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Raptor Friday – Raiders of the honeycomb
Until five years ago, every bird that soared was an “eagle”. I had just started birding and I don’t know how many times until then I had let pass this intriguing bird as an eagle. And by “eagle” I would have meant the ubiquitous Black Kite or Pariah Kite (Milvus…
Birds of the Varanasi River Front – a photo-essay
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