{"id":20638,"date":"2012-08-29T08:59:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T06:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=20638"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:30:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:30:33","slug":"the-magical-land-of-kutch-india-birders-paradise-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/the-magical-land-of-kutch-india-birders-paradise-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magical Land of Kutch, India \u2013 Birders Paradise \u2013 II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second part in a three part series where I cover the winter paradise (Kutch) in India.<\/p>\n<p>For the earlier post please visit Kutch Part I.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more images of the stunning Raptors that make this area their home during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10-64x96.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10-64x96.jpg 64w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20644'>\n\t\t\t\tA young Imperial Eagles in the grasslands, looks like a kid that has done something really stupid \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/1.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/1-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Long Legged Buzzard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/1-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/1.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20639'>\n\t\t\t\tA difficult chap to get close to but Kutch does give a lot of chances to hone ones skills in getting close to this one.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Montagus Female on the kill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20640'>\n\t\t\t\tThe grasslands of Kutch are a splendid area for Harriers and observing them go about their daily chores\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/8.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/8-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Talkative Osprey\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/8-150x224.jpg 150w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/8.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20642'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Osprey is difficult to be associated with the barren landscape of Kutch, but the shallow lakes that dot this barren landscape are a haven for waterfowl and raptors that are found around fresh water and the Osprey is one of them\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/9.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/9-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Montagus Sub Adult Male\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/9-150x224.jpg 150w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/9.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20643'>\n\t\t\t\tA Montagus harrier Scans the Grasslands giving me a good chance to click something different\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Merlin\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20641'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Elusive Raptor from Kutch. This small and elusive raptor is a prize catch and I have had the pleasure of spending a lot of hours on the field with these guys\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more images from India, please have a look at &#8216;Rahul Sachdev Photography&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second part in a three part series where I cover the winter paradise (Kutch) in India. For the earlier post please visit Kutch Part I. 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