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  1. Talchhapar - 35

    Talchhapar - 35

    It was a misty late morning at Talchhapar ... This guy ... then came to a wonderful perch ... decided to give us a decent chance ... _________ Long-billed Pipit Talchhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary 24 February 2022
    • aloktewari
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    • anthus similis churu india long-billed pipit migration pipit rajasthan talchappar blackbuck sanctuary
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Jorbeer - 53 : Yellow-eyed Pigeon : group inflight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Jorbeer - 53 : Yellow-eyed Pigeon : group inflight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    It is not possible to describe that special moment ... ... as anything else but magical ... The statistics will support it ... There are only less than ten thousand individuals of this Globally Threatened species left in the world ( latest estimates put the figure at 6000 ... ) ... and at...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner columba eversmanni dove globally-threatened india jorbeer conservation reserve migration pigeon rajasthan video yellow-eyed pigeon
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Jorbeer - 52 : Long legged Buzzard : feasting : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Jorbeer - 52 : Long legged Buzzard : feasting : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Watch this very handsome Raptor ... ... feasting on a Spiny-tailed Lizard kill ... They occasionally dig the lizard out of its burrow in the ground ... using their long legs ... One of the largest among Buzzards ... ... it is a winter visitor to Indian plains ... Long-legged...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner buteo rufinus buzzard india jorbeer conservation reserve long-legged buzzard migration rajasthan video
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Jorbeer - 51

    Jorbeer - 51

    Never thought we would be able to get such good iridescence on their dark plumage ... Serendipity ... truly needs ... no qualification Cinereous Vulture Globally Threatened Jorbeer Conservation Reserve Bikaner : Rajasthan India 23 February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • aegypius monachus bikaner cinereous vulture india jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan vulture
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Talchhapar - 26

    Talchhapar - 26

    Liked that beautifully painted face ... ... highlighted in that glowing pre-sunset light ... __________ Ruff Talchhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary Churu Rajasthan India 24 February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • churu india migration philomachus pugnax rajasthan ruff
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Talchhapar - 23 : Pied Avocet : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Talchhapar - 23 : Pied Avocet : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Feeding in a salt pan located in the Thar Desert ... Watch this beautiful ... ... migratory large waders ... __________ Talchhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary 24 February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • churu india migration pied avocet rajasthan recurvirostra avosetta talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary video
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Talchhapar - 22

    Talchhapar - 22

    Uncropped joy ... Life - Embracing Awareness ______________ Light ... A shower ... Of gold From heavens ... Bird ... A darling On earth Blessed moment Of ... A slowly embracing Awareness of ... You ... And ... In that twilight Shall ... we meet ... My beloved __________ Pied Avocet...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • churu india migration pied avocet rajasthan recurvirostra avosetta salt pan talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Raptor - 116

    Raptor - 116

    Long-legged Buzzard ... shining overhead ... ________ Gurugram Haryana, India March 2019
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • buteo rufinus buzzard gurugram haryana india long-legged buzzard migration
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Talchhapar - 19

    Talchhapar - 19

    The star of Talchhapar ... Long-eared Owl Considered to be among the five least commonly sighted species of birds in India ... A migratory winter visitor species but ... reported to have bred in India ... We were lucky to capture one at Talchhapar ... ______________ Asio otus...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • asio otus churu india long-eared owl migration owl rajasthan talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Jorbeer - 45 : Isabelline Wheatear : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Jorbeer - 45 : Isabelline Wheatear : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Watch this wonderful Wheatear species seen in India ... A winter visitor to a limited area in India ... Merges very well with its surroundings and often difficult to spot ... Captured on the morning after a strong dust storm ... on the previous evening ... Isabelline Wheatear...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner india isabelline wheatear jorbeer conservation reserve migration oenanthe isabellina rajasthan video
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Talchhapar - 18

    Talchhapar - 18

    These lovely migratory beauties come to India in thousands ... ... large flocks of them collect in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan ... It's a great spectacle to see them flying overhead and calling ... ________- Demoiselle Crane Talchhapar Churu Rajasthan India 24 February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anthropides virgo churu crane demoiselle crane flock india migration rajasthan talchhapar
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Jorbeer - 44

    Jorbeer - 44

    Jorbeer - 44 Another wonderful Wheatear species seen in India ... A winter visitor to a limited area in India ... Merges very well with its surroundings and often difficut to spot ... Isabelline Wheatear ____________ Jorbeer Coservation Centre 23 February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner india isabelline wheatear jorbeer conservation reserve migration oenanthe isabellina rajasthan wheatear
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Jorbeer - 43

    Jorbeer - 43

    Life - Simplicity __________________ They say ... ... God Is simple ... Rest all ... Is Simply ... complicated And ... So I see Looking at ... ... The simplicity Of His composition Just plain And ... simple _____________ Variable Wheatear ... capistrata subspecies aka...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner capistrata morph india jorbeer conservation reserve migration oenanthe picata rajasthan variable wheatear wheatear
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Jorbeer - 42

