Wildlife Sanctuary in the desert.....you bettcha!

Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary

We arrived at the Gajner Palace Hotel late in the afternoon after lunch in our drivers village and visiting he rat temple (thanks for the recommendation Kurt, we love it here). What an oasis this Palace Hotel and Wildlife sanctuary is.

On Sunday, November1^st we decided that we would spend the day relaxing around the hotel nd sanctuary and what a joy it was to not drive anywhere nor do any sight seeing.

I spent most of the morning watching the Phillies lose to those damn Yankees. Then almost the rest of the day watching all of the following animals:

Bl Backbuck antelope (with their long spiraling horns, these and many other animals are protected by the Bishnoi tribe)

· Chinkaras (Indian gazelles)

· Nilgai (known as Blue beard antelopes)

· Jackals

· Wild boars

And the birds were pretty cool too, especially seeing the Demoiselle cranes flying and come in for their landings, we also saw:

· Egrets

· Herons

· Quail

· Green parrots (galore)

· Eagles

· Ducks (of all kinds)

· Fruit bats (of so they are not birds but I’m including them here anyway)

Plus in the lake I saw a couple of turtles

Blackbuck antelope checking me out

Wild boar heading to the lake for some lunch

Jackal taking and afternoon nap in the shade