Saifai, UP

On our trip to Chambal Sanctuary we spent one morning roaming the fields near a village called Saifai in UP, mostly on the lookout for Sarus Cranes.

Tawny Eagle

Eagle,

Ashy Crowned Sparrow-lark (Male)

Sparrow-lark,

Black-necked Stork (Female)

Stork,

Black-necked Stork (In flight)

Stork,

Ashy Crowned Sparrow-lark (Female)

Sparrow-lark,

Asian Pied Starling

Starling,

Lesser Whistling Duck

Duck,

Knob-billed Duck (In flight)

Duck,

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

Crested Lark

Lark,

Pied Kingfisher (In flight)

Kingfisher,

Sarus Crane

In the fields of western UP where we roamed, I'm happy to report, Sarus Cranes outnumbered scarecrows 3:1.

Crane,In the fields of western UP where we roamed, I'm happy to report, Sarus Cranes outnumbered scarecrows 3:1.

Black-necked Stork (Male and Juvenile)

Stork,