The demoiselle cranes of Khichan

Around 150-kilometres north of Jodhpur, the dusty town of Khichan emerges through a dusty haze. At first glance, there’s nothing extraordinary about this small village in India’s Thar Desert. It’s an unlikely place for a wildlife spectacle. But for one bird species – the elegant demoiselle crane – the place is a paradise worth migrating across a continent for.
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