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.

Crested Lark

Lark,

Lesser Whistling Duck

Duck,

Black-necked Stork (Female)

Stork,

Knob-billed Duck (In flight)

Duck,

Black-necked Stork (In flight)

Stork,

Tawny Eagle

Eagle,

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.

Ashy Crowned Sparrow-lark (Female)

Sparrow-lark,

Pied Kingfisher (In flight)

Kingfisher,

Common Stonechat

Stonechat,

Ashy Crowned Sparrow-lark (Male)

Sparrow-lark,

Black-necked Stork (Male and Juvenile)

Stork,

Asian Pied Starling

Starling,