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Birds of Tadoba National Park: A Birdwatcher’s Guide with Photos

While Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is famous for its majestic Bengal Tigers, it is equally rewarding for bird enthusiasts. The reserve’s lakes, bamboo forests, dry deciduous woodlands, and grasslands support over 280 bird species, making it one of Maharashtra’s finest birdwatching destinations. From soaring raptors to elegant storks and graceful egrets, every safari offers something special […]

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Beyond Leopards: Birdwatching and Babbler in Jawai

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The Common Babbler, a master of the arid scrubland, captured during a safari in Jawai. In the rugged, granite-studded landscapes of Jawai, Rajasthan, the apex predators often steal the headlines. Yet, for the patient observer, the true character of this ecosystem is revealed in its smaller, vibrant inhabitants. One such species is the Common Babbler

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A Jawai Leopard Safari: A Guide to Birdwatching in Rajasthan

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When you hear the name “Jawai,” your mind likely jumps straight to the elusive Indian leopards resting on smooth granite boulders. However, the Jawai Leopard Safari in Rajasthan offers much more than just feline encounters. The region, particularly around the Jawai Bandh (Dam), is a hidden gem for bird watchers and wildlife photographers. With a

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Pied Kingfisher in Jawai

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Everyone comes to Jawai watching the hills. The leopards are up there, after all — folded into the granite like shadows that learned to breathe. But turn your back on the rocks for a moment, walk down to where the dam spreads thin and silver across the land, and a different Jawai opens up. It

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Bonelli's Eagle or Short-Toed Snake Eagle Key Identification Features

Short-toed Snake Eagle vs Bonelli’s Eagle

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I have been asked this question more times than I can count, standing at the edge of the Kadbanwadi grasslands near Bhigwan with fellow birders squinting at a distant silhouette — is that a Short-toed Snake Eagle or a Bonelli’s Eagle? Both are big. Both are brown on top and pale underneath. Both love open

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Bonelli’s Eagle at Bhigwan: Field Sighting, ID Guide & Birding Tour | TravelOnTales

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The morning light was still thin over the Ujani backwaters when I spotted it — perched high on a canopy tree above the grassland edge, dark mantle against a grey winter sky, completely indifferent to the world below. It took me a second look and a hard review of the field marks to say it

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Indian Nightjar — Behaviour, Habitat

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Can you see it? Indian Nightjar at Bhigwan — hiding in plain sight. © Prashant S. Gupta / TravelOnTales A Bird That Looks Like the Ground Brown. Buff. Grey. Rust. Speckled. Streaked. The Indian Nightjar’s feathers are not just one colour — they are a whole painting of the forest floor. Broken bark. Dried leaves.

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Osprey at Bhigwan – The Fish Hunter of Ujani Backwaters

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Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary · Species Field Notes The Ospreyof Ujani India’s winter raptor that flies thousands of kilometres — and arrives at Bhigwan to do one thing with absolute, mechanical perfection. Pandion haliaetus Ujani Backwaters, Maharashtra October – March The hunter holds its post. Ujani backwaters, Bhigwan. Nikon Z50. There is a bird at Bhigwan

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Painted Stork in Bhigwan Wetlands – Elegant Bird Reflection Photography

Birds of Bhigwan – 39 Species Photographed at Ujani Backwaters & Shirshul Grasslands

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Birds of Bhigwan – A Visual Field Guide | TravelOnTales TravelOnTales · Bhigwan · Shirshul · Ujani Backwaters Birds ofBhigwan 39 species photographed across the wetlands, grasslands and rocky scrub of Maharashtra’s finest birding destination 📷 39 Species · Bhigwan, Shirshul & Ujani ↓ scroll to explore 🔮 Book a Bhigwan Bird SafariExpert-guided day trips from Pune

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Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) at Bhigwan

Green Bee-eater in Bhigwan: Wildlife Photography & Bird Behavior Guide

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Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary Guide Green Bee-eater in Bhigwan A vivid wildlife moment from Bhigwan, where a emerald green turns a dry branch into a complete story of patience, color, and perfect timing. By Prashant S Gupta Green Bee-eater perched quietly in Bhigwan. The kind of landscape where small stories unfold. There is something quietly magical

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