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Himalayas - 119
aloktewari

Himalayas - 119 (Enicurus schistaceus)

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
Book
Of life ...
...
Of desires
Fulfillment
Dejections
And
Rejections

The book ...
... Musty
With time

Must that be
Replaced
Or renewed ...
... As is
The wont
Of Destiny

___________________

Slaty-backed Forktail
( Enicurus schistaceus )

... see a pair of these
lovely birds
foraging in a beautiful
Himalayan cascade
in a
video I've uploaded ...
Link:
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/6570/Slaty_backed_Forktail___Pair_in_a_Himalayan_Stream/

Himalayan Stream
... about 5000 ft above MSL
Dist. Nainital ; Uttarakhand
India
17.04.2015
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Habitat
Hill Stream above 5000 ft. above MSL
Location
Dist. Nainital ; Uttarakhand ; India
Date taken
17.04.2015
Scientific name
Enicurus schistaceus
tetoneon
A wonderful capture of this bird in a great setting, Alok! Excellent work, my friend.
 
Aandeg
A handsome bird nicely capture at the brink of a falls. Super image Alok.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
What a great close-up of this fabulous bird taken in some fairly swift water, especially for a bird. Outstanding Alok & Renu
 
mags1967
that looked like quite a big bird till i watched your video.loved that fish swimming in the bird seemed to get quite a fright.super little bird and capture alok&renu.tfs.all the best margaret.
 

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