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The last picture of 2022 - finally, a good shot of "THE" Amur Falcon - this has been a dream for years now.
This is one of the longest migrating raptors in the planet. The annual migration covers around 22,000 Km - 30,000 km / 14-18,000 miles starting from Siberia / Northern Mongolia to India and onward to South Africa. From the coasts of India, they fly over the sea to Africa covering around 3-4000 kms nonstop without touching the ground for 5-6 days.
The birds were hunted in very large numbers in North Eastern India by the tribes, but now its a major conservation story and the same tribes now act as guides for bird lovers and watchers. The annual Amur Falcon festival happens every year around end Oct and one can watch 1000's of these birds - I hope to make it in 2023.
The story is worth reading for those interested!
www.birdguides.com/news/satellite-tagged-amur-falcons-fly...
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-galaxy-of-falcons-witnessing...
The birds are making a stopover briefly at a hill station near Mumbai for a couple of weeks and 100's of bird lovers like me make a visit to watch them and get some pictures. I was there on Thursday and had a tremendous day in the field!
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Beautiful Mulshi dam near Pune in the state of Maharashtra,India.We had stopped to have tea in a roadside eatery and discovered this beautiful location.Thankfully there were very few customers.The sun had just set and the atmosphere of peace and tranquilty was somehow accentuated by the soothing tinkle of the cowbells.We sat here for a long time enjoying our tea and the magical mood.
Mulshi dam near Pune.The waters of the dam have receded now that there are no rains but I think this shot was worth getting my shoes a little muddy.
Have a good weekend everyone.Take care stay safe.
typical roads in Matheran......they are a treat to a person who loves to walk.....one'll surely fall in love with tihs red roads.
This was taken on our way back, our bus had a puncture and we had to wait for some time......but everything happens for good......there was a beautiful setting where our bus had stopped.....this is the last of the Mahabaleshwar trip series.
Bappa mandal lai lai abhri ahey :)
View as seen from Echo point. its an awesome view.
For more info about Mahabaleshwar..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabaleshwar
Thanks Sanket for the camera Dude
This is the view from Sydney Point....its an grand view....one can see the table land.......
Bappa mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :)
This cloud was stucked here.......while the others floated around it just stood there.
Bappa mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :)
a very nutrisious dish.......a rather famous dish in Chikhaldara
Bhupya thanks for letting me user your camera :)
this was taken at Karla Caves.......those caves are amazing....the view in the rainy season is amazing....when we were there it was raining nicely......enjoyed it.
for more about Karla caves, click en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_caves.
Bhupya mandal lai lai aabhri ahey for the camera :)
This is the view from Savitri point.
This pano probably needs some correction though.
Bappa mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :)
Is this Karvi flower ?
It is said that this flower blooms once every 7 years.......
Bhupya mandal lai lai abhri ahey :)
Tamhini Ghat near Pune in the state of Maharashtra ,India.Ghat here means a mountain range/ mountain pass.
Life has become a little settled so I was happy to be able to look in.:-)
Continuing with the Pano series....
This picture was taken on the picturesque road to PratapGad......suddenly it became cloudy and PratapGad was covered in clouds.......beautiful
Bappa mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :)
As one leaves Rajgad, one has to negotiate this patch. In summer time it is totally exposed, it gets a bit more funny to get down.
We decided to break our trek to Torna into two parts, 1st part to halt midway of the route and cover the other half the next day.
Bhupya mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :) for the camera.
Gateway of India and The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India. Photographed by Steve West, July 30, 2015.
The villager was confused as to what the group was doing.
Bhupya mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :) (for letting me use his camera)
I took this shot somewhere on the road from Goa to the city of Kolhapur in the state of Maharashtra , India. I guess these ladies would have been on their way to or going back home from some family/religious function.
Have a wonderful week dear friends.
This was the view from the room, that we stayed in. The hill that can be seen here gets covered in clouds, when it starts to rain. Its an amazing view :)
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Another slide from my journey to India in 1985. This is down town Aurangbad, Maharashtra.
Table land is a plateau at a great height. The view from here is simply amazing.
Bappa lai lai aabhri ahey mandal :D
Some more Panos to come.....
Sorry for interrupting the series of Tringalwadi Trek.
This was shot @ Talao Pali, Thane.
A popular hang out place for Thanekar's.
Bhupya thanks for letting me use your camera :)
This place is midway from Torna. The man in white was our host. His name is Mr.Dhebe. He earns his livelihood by selling curd and limejuice on Rajgad. He made us very tasty dinner it was such a treat. He proved to us that to be happy one does not need the modern luxuries; if one is content he can be happy :).
We slept on that sheet in the night; it was a wonderful feeling to sleep under an open sky.
Bhupya mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :) for the Camera.
Amar was very very exhausted after the climb in a october afternoon....it was really very hot :( then.
Bhupya mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :)