Mongoose

These two stunning creatures were right below us at the Bier Mar Hotel.

MUGGER

Awesome Beast seen on the Kingfisher trip, this is a 70 year old male, about 16ft long and around half a ton, a fish eater,  we also saw a smaller one at Carambolin lake basking in the sunshine.

STRIATED HERON

Arpora Goa 2009 in our Hotel Grounds This awesome little heron had learnt to pick up the bread thrown by the Tourist and use it for fishing, it would soak the bread then shake it into smaller bits, it would then place the bread on the waters surface, hundreds of little fish would then rush in and the Heron wouls snatch them up.

BROWN HAWK OWL

BROWN HAWK OWL
Another stunning addition to the Owl list, found by our guide Lloyd just up from Carambolin, i saw a second bird fly into the tree. Goa India 2009

GREY JUINGLEFOWL

BONDLE RESERVE
GREY JUNGLEFOWL FEMALE
Really hard to get as she ran like hell.

GREY JUNGLEFOWL MALE
I had to run along the top of the hill while trying to take pictures of this bird, so these images turned out really well.

PHEASANT TAILED JACANA

JUVENILE PHEASANT TAILED JACANA, CARAMBOLIN LAKE GOA

ADULT CARAMBOLIN LAKE

GREY HEADED SWAMPHEN

Really common at Carambolin Lake.

RUDDY BREASTED CRAKE

Bier Mar below the rooms at the far end, seen on a couple of nights. Goa 2009