One of my fellow members of the Catawba Valley Camera Club, Hickory – Judy Young is also a pencil sketch artist. She used my lion photo from Gir National Park, Gujarat, India to create a pencil art piece. Wonderful rendition by Judy!
As the sun sets in Bera, Rajasthan, India the gypsy riders end their safari and so do we after our journey to search for leopards. So long India until we visit again!
A full moon rising over a rural adobe in Bera, Rajasthan, India
A full moon creates a soft glow over Lake Jowai around Bera, Rajasthan, India.
The Eurasian spoonbill, or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. Spotted these spoonbills wading in the water around Bera, Rajasthan.
Saw this old, stranded boat while driving around Bera and couldn’t resist the urge to bring out the red in a monochrome image.
A small village nestles at the foothill of a rocky mountain in Bera, Rajasthan while a shrine is built on the top of the crest.
The rocky terrain around Bera, Rajasthan creates interesting formations such as a eagle-lookalike, and a lonely tree growing on a huge porous-like rock.
Langurs play around on the rocky terrain in Bera, Rajasthan. The gray langur is sometimes referred to as the Hanuman langur, named after the monkey-god Hanuman. As such, gray langurs are considered sacred in the Hindu religion
It was interesting see beehives clinging to the rocks in Bera, Rajasthan. The bees make hives on the underside of rock ledges to protect honey from sloth bears that roam the hills.
As the sun sets in Bera, four-wheel drive Gypsy riders end their safaris and sunset creates a golden glow over the hills.
A red-wattled lapwing seeks water while pigeons flock over the Castle Bera.
Another pose of a leopard cub resting on the rocks of Bera, Rajasthan, India.
Low water levels in the river in Bera expose the rocky landscape, but still provide pockets of water for a black-headed Ibis – a large wader with a white body and bare black head and neck. Males and females look similar and both have grayish tail feathers.
A leopard cub poses on the rocks in Bera, Rajasthan, India. The one on the top right is turning its back!
Water curves of Lake Jowai early in the morning at Bera. A lonely Ruddy Shelduck known as the Brahminy duck in India stands in the water.
Another beautiful sunrise in the hills of Bera, Rajasthan, India.
Bera is situated in close proximity to the Jawai Dam and lake and is the destination for leopard sightings, but where one can also spot more than 150 species of birds.
Spotted two domesticated camels in the leopard terrain in Bera. The ring on the male camel’s nose is to control him, while the female is adorned with decorative marks.
Leopard cubs take shelter at a protected cave in Bera, Rajasthan.
Photos by Ravi 