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Jorbeer - 23
aloktewari

Jorbeer - 23 (Columba eversmanni)

Now ... a Dove
... from
the land of Raptors

One ... that is
relatively rare, here ...
... and is
Globally Threatened

As per the last
estimate in 2016 ...
... there were only
10,000-19,999 adults
left ... with a clear
declining trend ...

Un-official guestimates
put that number
at around
6000 individuals only
... at present
________

Watch them in the
following video-clip ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYPf3n-iwfg

__________

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

Jorbeer
February 2022
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Habitat
Desert, Open Forest and bush
Location
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Date taken
21.02.2022
Scientific name
Columba eversmanni
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A very well detailed portrait of this lovely dove, Alok.
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
498
Comment count
15

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
714.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN0838.JPG
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Tue, 22 February 2022 8:33 AM
Dimensions
2069px x 1572px

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