red-turtle doves
red-wattled lapwing
Indian thick-knee, Gaushala, Tal Chapar
Indian peafowl, sanctuary, Tal Chapar
Asiain woollyneck, Gaushala, Tal Chapar
Punjab raven at Gaushala
Indian roller inside the sanctuary
Blue-cheeked bee-eater (adult), inside the sanctuary
Blue-cheeked bee-eater (juvenile)
black drongo, probably juvenile
eurasian-collared dove cooling off during the mid-day heat
a flock of chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, landing at the pond edge
flying to water is the best-studied behavioural aspect of sandgrouse family
a flock of chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, preparing to land, one male and three females in the frame
much regularity may be noticed after carefully observing their drinking behaviour
about to land
beauty of tail-feathers is quite apparent here
the next moment, not very different, still offers something different
taking off
sandgrouse drinking style is peculiar, they lower the bill into the water and then raise the head to swallow
pied avocets at charwas pond near Chhapar
yellow-footed green pigeon
grey francolin inside the sanctuary
indian thick-knee
ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, female
ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, male, mahenderji guest-house
indian spotted creeper, gaushala, chhapar
prosopis cineraria and indian spotted creeper
black francolin, sanctuary area
european roller, sanctuary area
singing bushlark, sanctuary area
