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habitat loss

  1. Lakescape-1K44

    Lakescape-1K44

    Another ... ... one taken on Sun at the horizon moment ... ... keeping the memory of a fabulous lost wetland alive ... ______________________ Lost wetland of Basai Gurugram Haryana India
    • aloktewari
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    • basai greater painted-snipe gurugram habitat loss haryana india lost wetland and eco-nichem rostratula benghalensis
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Lakescape-997

    Lakescape-997

    Remembering the Lost Wetland ... ____________________ Black-winged Stilt
    • aloktewari
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    • black-tailed godwit gurugram habitat loss haryana india limosa limosa lost wetland of basai
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Lakescape-957 : Red naped Ibis :flight over wetland usurped and threatened-Wild India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-957 : Red naped Ibis :flight over wetland usurped and threatened-Wild India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Their white wing-patch shining gloriously ... ... epaulette-like ... watch one flying over the magnificent wetland and eco-system ... ... that is constantly under threat ... ... being degraded drained and destroyed ... by a powerful nexus ... _____________________ Nazafgarh wetland and...
    • aloktewari
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    • gurugram habitat loss haryana india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes pseudibis papillosa red-naped ibis video village mankrola
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Near Threatened ...

    Near Threatened ...

    No escape ... Habitat loss being one of the major issues ... ... that this wonder is facing ... ... in a loosing battle for survival ____________________ Village Mankrola Nazafgarh wetland and marshes Gurugram : Haryana : India 8 August 2023
    • aloktewari
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    • gurugram habitat loss haryana india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes near threatened species threskiornis melanocephalus white-headed ibis
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Lakescape-922

    Lakescape-922

    Here is the male partner of a pair ... ... engaged in courtship ... This lovely species comes to this area during summer ... ... for nesting and breeding activities ... For nesting ... they use a shallow depression on the bare ground ... generally caused by the free roaming cattle ...
    • aloktewari
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    • delhi-gurgaon border glareola maldivarium habitat loss india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes oriental prantincole
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Lakescape-920

    Lakescape-920

    Plumage and colors in a short-lived "high breeding period" ___________________ Great Egret Nazafgarh Wetlands and Marshes Delhi-Gurugram Border Haryana India 20 June 2023
    • aloktewari
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    • ardea alba delhi-gurgaon border great egret habitat loss india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes plumage in high breeding period
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Lakescape-898 : Lost Wetland : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-898 : Lost Wetland : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    3.2K views, 75 likes, 1 loves, 29 comments, 38 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Ruddy-breasted Crake ... A shy and elusive bird ... generally hides among the reed ... coming out at dawn and dusk ... This was captured when Sun was already down and light being less than ordinary...
    • aloktewari
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    • gurugram habitat loss haryana india lost wetland ruddy-breasted crake video zapornia fusca
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Lakescape-894

    Lakescape-894

    One from the mind-blowing wetland ... ... that has disappeared completely now ... ________________ Ruddy-breasted Crake Basai Gurugram : Haryana India
    • aloktewari
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    • crake gurugram habitat loss haryana india lost wetland ruddy-breasted crake zapornia fusca
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Wing Commander : Raptor-143

    Wing Commander : Raptor-143

    Those awesome ... ... close to seven feet wings ... ... generate amazing power for this remarkable ... fisherbird ____________ Osprey Nazafgarh wetlands and marshes 13.12.2022
    • aloktewari
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    • delhi-haryana border habitat loss india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes osprey pandion haliaetus
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Lakescape-810

    Lakescape-810

    ... and there she stood still ... ... in good light as well ... A perfect model ... enough for me to complete the portrait ... ______________ Another lovely lady ... The Citrine Wagtail Lost Wetland Basai : Gurugram Haryana : India
    • aloktewari
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    • basai lost wetland citrine wagtail female gurgaon gurugram habitat loss haryana india migration motacilla citreola wagtail winter visitor
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Lakescape-797

    Lakescape-797

    Lakescape-797 _________________ A back-lit dream ... and the light ... ... stayed true Wrapping ... ... the creation in ... pure gold ______________ Flamingos of Nazafgarh Marshes
    • aloktewari
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    • delhi-haryana border flamingo greater flamingo habitat loss india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes phoenicopterus roseus
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Lakescape - 742

