Nikkor 200-500 VR/TC 14 III @390mm, f8, Nikon Z 6; Afternoon forest along the marshes Rajasthan
Nikkor 200-500 VR/TC 14 III @700mm, f8, Nikon Z 6; Hazy noon; a pair of Indian sarus crane feeding on fringes of the marshes. This tallest flying bird is considered sacred in India. It can be seen close to people in the rice paddies. Forms of archaic relation between the living world and humans, normally seen below us or inconvenient, are alive in India. Rajasthan marshes
Nikkor 200-500 VR/TC 14 III @370mm, f8, Nikon Z 6; Crop (APS-H), late morning, intermediate egret; a southern range egret, not even wintering in Europe. The tree trunk in the background is a branch of a large tree laying on the ground. Rajasthan wetlands