One evening, as we entered the Little Rann of Kutch, we glimpsed upon a falcon that hurried away on sighting us. The bird flew at a very low altitude and settled very close by. The slow flight made us wonder if it had prey with it. We drove in that direction. And the bird was there, sitting on the ground. A juvenile Peregrine Falcon.
As we clicked away, it decided to take-off.
And that’s when we saw it. The seemingly laboured flight of the otherwise graceful falcon was due to an injury on its wing, very close to the carpal joint. For a bird that literally hunts on the wing, it seemed to be a fairly serious injury. We decided to give up pursuit to avoid stressing the bird out and aggravating the injury.
Hopefully, the majestic bird survived….
Lovely sequencing. Thanks!
Thanks Deepa!
Poor thing! It is almost a death sentence to have that kind of injury. I hope it heals and the wing gets back to normal…
Superb ones!
Ram