

Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata, นกกะเต็นหัวดำ
Black-capped Kingfisher

Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata, นกกะเต็นหัวดำ
Black-capped Kingfisher

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Our hero on the lookout for new adventures

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Yet another Black-capped Kingfisher

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Another crocodile

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Another crocodile

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Another crocodile

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Another crocodile

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Green Bee-eater

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Spotted deer

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Brahminy Kite

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Passing a beautiful tree

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Crocodile get scared when we approach and dive in to the river

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Crocodile get scared when we approach and dive in to the river

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Crocodile get scared when we approach and dive in to the river

Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata, นกกะเต็นหัวดำ
Black-capped Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher

Tiger safari and bird watching in Sundarbans
Sun is setting and we're on the way back to Sundarban Riverside Holiday Resort

The day came to an end, no tigers but it had been a gorgeous day cruising around in the Sundarban delta. We had seen a lot, well, almost everything, but the tiger is still missing. Maybe better luck tomorrow Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st I'm lucky with the food, Indian food, I have been in India before and I was for sure not eating at their restaurants after having seen their disgusting kitchen.

So I eat the Indian spinach and the bread when at any Indian restaurant in Bangkok etc. But here, all the food is excellent. But I avoid looking in to the kitchen. I really concentrate.
- Don't look in to the kitchen
Well, it is more like.
- Don't look in where they cook, don't look in where they cook, don't look in where they cook

I have avoided looking in to the cooking area and the food have been gorgeous, and all the meals! So I'm looking forward to three meals tomorrow. But the big question, are we going to see any tiger? Click HERE to find out. Anyway, it promise to be fun.




       
                  
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