Forwarded from OB discussion group. JS.

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From: <shivakumar@...>
To: <delhibird@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com>; <rajnat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 12 ???????? 2003 ?. 12:07
Subject: [OB] The first batch of demoiselle cranes


> Dear all, the Demoiselle cranes in town (read country)
> The first batch of 200 plus demoiselle cranes had arrived in the
> tiny desert village on the 28th August 2003 and the front-runner
> group landed in the hamlet of Keechan, located in the western
> part of Rajasthan, the desert state. This bird friendly village
> "invites" these pretty and petite birds every year with great
> reverence and fervour. The rustic folk have a fenced open
> enclosure, which serves the purpose of a feeding area. And
> of course more are expected in the coming days as winter sets
> in with its full intensity. The number can reach over ten thousand
> at any given time and all these wild and free demoiselle cranes
> get their daily feed without fail...supplied entirely by the villagers
> collective efforts. More updates in the coming days.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> N.Shiva Kumar
> A - 1, Sector - 1, NOIDA -201 301.
> National Capital Region. INDIA.
> shivakumar@... <mailto:shivakumar@...>
> Phone : 0120-2532861 Fax : 0120-2558090