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Common Babbler bird on fencepost at Chattra Sagar nature reserve at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Vultures, drigung. bodies what we most attached to, says of monks. Thats offering ones body carries greatest merit. believe that should benefit other beings at every stage of ones life. After completion of powa ceremony, corpse is traditionally offered to great vultures lammergeiers that frequent charnel grounds. Vultures descend on flayed corpse. Offering bodies to birds is same as reciting mantras. It brings merit benefit to dead person as well as to family friends bring here. While cutting up corpse i to keep a pure compassionate mind. would feel if someone felt cutting up your body. -tomdenla. Tibet

Little egret (Egretta garzetta) adult stalking fish, reflected in water surface, Danshuei river estuary, Taiwan.

2008; A nesting Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in breeding plumage. Tymna Lagoon, Chukotskiy Peninsular, Russia, Asia

2008; A nesting Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in breeding plumage. Tymna Lagoon, Chukotskiy Peninsular, Russia, Asia

Great Cormorants resting on a raft in the Tuojiang River with a stone bridge behind in Fenghuang, China.

An elderly cormorant fisherman with cormorants perched on a bamboo pole on the Li River. Xingping, China.

A traditional cormorant fisherman on a bamboo raft with his cormorants on the Li River, Xingping, China.

A traditional cormorant fisherman on a bamboo raft with his cormorants on the Li River, Xingping, China.

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat on a bamboo raft throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat on a bamboo raft throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

A traditional cormorant fisherman on a bamboo raft with his cormorants on the Li River, Xingping, China.

A traditional cormorant fisherman on a bamboo raft with his cormorants on the Li River, Xingping, China.

Stone birds on front of Afrosiab (Afrosiyob) Museum depicting 2750th anniversary of Samarkand, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat on a bamboo raft throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

White herons painted on ceiling tiles in the throne room of the Palace of Supreme Harmony. Forbidden City, Beijing, China.

Sculpture of storks and cranes on Ezgulik Independence Arch, Independence Square, Mustakillik Maydoni, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

An elderly cormorant fisherman with cormorants perched on a bamboo pole on the Li River. Xingping, China.

An elderly cormorant fisherman with cormorants perched on a bamboo pole on the Li River. Xingping, China.

A traditional cormorant fisherman on a bamboo raft with his cormorants on the Li River, Xingping, China.

A young Malaysian boy looking into the camear from his turqoise boat, shot from above in Borneo, malaysia.

Aerial view of fisherman in traditional round boat in turquoise water, Ong Lang, Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang, Vietnam, Asia

Hot red chillies drying in the sun at the street market, Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Asia

Aerial view of school children in front of ATCA School in Donemisay Village supported by funds provided by Lernidee Adventure Travel, Ban Pak Tha, Pak Tha District, Bokeo Province, Laos, Asia

Aerial view of fishing boats moored in bay and beach with coconut palms, May Rut Island, near Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang, Vietnam, Asia

Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), in flight, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Great Indian Hornbill or Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis), female, portrait, Asian species, captive, Czech Republic, Europe

Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, Northeast India, Asia

Two Spotted Owlets (Athene brama) staring from their tree hole in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Kinnara (also called Kinari, Kinaree, Kinnaree, Ginnarie or Ginnaree), mythological bird creature, Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bird of prey shaped capital at the Achaemenid archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Young Asian woman with Indian jewelry at a festival with headdress, Chiang Rai Festival, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Bowl with Asian chicken stir fry soba noodles with vegetables on dark black stone background from above, Chinese Thai or Japanese noodles dish with soy sauce

Asian soup with rice noodles, chicken and vegetables in ceramic bowl served with spoon and chopsticks on rustic wooden background from above, Chinese or Thai cuisine