Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
This image is now
a valuable part of
my collection ...
... more as a birder
than a photographer ...
It shows a
FALCATED DUCK ( foreground )
( Anas falcata )
IUCN Status : Near-threatened
This is described as
an erratic, occasional
or scarce winter
visitor ... to North India
( Birds of Indian Sub-continent
Grimmett, Inskipp & Inskipp )
9th overall in the
BF-Gallery ... first since
March-2013 ... and
First here from India ...
Others giving him
company in this image
are :
Ferruginous Duck
&
Gadwall (F)
... this may be the only image in
International database showing
these three species together
in the wild ...
Northern Uttar Pradesh
India
28.01.2015
