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  1. Himalayas-850 ... That tail ...

    Himalayas-850 ... That tail ...

    ... is their USP ... ________________ Plumbeous Water Redstart River Shipra Kainchi Ashram Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • himalayan river shipra kainchi ashram nainital phoenicurus fuliginosus plumbeous water-redstart uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Himalayas-838

    Himalayas-838

    Amazingly energetic ... and dynamic birds ... these nuthatches are ... ______________________ Sattal Forest Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • chestnut-bellied nuthatch india nainital sattal sitta cinnamoventris uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Butterfly-256

    Butterfly-256

    Common Bluebottle (... honestly, there is nothing common about them ...) A swallowtail butterfly Graphium sarpedon Jeolikote Altitude 4000 feet Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • altitude 4000 feet butterfly common bluebottel butterfly graphium sarpedon india jeolikote nainital uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Himalayas-828 : Long-tailed Broadbill : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-828 : Long-tailed Broadbill : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    First video on the species, here ... ... when we were about to exit the National Park ... luckily ... we spotted him ... and ... he stayed long enough to give a few shots and a small video-clip ... ______________________ Long-tailed Broadbill ( Psarisomus dalhousiae ) Corbett NP...
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    • corbett national park india long-tailed broadbill nainital psarisomus dalhousiae uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Himalayas-821 : Plumbeous Water Redstart : male : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-821 : Plumbeous Water Redstart : male : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Plumbeous Water Redstart ... male ( Rhyacornis fuliginosa ) Himalayan River Shipra Alt. 5000 ft above MSL Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • alt. 5000 ft above msl himalayan river shipra india nainital plumbeous water redstart rhyacornis fuliginosa uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Himalayas-785 : Greater Flameback pair : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-785 : Greater Flameback pair : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    First video clip on this species here ... At the day break in Sattal ... ... as we opened the door of our room ... We spotted this fabulous pair right across the compound ... ... on the edge of the lake ... ... on a high tree ... ... doing the early morning drill ... ______________...
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    • alt. 5500 feet chrysocolaptes guttacristatus greater flameback india nainital sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Butterfly-254

    Butterfly-254

    The embrace ... _____________ Pioneer Belenois aurota Ayarpatta slopes Nainital Altitude 7000 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 28 October 2023
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    • altitude 7000 feet ayarpatta slopes belenois aurota india nainital pioneer butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  8. Butterfly-252

    Butterfly-252

    Chocolate Pansy 1 November 2023
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    • alt. 5500 chocolate pansy butterfly india jeolikote junonia iphita nainital uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  9. Himalayas-750

    Himalayas-750

    This niche along the river Shipra in Himalayas always had a couple of pairs of these lovely torrent birds ... ... not any more The site completely degraded and constructed ... ____________________ Plumbeous Water-Redstart
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    • alt 4800 feet india kainchi ashram nainital phoenicurus fuliginosus plumbeous water redstart river shipra uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Himalayas-748

    Himalayas-748

    A distinguished Himalayan ... Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
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    • alt. 5500 erythrogenys erythrogenys forest-edge india nainital rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Himalayas-743

    Himalayas-743

    Dropped in ... ... to say hello ... ... at the forest edge _______________ Red-billed Leiothrix Sattal forest Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • alt. 5500 india leiothrix lutea nainital red-billed leiothrix sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Himalayas-730

    Himalayas-730

    One ... ... who ... happily came for a portrait ... ______________ Grey Treepie Forest-edge Sattal Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • dendrocitta formosae grey treepie india nainital sattal treepie uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Butterfly-230

    Butterfly-230

    Pale Clouded Yellow Colias erate nectaring on hydrangea ... Ayarpatta Slopes Nainital altitude 7000 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 29 April 2023
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    • alt. 7000 ft. ayarpatta slopes nainital butterfly colias erate india nainital pale clouded yellow butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Himalayas-710

    Himalayas-710

    It seems ... ... Sun has ... nearly ... started a fire here ... _________________ Long-tailed Minivet Sattal Forest-edge Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 April 2023
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    • alt. 5500 forest-edge india long-tailed minivet minivet nainital pericrocotus ethologus sattal uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Butterfly-229

