Winter - 22 (Vanellus leucurus)

Winter - 22 ...

An elegant long-distance
migratory bird ...
... a winter visitor to
North and West
India ...

Though the exact trends
have not been
studied ... there is
a general perception
of a declining
population-trend in
this region ...
... can be easily
explained by the
shrinking numbers and
sizes of the
water-bodies ...
This image was taken
in Bharatpur ...

but ... the video-clips
I have uploaded were
taken in a wetland
that has ceased (1)to
exist ... and (2) is
being drained ...
Link :
1.
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/7416/White_tailed_Lapwing/

... taken at Sunset

2.
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/7380/White_tailed_Lapwing/?vpkey=

... captured early morning
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White-tailed Lapwing
( Vanellus leucurus )

Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
India