Video: Demoiselle Cranes in Khichan (India 2016)
Khichan is a tiny village in western Rajasthan, which is visited by several thousand Demoiselle Cranes during the winter months. The birds are fed by the villagers since the 1970s […]
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India 2016 (part LIII): Khichan
Khichan, Rajasthan: In the early morning, I left Bikaner and its beautiful surroundings for the long drive to Jaisalmer. On the way, I stopped at Khichan which is famous for […]
Video: Wildlife around Bikaner (India 2016)
The countryside around Bikaner offers great wildlife sightings as I have shown you already in my last post. In the video below, you will see some of the prominent species […]
India 2016 (part LII): Wildlife around Bikaner
Bikaner, Rajasthan: Once I had visited the major sights of Bikaner, I went on a wildlife safari into the surrounding countryside. During my days in Bikaner, I stayed in the […]
India 2016 (part LI): Bikaner
Bikaner, Rajasthan: After my eventful time in Jodhpur, the train took me further inside the Thar Desert of western Rajasthan to the small city of Bikaner. I started my day […]
India 2016 (part L): Jodhpur
Jodhpur, Rajasthan: After my return from the weekend trip to Delhi and Agra, I had to leave Jaipur again for field work around Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan. On the way, […]
India 2016 (part XLVII): Birding in Jaipur 2
Jaipur, Rajasthan: I already showed you some photos from my birding trips in Jaipur during the first months of 2016, but I also took my camera on a few walks […]
India 2016 (part XLVI): Diwali in Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan: After my return from Bharatpur and the Keoladeo National Park, Jaipur was celebrating the Hindu festival of lights: Diwali. The streets and major monuments were illuminated by millions […]
Video: Wildlife in Keoladeo National Park (India 2016)
The Keoladeo National Park close to Bharatpur in easternmost Rajasthan is a true bird paradise as you have seen already from the photos in my last post. Here you can […]
India 2016 (part XLIV): Keoladeo National Park
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan: While roaming through the city centre of Bharatpur was somewhat interesting, the real reason of me coming here was to visit the magnificent Keoladeo National Park. […]
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