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Himalayas-700
aloktewari

Himalayas-700 (Megaceryle lugubris)

The looser ...

World's biggest
Kingfisher ...
(... along with
Giant Kingfisher of
Africa )
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This spot ...
on river Shipra
... is now
over-exploited ...
... tourism-wise

but ... grossly
degraded ... ecologically
... environmentally

Hardly any species
are seen now ... where
we captured some
very uncommon
ones as well ...

That is the progress
and development
... Vs
environment
... in a decade

_______________________

Crested Kingfisher

Kainchi Ashram
Bhowali
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
22 April 2013
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Habitat
Himalayan River Shipra
Location
Kainchi Ashram, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India
Date taken
22.04.2013
Scientific name
Megaceryle lugubris
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Kits
Shame about the damage to the environment, Alok. A stunning portrait of this wonderful kingfisher.
 
bievreJJ
fantastic photo of this beautiful kingfisher, Alok, superbly patterned, awesome work, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
504
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P510
Aperture
ƒ/5.9
Focal length
288.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
280
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN1929 (2).JPG
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Mon, 22 April 2013 2:09 PM
Dimensions
1700px x 1275px

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