10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

One Chinkara (Indian gazelle) male follows the female keeping his head low and sniffing her. Hunting and disturbance, deterioration, fragmentation and destruction of habitat were the forces behind the decline of this, once widespread species, making it Critically Endangered on the IUCN Global Red List. And the animals themselves?

India 252

India Gazelles Pakistan Endangered Species 252

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse One Chinkara (Indian gazelle) male follows the female keeping his head low and sniffing her. Indian gazelle You know the secret of how African park rangers find animals for tourists? A bit further away, there is another male, this one with a dozen female strong harem. And the animals themselves?

Gazelles 264

Gazelles India Pakistan 2012 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Early morning is of course birding prime time and a pre-breakfast stroll around our lodge produced sightings of the lovely Orange-bellied Parrot , which we tracked down to a nesting hole right next to the restaurant. Splashes of color were added by cryptic Bruce’s Green Pigeons and more raucous Abyssinian and Lilac-breasted rollers.

Ethiopia 255

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255