vulnerable mugger, post-noon basking activity during winter

ghara at the tip of a snout, characteristic of a male gharial

the same individual from a different perspective

vulnerable lesser adjutant at the top of large simal tree on the banks of geruwa

a primitive activity along the river bank

a bliss to watch gharials among blue waters of geruwa

female gharials, basking on the geruwa islets

giant wood spider in the jungles of katerniaghat

grey pansy

vulnerable lesser adjutant in company of simple people

the tallest flying bird in the world, in paddy fields around katerniaghat

vulnerable sarus crane co-existing with uttar pradesh farmers

male sarus, acknowledging human presence

female busy feeding in the marshy paddyfield

permanent bond between the two

a performance par excellence

a juvenile himalayan griffon about to take off the paddy field near suhelwa wls

a flight of critically endangered white-rumped vulture around suhelwa

shifting focus from the effect to the cause

more strength in a large number

at peace without disturbance

the most abundant raptor species of the past is now critically endangered

red-crested pochard female, about to land on the surface

flying red-crested pochards

ruddy shelduck pair in flight

a lone cormorant

near-threatened cinereous vulture at suhelwa

juvenile white-rumped vulture gaining height

near-threatened himalayan griffon, taking off