4:45am we arose for our 6:00am departure to Soorwal Reservoir to bird watch and photograph. Again, we were treated to new types of birds, including Spoonbills, Indian rollers and Franklins. Our guide was gentle, unrushed and knowledgeable.
We found him on-line via an .in site for Ranthambore National Park (versus .com or .org sites of the same name). We were back just before the breakfast packed up (10:30) at Sher Garh Hotel and then went to our room for some rest before our afternoon tiger tour.
After a very bumpy ride in a jeep, we arrived at a spot in zone 6 where there was reportedly a female tiger with three cubs in a gully, but she would not come out (wise girl).
We did see a few other interesting mammals and birds and Bob signed up to go out again in the early morning when it is not so hot and the animals might be out a bit more. As it would be another very early morning, we did not post our site photos, and determined we would do so in Jaipur.
Your writing and photos are fantastic! I never imagined there could be such "wild" sightings in over-populated India. I have a soft spot for the spoonbill. In the '90s I had seen the roseate spoonbill near Barra de Navidad, Mexico. A beautiful bird. It was fascinating to watch them "fish". - - - Jan.
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