    Lakescape - 742

    Life ... Earth ... Claim And reclaim ____ Gigantic constructs ... of Civilization Advancing ... ... To claim The earth ... When ... Nature Decides to Reclaim ... ... It will need tools no bigger than Corona ... ... Or Merely ... paving Way to ... Self destruct ______ A section of...
    • aloktewari
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    • delhi-haryana border ecosystem ecosystem under threat habitat loss india lost wetlands nazafgarh wetland wetland wetland biodiversity
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Landscapes
  13. Lakescape - 740 : Red crested Pochard & Gadwall : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Lakescape - 740 : Red crested Pochard & Gadwall : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Watch these beautiful migratory ducks enjoying .... an evening in Gurugram ... ... Sun had already gone down and ... it was mid-twilight ... ________ Haryana India
    • aloktewari
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    • anas strepera gadwall gurgaon gurugram habitat loss haryana india netta rufina red-crested pochard video wetland
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Red Avadavat : singing male : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Red Avadavat : singing male : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A male in full breeding plumage is seen here ... ... rendering a lilting lovely song ... As this place was close to a Railway track ... blaring siren of an approaching train is heard too ... ... but surprisingly it is not able to drown the high pitched song of the Avadavat ... Basai, The...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • amandava amandava breeding plumage habitat loss red avadavat red mannikin song strawberry finch video wetlands under threat
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Lakescape - 697

    Lakescape - 697

    Lakescape - 697 Post sunset shot this rare winter visitor to India ... ... now that ... this wetland is totally wiped out ... it may be well nigh impossible to spot another Spotted Crake ... soon Lost Wetland of Basai Gurugram Haryana India 28 March 2016
    • aloktewari
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    • basai wetland crake gurugram habitat degradation habitat loss india lost wetland basai porzana porzana spotted crake
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Lakescape - 693 : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari ; Baillon's Crake Basai Wetlands

    Lakescape - 693 : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari ; Baillon's Crake Basai Wetlands

    Sighting of these elusive ... and skulking Crakes has always been uncommon in our area ... Now ... it has become rare due to degradation ... and loss of habitat ... ____________ Baillon's Crake Lost Wetlands Basai Gurgaon, India
    • aloktewari
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    • baillon's crake basai crake gurugram habitat loss haryana india lost wetland basai porzana pusilla video wetland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Habit ... and habitat

    Habit ... and habitat

    Habit ... and Habitat Chiffchaff ... ... in marshy setting _______ Phylloscopus collybita Lost wetland of Basai Gurgaon India 18 January 2018
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    • basai wetland chiffchaff gurgaon habitat loss india phylloscopus collybita
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Lakescape - 652

    Lakescape - 652

    Lakescape - 652 A confirmed skulker ... ... chances into open ... And ... thankfully we didn't miss it ... _____________ Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis The lost Wetland Basai Gurgaon Haryana India 22 May 2018
    • aloktewari
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    • basai black bittern gurgaon habitat loss haryana india ixobrychus flavicollis lost wetland
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Lakescape -145

    Lakescape -145

    Lost Wetland Image : _______________________ ... another migratory beauty .... Captured in the area lost to development and urbanization .... .... wetlands drained , dried and ... ..... ' Re-claimed ' There stands now a filling station ... .... to ' fill-up ' Man's insatiable...
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Lakescape -113

    Lakescape -113

    LOST WETLAND IMAGES : _____________________________ ... This post is not for exercising ID skills ... Or fretting over the quality of image... ...This is just to show the richness of bird-life in Indian countryside .. The unsung areas , ...not a part of any conservation programme ...
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Inevitable

    Inevitable

    INEVITABLE : ___________________ Give me Not A backward Glance O Death ! I adore you Just as I worship Life That is Granted To me Only To pinnacle Into An inevitable Final Enduring Embrace By You . _______________________ ...we still drive through the place.. That once was a thriving...
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Lakescape -109

    Lakescape -109

    LOST WETLAND IMAGES : ____________________________ Quintessential Sea Of existence Waves Lovely Large And small Ephemeral all Form incessantly Only To reach The shore And Dissolve Deeper calm Though Holds on Essentially Eternally . ______________________
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Lakescape -107

    Lakescape -107

    LOST WETLAND IMAGES : ... Captured on August 2 , this Ruff was a part of early arrivals .... One of the long distance migrant Wader . ....it was taken in an area that is lost to development ... Acquired , drained and dried to construct penthouse apartments .... A rough treatment to this...
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Heirloom

    Heirloom

    A scenario Of Desert And desolation Stalks The Mother Adorned with Such beauty And wealth Bandits Of Bizarre behavior Will sure strike Incessantly Till She is Stripped bare Of her Modesty And heirlooms .
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 28
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Dream 20 : River

    Dream 20 : River

    I am Nearly all gone Broken Bruised and battered Yet there survives Deep within me Me myself A part of you My Sweetheart This pic. of Greylag Geese was taken at Okhla Bird Sanctuary , located at River Yamuna bed and bank. Pressure of development is clearly seen here on the near-dead Delhi...
    • aloktewari
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    • habitat loss
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Landscapes
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