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  1. Lakescape-1K68 : Pied Avocet : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-1K68 : Pied Avocet : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    One of my all time favorites ... And captured in the Lost wetlands area ... in dist. Gurgaon Where smallish but beautiful Sultanpur National Park is located ... ... less than 10 km from where this image was captured ... and in the middle of our frequent birding area ... Pied Avocet (...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • gurugram haryana india migration pied avocet recurvirostra avosetta
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Acquiring ...

    Acquiring ...

    ... his breeding finery before ... spring migration _____________________ Common Redshank Gurugram Haryana India
    • aloktewari
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    • common redshank gurugram haryana india migration tringa totanus
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Lakescape-1K67

    Lakescape-1K67

    Before the spring migration ... ____________________ Spotted Redshank Gurugram India
    • aloktewari
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    • breeding plumage gurugram haryana india migration spotted redshank tringa erythropus
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. B

    Canada geese on the move

    Spring weather has been here in northern British Columbia, on and off, for about 2-3 weeks now, although the big lake (Charlie L.) is still covered with thick ice. Small sloughs and ditches are starting to open up though and all the snow except parking lot piles is gone. I saw the first flight...
  5. Lakescape-1K48

    Lakescape-1K48

    With the progress of spring ... ... their plumage begins to darken ... ____________________ Common Greenshank Nazafgarh Wetland and marshes NCT India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • common greenshank delhi-gurugram border migration molting nazafgarh wetland and marshes tringa nebularia wader
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Raptor-221

    Raptor-221

    It is a privilege to watch this awesome winter visitor soar overhead ... ... and serendipity to get the complete ... top view of the plumage ... ... with those magnificent long fingers in full action ... _______________ White-tailed Eagle Sultanpur National Park India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • eagle gurugram haliaeetus albucilla haryana india migration sultanpur national park white-tailed eagle
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Dew drops ...

    Dew drops ...

    ... adorning cobwebs ... Pray ... do not overlook them ... _________________ A cold winter morning ... slowly opening up ... with this beauty ... at Keoladeo National Park
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bharatpur culicicapa ceylonensis grey-headed canary-flycatcher india keoladeo national park migration rajasthan
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Lakescape-1K42

    Lakescape-1K42

    For many Ruff individuals ... ... the process of molting to breeding plumage begins during spring in North India ... Though ... some may hang out in these locale till late April ... _______________________
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • lakescape migration philomachus pugnax ruff tal chhapar wildlife sanctuary wetland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Vulnerable ...

    Vulnerable ...

    A very wary species ... were perched far away A relative Forum rarity ... and ... a Globally Vulnerable species ... ... with a decreasing population trend ... A fully migratory species _________________________ Jorbeer Conservation Reserve Bikaner Rajasthan India
    • aloktewari
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    • bikaner columba eversmanni india jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan thar desert yellow-eyed pigeon
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Lakescape-1K28

    Lakescape-1K28

    Lake Aerial ... _______________ Gadwall Common Teal Village Bhindawas Jhajjar Haryana India 7 December 2023
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anas crecca anas strepera common teal gadwall haryana india jhajjar migration village bhindawas
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Lakescape-1K10

    Lakescape-1K10

    One ... unflinchingly local ... ... the other forever a nomad ... ( at least ... till the global warming sets in ... fully ...) ... and the twain shall meet ... in Indian wild ... _____________________ Spotted Redshank Black-winged Stilt Village Bhindawas Jhajjar Haryana India 7...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • black-winged stilit global warming haryana himantopus himantopus india jhajjar migration spotted redshank tringa erythropus village bhindawas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Lakescape-1K2 : Wetland in air : Ruddy Shelduck in flight

    Lakescape-1K2 : Wetland in air : Ruddy Shelduck in flight

    Wetland ... in air These ... colorful ducks ... are winter visitors to Indian Plains ... Here a group is seen circling over a wetland and descending ... _________________ Ruddy Shelduck Village Bhindawas Jhajjar Haryana India 7 December 2023 ... 1.05 pm
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • agrarian wilderness with scattered waterbodies haryana india jhajjar migration ruddy sheldduck tadorna ferruginea video village bhindawas
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Lakescape-988

