There are only handful of places left on earth that are suitable for Vultures to survive. One of them is Jhorabheeri/Jhorbeer located 14 odd Kms from Bikaner, near Camel Research Institute also known as Camel Farm locally.
Reached Bikaner by train. Checked in at Bikaner Hotel. Struck a deal with a Auto-Rikshaw guy for 600 INR, 200 INR for one way journey and 200 for waiting at the field.
Caution: This place is full of feral dogs and these dogs arn't afraid of humans. In case you are planning to visit this place then carry a strong stick to protect yourself from these dogs. Do not visit this place after sunset or before Sunrise.
This image sums up the density of scavengers at this location
The smallest Bird Of Prey we have spotted here. A Lagar falcon feasting on fresh kill
Lagar Falcon in flight
Cinereous vulture
Cinereous vulture in flight The largest and the rarest Bird of Prey we spotted here. Its a Cinereous vulture, a migratory bird, a winter visitor in India from Pakistan. they stick to Rajasthan and go back to Pakistan.
A Eurasian Griffon
Eurasian Griffon gliding
The Egyptian vultures pair (Adult and Juvenile)
A adult Egyptian vulture gliding
A juvenile Egyptian vulture landing
The mighty Steppe
A Steppe eagle taking off
Steppe eagles hanging around
A close up of the mighty steppe in flight
An aged Steppe, this was the largest Steppe that we spotted at this location
Apart from these scavengers we have also spotted couple of small birds
A silver bill Munia
A Variable wheatear
And desert Jird
2 comments:
Lovely shots, loved each of them. You seemed to have a fascination towards birds of prey. Good work.
Thank you Sumeet, yeah simply powerful and they right there sitting on top of food chain :D
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