Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River. They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy. Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.

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Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River. They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy. Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.

Copyright: RANDY OLSON
Image Size: 6620x4451 / 84.3MB
Keywords: animals, asia, bird hunter, birds, camouflage, fishing and fishermen, herons, human camouflage, hunters and hunting, indus river, indus valley civilization, mohenjo daro, national peoples, pakistan, pakistani people, peoples
Contained in galleries: Indus Valley_National Geographic Magazine 6/2000

Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow Photography