    Jorbeer - 42

    Another study ... ... showing wing positions of the low flying giant of Jorbeer ... as he flew across at eye level ... ____________ Cinerous Vulture Jorbeer Conservation Reserve 22.02.2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • aegypius monachus bikaner cinerous vulture india jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan vulture
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Talchhapar - 17 : Amazing Wildlife of India by Alok Tewari and Renu Tewari : Variable Wheatear male opistholeuca morph

    Talchhapar - 17 : Amazing Wildlife of India by Alok Tewari and Renu Tewari : Variable Wheatear male opistholeuca morph

    We were very lucky to have spotted ... and captured all three subspecies ... ... during our visit to Jorbeer and Talchhapar ... Two I've already shared ... Here's the male of the third subspecies ... O. p.opistholeuca _________ Talchhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary 24 February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • black-bellied morph churu india migration oenanthe picata rajasthan talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary variable wheatear video
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Talchhapar - 15 : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari Demoiselle Crane group flying and calling

    Talchhapar - 15 : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari Demoiselle Crane group flying and calling

    A group of these fabulous migratory Cranes comprising of nearly 200 individuals is seen here ... ... circling overhead and calling ... They start collecting and moving in large numbers for their spring migration ... during February/ March Recording presented at normal speed to...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anthropoides virgo chhapar churu crane demoiselle crane india migration rajasthan video
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Talchhapar - 14

    Talchhapar - 14

    They were in pre-migration mode and were collecting in large numbers ... Passed overhead ... calling loudly _____________ 24 February 2922
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anthropoides virgo churu crane demoiselle crane india migration rajasthan talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Jorbeer - 37

    Jorbeer - 37

    There are three subspecies of this agile beauty ... All are seen in India ... in a limited area of distribution ... ... albeit We were very lucky to have spotted ... and captured all three types ... ... during our visit to Jorbeer and Talchhapar ... Here's the male of the nominate...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner india jorbeer conservation reserve migration nominate subspecies oenanthe picata rajasthan variable wheatear wheatear
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Jorbeer - 34

    Jorbeer - 34

    Very attractive birds ... ... a male here posing nicely on a Jujube bush ... Desert Wheatear (M) ____________ Jorbeer Conservation Reserve Bikaner : Rajasthan : India 22.02.2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner desert wheatear india jorbeer conservation reserve migration oenanthe deserti rajasthan wheatear
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Jorbeer - 28

    Jorbeer - 28

    It was a very pleasant spring evening ... ... The Reserve is a quiet place ... and a they have had a good afternoon meal ... ... all those being wonderful soporifics ... ... inducing an irresistible snooze ... ... and a stroke of good luck for us to get these rare and threatened beauties...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner columba eversmanni dove india jorbeer jorbeer conservation reserve migration pigeon rajasthan threatened species yellow-eyed pigeon
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Jorbeer - 26

    Jorbeer - 26

    Griffon-top ... ... straight out of the Harry Potter setting ... Another morning view of the sprawling Jorbeer Restaurant ... where many tables were laid ... and ... buffet was served twice a day ... ____________ Eurasian Griffon Bikaner Rajasthan India February 2022
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner eurasian griffon vulture gyps fulvus india jorbeer jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan vulture
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Jorbeer - 25 : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Cinereous Vulture in low flight

    Jorbeer - 25 : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Cinereous Vulture in low flight

    The Giant of Jorbeer The Giant ... with10 feet 2 inches of wing span ... ( the largest tiger is 10 feet ... nose to tail tip ... ) ... flew past very low .... His wings brushing the treetops ...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • aegypius monachus bikaner cinereous vulture india jorbeer jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan video
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Jorbeer - 23

    Jorbeer - 23

    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...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bikaner columba eversmanni dove india jorbeer jorbeer conservation reserve migration pigeon rajasthan threatened vulnerable yellow-eyed pigeon
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Jorbeer - 19

    Jorbeer - 19

    Evening rush at rooftop restaurant One of them is a Tawny Eagle ... ... rest all being Steppe Eagles ... The Latter... gather here in good numbers before migrating out ... Watch them biggies in a video clip ... Link : https://ebird.org/checklist/S104356887 _________ Jorbeer...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • aquila nipalensis aquila rapax bikaner eagle india jorbeer jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan steppe eagle tawny eagle
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Jorbeer - 18

    Jorbeer - 18

    Another image taken during the desert storm that had hit Jorbeer ... ... almost forcing them high flier to come to eye-level ... Our local help Jeetu was cajoling us to clear the area ... ... for sake of our lungs ... but considering it to be a lifetime opprtunity ... we satayed put for a...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • aegypius monachus cinereous vulture desert storm jorbeer jorbeer conservation reserve migration vulture
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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