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  1. Black faced Warbler : uncommon sighting : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Black faced Warbler : uncommon sighting : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    The forest-edge at Ranikhet ... reveals another uncommonly sighted and reported tiny beauty ... ... brightly-colored and active small warbler ... Black-faced Warbler Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 3 May 2024 ... 3.41 pm
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    • abroscopus schisticeps almora altitude 6500 feet black-faced warbler india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Himalayas-797

    Himalayas-797

    Another little Himalayan beauty ... ... at the forest-edge ... Black-faced Warbler Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • abroscopus schisticeps almora altitude 6500 feet black-faced warbler india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Himalayas-796

    Himalayas-796

    A miniature dynamo ... at the forest-edge ... ... a hyperdynamic species ... Black-chinned Babbler Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet black-chinned babbler cyanoderma pyrrhops forest-edge india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Himalayas-795

    Himalayas-795

    Elegance ... ... at the forest-edge ... ___________________ Oriental Turtle Dove Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet india oriental turtle dove ranikhet hill station streptopelia orientalis uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Himalayas-794

    Himalayas-794

    Life : Return from Himalayas ... _____________ It was ... ... And It is Your company ... A feeling Of Seamless Time A prodigious ... ... Overwhelming Reverie Merging with Eternal Consciousness That ... Lingers on Existence of Being ... ... Around You ... ! My beloved...
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet ficedula superciliaris india ranikhet hill station ultramarine flycatcher uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Himalayas-793

    Himalayas-793

    Dapper ... at the forest-edge ... _____________________ Lesser Yellownape ... male Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 May 2024
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet forest-edge india lesser yellownape picus chlorolophus ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Himalayas-792

    Himalayas-792

    The beautiful forest-edge ... ____________________ Rufous Sibia Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 May 2024
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Himalayas-790

    Himalayas-790

    The amazing forest-edge ... ... in Himalayas Rufous Sibia Himalayan Bulbul Black-chinned Babbler ___________________ Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 3 May 2024
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet black-chinned babbler cyanoderma pyrrhops heterophasia capistrata himalayan bulbul india pycnonotus leucogenys ranikhet hill station rufous sibia uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Butterfly-254

    Butterfly-254

    An uncommon butterfly seen in Himalayas ... between 2000-7000 feet Himalayan Hill Jejebel Delias belladonna Medium sized and shows sexual dimorphism ... _____________________ Ranikhet Hill Station altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet delias belladonna himalayan hill jejebel india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Russet Sparrow pair : at forest-edge : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Russet Sparrow pair : at forest-edge : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lovely ... colorful Himalayan sparrows ... a pair is seen here enjoying cool drink of water ... ... offered at the forest-edge ... ____________________ Pandey Kota Ranikhet : altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand India 11 April 2023 ... 9.29 am
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet india passer cinnamomeus ranikhet hill station russet sparrow uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Hummingbird Hawk-moth : nectaring : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Hummingbird Hawk-moth : nectaring : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Hummingbird Hawk-moth This video was recorded in Himalayas ... ... in noon-time ... though I have recorded it coming to my house-garden in NCR-region ... ... in the 1st week of April at twilght time when capturing images was not easy ... ________ Dwarahat Altitude 5500 feet Almora...
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    • almora altitude 5500 feet dwarahat humminbird hawk-moth india uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Himalayas-776

    Himalayas-776

    The setting ... was a dream ... eye-contact ... real ... and the impact surreal ... ____________________ Grey Treepie 1 November 2023
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    • almora alt. 6500 feet dendrocitta formosae grey treepie india ranikhet treepie uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Himalayas-771

    Himalayas-771

    LIFE : A Cascade ________ Look back ... ... and ... A forgotten Moment Comes to mind ... Letting out A cascade Of thoughts ... Preserved In Memory ... ... A vault With Barbed wire And so much More Chapters in the Book Of life ... Open ... ... Read and closed In unity with ... You...
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    • almora altitude 5500 feet chrysophlegma flavinucha greater yellownape female india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Butterfly-251

    Butterfly-251

    Another Himalayan beauty ... Himalayan Brimstone male Gnopteryx nipalensis 60-70 mm open hillside 4000-8000 feet Active February to October Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2023
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet gnopteryx nipalensis himalayan brimstone male butterfly india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  15. Butterfly-248

