Rajasthan | Bird Podcast

Episode 55: Demoiselle Cranes in India

by Shoba Narayan | Dec 10, 2022 | Issue, Species

This episode is about demoiselle cranes congregating in a village in India. Last month, on a trip to Rajasthan, I visited the village of Kheechan. To get here, you have to fly to Jodhpur and drive two hours North. The thing about this place is that every...

Episode 54: The Great Indian Bustard: Update

by Shoba Narayan | Nov 25, 2022 | Species

Our first episode was about the Great Indian Bustard. The logo of the Bird Podcast is the Great Indian Bustard or GIB as it is called. Salim Ali wanted this bird to be India’s national bird for three reasons: it is indigenous to India, it is a large and...