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  1. Himalayas-886

    Himalayas-886

    Possibly ... one of our most serendipitous images This is a very hyperdynamic ... ... and hyperkinetic species To get even one cleanly is cool ... ... to get two in proper alignment is good luck ... and to get them so with a good refection is nothing less than pure joy ... May be ...
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    • black-chinned babbler cyanoderma pyrrhops india nainital sattal forest-edge uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Himalayas-885 : Whistler's Warbler : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-885 : Whistler's Warbler : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Kindly be satisfied with whatever little is visible of this rarity, here ... First video record of this species at BF ... ... not reported or recorded frequently from this part of Himalayas ... A fast mover ... ... it was seen foraging and feeding with a group of Indian White-eye and...
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    • india jeolikote nainital phylloscopus whistleri uttarakhand himalayas video whistler's warbler
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Himalayas-881

    Himalayas-881

    Life - Promise __________________ From ... Cobwebs of ... Life I Promise To ... disengage Moving to Realm of ... Joy ... and Bliss ... Searching ... No more And ... for Nothing ... Yet ... Finding You ... Behind The veil My Beloved __________________ Forest-edge Sattal Forest Altitude...
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    • altitude 5500 feet forest-edge grey-hooded warbler india nainital phylloscopus xanthoschistos sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Himalayas-878 : Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler bathing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-878 : Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler bathing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A colorful and distinctive looking Babbler ... in company of ... ever so ebullient Red-billed Leiothrix ... ... bathing at the forest-edge ... Lovely action to watch and record ... ________________ Sattal Forest-edge Altitude 5500 feet Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India 8 November 2024
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    • altitude 5500 feet erythrogenys erythrogenys leiothrix lutea nainital rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler sattal forest-edge uttarakhand himalayas video
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Himalayas-877

    Himalayas-877

    Their eye-catching beauty ... became a drawback ... ... making them popular cage-birds for hundreds of years ... ... and the curse goes on ... ____________________ Red-billed Leiothrix Sattal Forest-edge Altitude 5500 feet Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India 8 November 2024 ... 8.33 am
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    • altitude 5500 feet leiothrix lutea nainital red-billed leiothrix sattal forest-edge uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Himalayas-876 : Bathing beauties at Sattal : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-876 : Bathing beauties at Sattal : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Watch a group of these little Himalayan beauties having fun in a pool ... ... created at the forest-edge ... Red-billed Leiothrix Black-chinned Babbler Indian White-eye Sattal Forest Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India 8 November 2024
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    • black-chinned babbler cyanoderma pyrrhops india indian white-eye leiothrix lutea nainital red-billed leiothrix sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas video zosterops palpebrosus
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Himalayas-875

    Himalayas-875

    On ... the forest-edge ... and quite literally so ... _____________________ Black-headed Jay Sattal Forest-edge Altitude 5500 feet Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • black-headed jay nainital sattal forest-edge altitude 5500 feet
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Himalayas-873 : Rufous throated Partridge group feeding- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-873 : Rufous throated Partridge group feeding- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Beautifully patterned ... ... and colored these partridges mostly stay hidden in undergrowth ... Watch the first video record of them, here showing ... ... a small group of these wary wonders ... seen engaged in the morning feeding at the forest edge ... ... at Sattal ... Sattal...
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    • altitude 5500 ft. arborophila rufogularis india nainital rufous-throated partridge sattal forest-edge uttarakhand himalayas video
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Himalayas-869 : Speckled Piculet difficult shoot in canopy- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-869 : Speckled Piculet difficult shoot in canopy- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Dainty ... little woodpeckers ... ... hyper dynamic and strike the wood with strength ... that belies their size ... Here ... one can see the activity of one moving through a dense canopy ... in difficult to shoot conditions ... ___________________ Speckled Piculet ... male Jeolikote...
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    • india jeolikote nainital picumnus innominatus speckled piculet uttarakand himalayas video
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. 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
  11. 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
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. 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
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  13. 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
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. 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
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  15. 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
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  16. 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
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. 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
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  18. 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
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  19. 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
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  20. 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
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  21. 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
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  22. 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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  23. 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
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  24. 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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  25. 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
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