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Tag : Velavadar

neelgai and egret in velavadar

Neelgai with egret

A female neelgai (bluebull) with egret, a common scene at Velavadar. Male neelgais are blueish black and bigger hence their name bluebull or neel(blue) gai(cow), also the largest antelope in India. Although in velavadar they are protected there are other places where they still sometimes are considered pest destroying crop and usually farmers have licenses to kill them. Photographed with a nikon d300 + nikkor200400vr.

Harrier sitting on acacia tree with setting sun behind in Velavadar

Sunset at Velavadar

Photographed this Harrier at sunset sitting on a acacia tree at Velavadar Sanctuary in Gujarat, unfortunately it was already late for the park gate timings and I had to do with just a quick shot. Apart from blackbucks, Neelgai, Wolfs, Hyenna this park is the worlds largest communal roosting site for Harriers. Photographed using a d300+200-400vr+monopod.