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This is my dream – this is my nightmare

10,000 Birds

In the grass, Desert and Isabelline Wheatears await us, together with Tawny Pipits and large flocks of Greater Short-toed Larks ; while Booted Eagle , Lesser Kestrel and even one Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture fly above us. Males reach 1.2 meters (3.9 ft) in height and up to 18 kilograms (39 pounds).

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

Grey-headed Fish Eagle Copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. At the lakeshore, Asian Openbill Storks are foraging, while on a low branch of a large tree shadowing the water one massive and upright Grey-headed Fish Eagle stands. Crested Serpent Eagle Copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. One Chital is curiously watching us.

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The 300 survivors

10,000 Birds

In the grass, Desert (bellow) and Isabelline Wheatears await us, together with Tawny Pipits and large flocks of Greater Short-toed Larks ; while Booted Eagle , Lesser Kestrel and even one Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture fly above us. Off the tarmac we go, into dry turf intercepted by bare ground, where we follow wheel tracks.

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