    Lakescape-988

    Two Arctic ... ... sub-arctic gentlemen ... ... came together in tropics ... At a time ... when the world was still grappling with covid ... ________________ Spotted Redshank Common Greenshank Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bharatpur common greenshank india keoladeo national park migration mixed wetland and forest rajasthan spotted redshank tringa erythropus tringa nebularia wader
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Lakescape-981

    Lakescape-981

    Very elegant waders ... ... they come early and stay through the winter ... moving locally Widely distributed but ... not in large number __________________ Common Greenshank Najafgarh Wetland and Marshes Delhi-Haryana Border India 26 September 2023
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • common greenshank delhi-haryana border india migration nazafgarh wetland and marshes tringa nebularia wader
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. C

    Flying North

    Yesterday our family was at Chester Zoo and we spotted 5 or 6 large groups of birds (up to 100 or even more) that looked like a type of seagull flying north in v-shape formations. Can any one shed light on what species this may be and the purpose of their flight north? We’re used to see geese...
  16. White Wagtail : singing/calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    White Wagtail : singing/calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    An agile winter visitor to the Indian plains ... ... watch him calling in a beautiful setting ... ... perched on a boulder mid-stream ... in River Ganga ... at the Beatle's town ... ... Rishikesh _____________________ Chandreshwar Nagar Rishikesh Uttarakhand India 5 October 2023
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • call himalayas india migration motacilla alba rishikesh river ganga uttarakhand video white wagtail
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Lakescape-975

    Lakescape-975

    Tete-a-Tete ... Always a pleasure to watch these fabulous birds ... ___________________ Great Crested Grebe Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 9 February 2023
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • bharatpur great crested grebe grebe india keoladeo national park migration podiceps cristatus rajasthan wetland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. In ... the red

    In ... the red

    ... not really rather ... in the pink of health ... ____________________ Red-breasted Flycatcher
    • aloktewari
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    • bharatpur ficedula parva flycatcher india keoladeo national park migration rajasthan red-breasted flycatcher wetland
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Lakescape-974

    Lakescape-974

    KNP provides good grazing opportunities for the lovely ... high flying migratory beauties ____________________ Bar-headed Goose Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anser indicus bar-headed goose bharatpur goose grazing india keoladeo national park migration rajasthan
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Northern Parula through window

    Northern Parula through window

    Northern Parula visiting my home on its way south, having just tried to come through the window, it took a moment to consider why that didn't work before preening a bit and moving on.
    • Dr. K
    • Media item
    • migration northern parula oklahoma window wood warbler
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  21. Lakescape-971

    Lakescape-971

    Ruff ... ... on arrival ______________ Village Jhanjrola Gurugram Haryana India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • agrarian wilderness gurugram haryana india migration philmachus pugnax ruff village jhanjrola
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. P

    Autumn migration in Archipelago Toscana

    Hey all, just a quick shoutout to see if anyone has any info on what birds to look out for during Autumn migration in the Mediterranean Islands off tuscany? I'll be for the next week working on Isola del Giglio (the one where that cruise ship ran around thanks to the captain "entertaining" his...
  23. Lakescape-958

    Lakescape-958

    Two wonderful denizens ... ... of wetlands ___________________ Greylag Goose Black-tailed Godwit ______________________ Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anser anser bharatpur black-tailed godwit greylag goose india keoladeo national park limosa limosa migration rajasthan
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Raptor-191 : Steppe Eagle : taking off : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Raptor-191 : Steppe Eagle : taking off : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    787 views, 30 likes, 14 loves, 23 comments, 15 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Watch the majesty of a this huge Aquila Eagle taking off ... ... it belong to a group called true Eagles ... These winter visitors to India ... ... with 7 to 8 feet wing span ... are masters of the...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • aquila nipalensis bharatpur eagle inflight india keoladeo national park migration rajasthan raptor steppe eagle video wetland
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Raptor-190

    Raptor-190

    It was a great spectacle ... ... to watch this giant ... maneuver and tackle the strong air currents ... ... overhead A show of size ... and power ________________ White-tailed Eagle ... immature Sultanpur National Park Gurugram Haryana India
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • eagle gurugram haliaeetus albicilla haryana india migration raptor sultanpur national park white-tailed eagle
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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