Buxaduar is the gateway to Bhutan from India. According to last tiger census Buxa has 17 tigers left. The latest tiger census just completed in 26th feb 2013. Lush green Buxa forest started from Rajabhatkhawa near Alipurduar, West Bengal and stretched to extreme north and continued upto Bhutan. The major villages across Buxa forest are Santarabari, Chunabhati, 28 basti, Jayanti, Bhutiabasti, Buxa fort etc. We observed a mixed religious culture in this area like Bihari Hindu, Bhutia, Muslim, Christian Tribal people, Nepali are residing together. So, no distinct cultural heritage developed and this is reflected in their house making, food habit, behavior and overall mentality.
A day long 15 km (up and down) trek to Mahakal Cave added adventure and spirituality to our Photo Tour. The first 5 km trek through the river bed of Jayanti then a very steep climb to the Cave.
Buxa is famous for its Butterfly and we selected winter to visit Buxa that is most dry season for Butterflies. Though we got more than 70 species of identified Butterflies.
A checklist was made by me as follows:
Wandering through the woods, aroma of dense forest, chirping birds, dancing stream, dry riverbed, blue hills and wilderness will engulf you soon after entering Buxa.
We sighted Asian Elephant and Great Hornbill which were two added gift to us. An tasker elephant with its full family and a baby elephant were breaking trees and munching leaves together - was an amazing moment for us. While clicking photographs one of them got angry and chased us few steps. This was an lifetime experience I guess.
I went to Buxa with a dream to see Great Hornbill and it was too fulfilled. This bird is such a giant one you wont believe unless you witness it. The sound of its wings and calls are very much thrilling. No words can express my feelings for this mighty bird.
A day long 15 km (up and down) trek to Mahakal Cave added adventure and spirituality to our Photo Tour. The first 5 km trek through the river bed of Jayanti then a very steep climb to the Cave.
Buxa is famous for its Butterfly and we selected winter to visit Buxa that is most dry season for Butterflies. Though we got more than 70 species of identified Butterflies.
A checklist was made by me as follows:
- Chestnut Tiger
- Glassy Tiger
- Plain Tiger
- Blue Tiger
- Dark Blue Tiger
- Five Bar Swordtail
- Orange Oakleaf
- Common grass yellow
- Common grass blue
- Peacock Pansy
- Common Bushbrown
- White Orange Tip
- Yellow Orange Tip
- Plain Orange Tip
- Marbelled Map
- Grey Count
- Blue Baron
- Common Mormon
- Purple Saphire
- Circe
- Common Mime
- Common Silverline
- Great Mormon
- Common Raven
- Common Bluebottle
- Chocolate Albatross
- Blue Crow
- Common Crow
- Stripped Blue Crow
- Common Jay
- Veined Jay
- Lesser Gull
- Red Spot
- Pea Blue
- Palmfly
- Angled Castor
- Knight
- Common Castor
- Pioneer
- Common Sailor
- Common Sergeant
- Color Sergeant
- Common Lascar
- Common Jester
- Clubtail
- Bhutan Sergeant
- Staff Sergeant
- Common Nawab
- Brown Pied Flat
- Broad Spark
- Short Banded Sailer
- Chocolate Grass Yellow
- Dark Banded Bushbrown
- Lepcha Bushbrown
- Commander
- Painted Jejebel etc.
Wandering through the woods, aroma of dense forest, chirping birds, dancing stream, dry riverbed, blue hills and wilderness will engulf you soon after entering Buxa.
We sighted Asian Elephant and Great Hornbill which were two added gift to us. An tasker elephant with its full family and a baby elephant were breaking trees and munching leaves together - was an amazing moment for us. While clicking photographs one of them got angry and chased us few steps. This was an lifetime experience I guess.
I went to Buxa with a dream to see Great Hornbill and it was too fulfilled. This bird is such a giant one you wont believe unless you witness it. The sound of its wings and calls are very much thrilling. No words can express my feelings for this mighty bird.
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