Monday, December 9, 2013

Visit Kheechan in Western Rajasthan to witness the demoiselle cranes

Kheechan is a quaint little village in Western Rajasthan that sleeps for five months. Then suddenly, it wakes up on a September morning when the first lot of about 20 migratory birds rent the air with a deafening 'kraaw-kraaw'. These birds, known as demoiselle cranes or kurja in Rajasthani, come all the way from Mongolia. By Gangadharan Menon (Mid-day Infomedia).

http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/011213-lifestyle-travel-kheechan-western-rajasthan-demoiselle-cranes-migrated-from-mongolia-kurja.htm