    Butterfly-248

    A rare species of Tortoiseshell ... ... seen in Himalayas seen in summers between the heights of 8000 to 15000 feet We captured it in October end ... and it was real serendipity to get it at the height of 6500 feet ... probably some altitudinal movement occurring during autumn ... Mountain...
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    • aglais rizana butterfly almora altitude 6500 feet himalayan butterfly india mountain tortoiseshell butterfly ranikhet hill station rare butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Butterfly-247

    Butterfly-247

    Butterfly called ... Rustic Cupha erymanthis 50-60 mm Brush-footed butterfly They ... Nectar Eat plants Drink liquid from carrion Himalayas upto 5200 feet and Sahyadri mountains upto 7000 feet __________________ This individual was captured in Himalayas above the described range ...
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    • almora cupha erymanthis india ranikhet hill station rustic butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Butterfly-242

    Butterfly-242

    Pale Hedge Blue Udara dilecta ... Himalayan subspecies 14-16 mm closed wing Found between 2000-13000 feet in Himalayas ___________________ Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet butterfly himalayas india pale hedge blue ranikhet hill station udara dilecta uttarakhand himalayas
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  18. Himalayas-754 : Red-billed Blue Magpie : a morning feeding party : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-754 : Red-billed Blue Magpie : a morning feeding party : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A morning feeding party of Red-billed Blue Magpie ... Gregarious ... inquisitive very vocal ... ... intelligent and beautiful ... Foraging parties of these fabulous birds keep the Himalayan slopes alive with their calls ... as can be heard here ... They move through the canopy ... sit at the...
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    • almora alt. 4800 feet dwarahat india magpie red-billed blue magpie urocissa erythrorhyncha uttarakhand himalayas video village agari
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Himalayas-749 : Slaty-headed Parakeet pair : interesting behavior : Indian Wildlife by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-749 : Slaty-headed Parakeet pair : interesting behavior : Indian Wildlife by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    A male defends his territory and dominance ... Protecting the nesting site ... ... and right over female ... __________ Ranikhet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 1 November 2022
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    • almora alt. 6500 feet behaviour dalhousie hill station forest-edge india parakeet psittacula himalayana ranikhet slaty-headed parakeet uttarakhand himalayas video
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Butterfly-233

    Butterfly-233

    Another Himalayan beauty ... Common Wall ... ... female Lasiommata schakra The species shows mild dimorphism ... 56-58 Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora alt. 6500 feet butterfly common wall butterfly india lasiommata schakra ranikhet uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  21. Himalayas-746

    Himalayas-746

    Spring song ... ... of Russet Sparrow ... ... male
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    • almora alt. 6500 feet dalhousie hill station passer cinnamomeus russet sparrow uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Butterfly-232

    Butterfly-232

    A Himalayan rarity today ... Western Courtier ... female Nymphalid or brush-footed group of butterflies ... Altitude : 6500 feet (5000 feet-9300 feet) 60-75 mm Ranikhet Hill Station 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora alt. 6500 feet butterfly india ranikhet sephisa dicroa uttarakhand himalayas western courtier butterfly
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  23. Himalayas-729

    Himalayas-729

    Suddenly ... the clouds gathered ... over the valley and ... the lovely woodie prepared to face ... the downpour ______________________ Brown-headed Woodpecker Dwarahat : Almora Altitude 5200 feet Uttarakhand India
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    • almora brown-fronted woodpecker dendrocoptes auriceps dwarahat india uttarakhand himalayas woodpecker
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Himalayas-711

    Himalayas-711

    Grey Bushchat ... female Dwarahat Altitude 5500 District Almora Uttarakhand India
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    • almora bushchat dwarahat grey bushchat saxicola ferreus india uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 14
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  25. Himalayas-705 : Great Barbet : different call : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-705 : Great Barbet : different call : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    It was the month of April ... and breeding season for many species of birds had started in right earnest ... in middle Himalayas ... For some ... pair formation was accomplished and they were moving around together while foraging ... Great Barbet was one such species ... ... and to keep...
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    • almora alt. 5000 dwarahat great barbet india psilopogon virens uttarakhand himalayas video
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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