The monsoons have done their duty; the entire forest looks refreshingly green and inviting. Before we entered the ‘dirt tracks’ beside the main road, we were treated to this beautiful peacock. Our national bird never ceases to amaze me with its splendorous beauty; I am enthralled by it each time I see it.

Indian Peafowl

As we continued on our journey, surprisingly, very close to the road (barely 10 meters away from it), stood this massive Tusker. Captivated by the fact that it was in such close proximity, we stopped next to it for nearly five minutes. And interestingly, this bull was not in the least bit bothered by our presence close to him.

An Asiatic Elephant

From a distance, we were also fascinated by the sight of a majestic Crested Serpent Eagle perched on a tree branch. It was amazing to watch it feed on a snake. This is one time I wished I possessed a longer lens than the 70-300 mm VR that I carried with me.

Crested Serpent Eagle

On our way back, we spotted a shy Barking Deer, also called the Muntjac, because of its alarm call which much to one’s amazement, sounds like it is barking.

A Barking Deer

Interestingly, all these sightings were made from the surfaced main road, before we even entered the dirt track leading to the safari area.

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