Vultures

 

Himalayan Vulture 

Bearded Vulture, aka - Gypaetus barbatus.

Traditionally considered an Old World vulture it actually forms a separate minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative. It is not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to, for example, hawks and differs from the former by its feathered neck. Although dissimilar, the Egyptian and bearded vulture each have a lozenge-shaped tail—unusual among birds of prey. It is vernacularly known as Homa a bird in Iranian mythology

Just SO majestic in flight I say , photographed at Chopta, as we admired them, one came to have a closer look at us.