[Leica] Sarus Cranes

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Philippe,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This is a great series once again Jayanand
>
> Thanks for sharing wildlife scenes I may never see myself
>
> Amities
> Philippe
>
> > Le 28 janv. 2017 à 18:56, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
> >
> > I had been on a short trip to Bharatpur and its environs last week.
> > Bharatpur is home to the famed Keoladeo National Park, one of the great
> > bird sanctuaries in the world, as well as a designated World Heritage
> Site.
> > These man made wetlands (made in the 18th century, though) were the
> hunting
> > preserve of the local maharajah, like so many of India's National Parks.
> >
> > The trip turned out to be memorable for the number and quality of Sarus
> > Crane encounters we had, not only in the National Park, but in a village
> 70
> > kms away, called Naunera, where a couple of hundred Sarus Cranes, which
> are
> > revered in this country, lived in perfect harmony on fields of wheat and
> > mustard with the human villagers. Sarus Cranes are the tallest flying
> birds
> > in the world, clocking in around 6 feet in height, and as such, are
> > extremely graceful, not only in flight, but surprisingly enough, on land
> as
> > well.
> >
> > Here then are a few photographs. The Sarus, who are monogamous and mate
> for
> > life, have a very distinctive trumpeting call, which both members of the
> > pair ritually engage in together, periodically, to affirm the bonds
> between
> > them:
> >
> > Duet: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170121-4030.jpg.html
> >
> > Duet in B&W: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170121-4034.jpg.html
> >
> > Finale: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170121-4047.jpg.html
> >
> > The Call: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170121-495.jpg.html
> >
> > When they are not feeding, they strut about, or groom constantly:
> >
> > In the Environment: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-1323.jpg.html
> >
> > Grooming: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-1415.jpg.html
> >
> > At Naunera Village, they loiter about in the mustard fields or wheat
> fields
> >
> > Mustard Fields: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170123-2537.jpg.html
> >
> > Family: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170123-2612.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally, a few photographs of their considerable grace in flight:
> >
> > Synchrony: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-1515.jpg.html
> >
> > Solo: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170123-3155.jpg.html
> >
> > Fog: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170123-2265.jpg.html
> >
> > Grace: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/
> > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170123-2369.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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