As you can tell, I've now spent quite a
bit of time trying to get some decent views of Indian Skimmer – and
still no luck, I think three days is enough though. The past two days
on the Chambal weren't wasted though, managed to see 2 Gangenic River
Dolphins and got the best views I've ever had of Jungle Cat. Bird
Wise the river has been pretty good fare over the last couple of days
with over 300 Bar-headed Geese, 40 Greater Thick-knee, 2 Ospreys, 2
Citrine Wagtails, 20 Black-bellied Terns (though none close enough to
photograph), 20 Pied Kingfishers and multiples of Ruddy Shelduck,
River Lapwing, Painted Stork, Lesser Whistling Ducks and Black-winged
Stilts. Oh, and I also found a Brown Hawk Owl nearby.
The six Egyptian Vultures, that were
seen on both days, were always hanging around one particular
sandbank, and today I found out why – it's the place where the
bodies are burned !
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| Jungle Cat |
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| Bar-headed Geese |
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| Brown Hawk Owl |
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| Citrine Wagtail |
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| Egyptian Vultures |
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| Great Thick-knee |
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| Osprey |
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| Pied Kingfisher |
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| Sunset over the Chambal |
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| A scene that has probably been happening here for thousands of years |
