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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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You may have read my recent piece on Birding the Okavango Delta in Botswana here on 10,000 Birds. However, I have another ongoing love affair, with India. If you have never thought of India as a birding destination, I’d urge you to give it a good look. Or you may like to join us on a Rajashtan Tour?

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Birding Gir National Park, India

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This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. We’re here for the birds!” Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard , Striped Hyena , Jackal , etc.,

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Birding India with the ABA

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India was not on my list of places to go in 2016. So, I birded India, land of Indian Peafowl , Saag Paneer (my favorite Indian dish) and Tigers. Neither are birds, but both involved a lot of birding.). Luckily, I didn’t have to look hard to find the Dusky Eagle-Owl’s nest.

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Crested and Proud

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A crest is a “comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal” Birds use them for display purposes – they can be either recumbent (not noticeable when not erect) or recursive (noticeable in all states). Quite a few bird species have crests. Crests are made of feathers.

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Crested Serpent-eagle

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The serpent-eagles of the genus Spilornis are an Asian group, not to be confused with two different genera found in Africa or, for that matter, the snake-eagles, a mostly African but also European and Asian genus (simple, right?). This species ranges from India to Japan and south down Borneo. Birds birds of prey Borneo eagles'

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The Lion Forest of India

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This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. We’re here for the birds!”. Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard, Hyena, Jackal, etc.,

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This is my dream – this is my nightmare

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Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, the Naliya Grassland is the smallest reserve of India, covering only 2 square kilometers (yes – 0.77 sq mi), which contradict the conservation significance of the bird it was founded for, some three decades ago – the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard. Indeed, I say. Males reach 1.2

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