07:39:43 am: The female moves ahead and the male dismounts and I could see the male trying to bite the female. The female spreads its wings and moves ahead though not in flight. It turns its head, by instinct, as if in self defence. This was unlike the tiger mating behavior, where the female tries to paw the male and the male takes evasive action.
Within a minute they are perched an inch or two apart, with their backs to each other. I waited for two more hours, but the mating was not repeated.
It was a memorable experience, more so because it is the first record of vulture mating in the wild.
Long live our vultures!
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
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