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Category Archives: Rajasthan

Video: Demoiselle Cranes in Khichan (India 2016)

March 5, 2017by wildlifeweeks 2 Comments

Khichan is a tiny village in western Rajasthan, which is visited by several thousand Demoiselle Cranes during the winter months. The birds are fed by the villagers since the 1970s […]

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India 2016 (part LIII): Khichan

February 25, 2017by wildlifeweeks 14 Comments

Khichan, Rajasthan: In the early morning, I left Bikaner and its beautiful surroundings for the long drive to Jaisalmer. On the way, I stopped at Khichan which is famous for […]

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Video: Wildlife around Bikaner (India 2016)

February 18, 2017by wildlifeweeks 6 Comments

The countryside around Bikaner offers great wildlife sightings as I have shown you already in my last post. In the video below, you will see some of the prominent species […]

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India 2016 (part LII): Wildlife around Bikaner

February 11, 2017by wildlifeweeks 6 Comments

Bikaner, Rajasthan: Once I had visited the major sights of Bikaner, I went on a wildlife safari into the surrounding countryside. During my days in Bikaner, I stayed in the […]

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Bikaner, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part LI): Bikaner

February 4, 2017by wildlifeweeks 6 Comments

Bikaner, Rajasthan: After my eventful time in Jodhpur, the train took me further inside the Thar Desert of western Rajasthan to the small city of Bikaner. I started my day […]

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Bikaner, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part L): Jodhpur

January 29, 2017by wildlifeweeks 3 Comments

Jodhpur, Rajasthan: After my return from the weekend trip to Delhi and Agra, I had to leave Jaipur again for field work around Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan. On the way, […]

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India 2016 (part XLVII): Birding in Jaipur 2

January 11, 2017by wildlifeweeks 4 Comments

Jaipur, Rajasthan: I already showed you some photos from my birding trips in Jaipur during the first months of 2016, but I also took my camera on a few walks […]

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