    Butterfly-229

    Life : Thus ... and so ____________________ White on ... ... white and ... no shades of grey ... ... all good thus ... they glow ... Only ... rarely It is so ... ______________________ Pioneer Butterfly ... strikingly beautiful ... white Arum Lily ... ___________________ Ayarpatta Slopes...
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    • alt. 7000 ft. arum lily butterfly nainital pioneer butterfly pioneer on arum lily uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Himalayas-709 : Spotted Forktail in Himalayan River : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-709 : Spotted Forktail in Himalayan River : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    11K views, 175 likes, 4 loves, 80 comments, 129 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Spotted Forktail ( Enicurus maculatus ) Himalayan Stream 4800 ft above MSL Dist. Nainital ; Uttarakhand India
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    • bhowali enicurus maculatus forktail kainchi ashram nainital spotted forktail uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Butterfly-228

    Butterfly-228

    Pioneer butterflies ... resting on Arum lily flowers ... Their nectaring and mud-licking being done ... now, they are letting the processes inside to mature ... before the penultimate act of mating ... ... and ... then finally egg-laying ... That ... they were not ready for mating was...
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    • ayarpatta slopes nainital belenois aurota nainital pioneer butterfly
    • Comments: 5
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  18. Himalayas-703 : Indian White eye : wonderful behavior : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-703 : Indian White eye : wonderful behavior : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Enjoy the energy ... ... and wonderful jungle orchestra ... ... in this lovely behavioral capture ... __________________ Indian White-eye Red-billed Leiothrix Sattal Forest-edge Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 April 2023
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    • alt. 5500 forest-edge india indian white-eye nainital sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas video zosterops palpebrosus
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Himalayas-700

    Himalayas-700

    The looser ... World's biggest Kingfisher ... (... along with Giant Kingfisher of Africa ) _____________ This spot ... on river Shipra ... is now over-exploited ... ... tourism-wise but ... grossly degraded ... ecologically ... environmentally Hardly any species are seen now ... where...
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    • bhowali crested kingfisher india kainchi ashram kingfiher megaceryle lugubris nainital river shipra uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Himalayas-696

    Himalayas-696

    How's the water ... dear ... is it too cold I think we should go for a heated pool ... now Seems to be the exchange between the two ... ___________________ Blue-winged Minla Forest-edge Sattal Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 April 2023
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    • alt. 5500 blue-winged minla blue-winged siva forest-edge india minla cyanouroptera nainital sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Himalayas-693 : Black Bulbul : display : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-693 : Black Bulbul : display : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    548 views, 34 likes, 7 loves, 10 comments, 23 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: In the Forest ... Black Bulbuls were in their elements ... Pair formation ... ... bonding ... displays and calls of many varieties ... ... were all happening ... and ... forest was full of them and...
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    • black bulbul bulbul hypsipetes leucocephalus india nainital sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Himalayas-691

    Himalayas-691

    Himalayan Black-lored Tit ... ... in a quieter part of the pool ... ... at the forest-edge ____________________ Machlolophus xanthogenys Sattal Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 April 2023
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    • alt. 5500 black-lored tit forest-edge himalayan black-lored tit india machlolophus xanthogenys nainital sattal uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Himalayas-690 : Grey hooded Warbler -foraging and singing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-690 : Grey hooded Warbler -foraging and singing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    This lovely little Warbler is a resident breeder in Himalayas ... During April ... the resplendent canopy is full of their calls and songs ... Here ... one individual is seen singing and foraging in the rich, green canopy ... ... on a wonderful Himalayan morning ... _______________...
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    • altitude 7000 feet ayarpatta slopes nainital grey-hooded warbler india nainital phylloscopus xanthoschistos song uttarakhand himalayas video warbler
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  24. Himalayas-685

    Himalayas-685

    The heritage resort ... where we stayed for four days ... is located on heavily forested steep incline ... ... on a hill overlooking Naini lake ... that lovely property ... was made even more wonderful by the presence of a beautiful pair of deeply colored Ultramarine Flycatcher ... ...
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    • altitude 7000 feet ayarpatta slopes nainital ficedula superciliaris flycatcher india nainital ultramarine flycatcher uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 10
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  25. Himalayas-681 : Red-billed Blue Magpie foraging : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-681 : Red-billed Blue Magpie foraging : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    8.3K views, 181 likes, 5 loves, 66 comments, 126 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok A Himalayan long-tailed beauty ... ... always see it on our trips to this wonderful place on our beleaguered planet ... Repository of innumerable treasures ... We are happy that we can always manage some...
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    • alt 4800 feet india magpie nainital red-billed blue magpie state bird of himachal pradesh india urocissa erythrorhyncha uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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