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Himalayas - 546
Himalayas - 546 Last of the White-crested Lt. image in this mini series ... A group captured ... having some quick evening snack at the forest edge ... Very social birds ... ... maintain a group identity ... and actively defend against inter- and intra-specific groups ... ... also...- aloktewari
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- garrulax leucolophus himalayas india laughingthrush sat_tal uttarakhand
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 545
Himalayas - 545 Not scared ... ... Though Wary ... They were .. And Quite obviously They ... Did not like us I believe ... Rightly so _________ Introduced in Singapore and Malaysia ... through pet trade ... and planned introduction Well established in Singapore ( JJ mentioned...- aloktewari
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- garrulax leucolophus himalayas india laughingthrush sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 15
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 544
Himalayas - 544 Very vocal ... and gregarious ... parties of six to ten individual are often seen ... but the number can go up to 40 ... Have different types of calls ... that they use for communication during group foraging ... ... giving instruction to move on ... organizing...- aloktewari
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- garrulax leucolophus himalayas india laughingthrush sat_tal uttarakhand
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Himalayas - 543
Himalayas - 543 ... Here's one that gives a complete view of the plumage ... We had started early from Delhi ... that morning ... ... with fond hope of spending the afternoon with Himalayan beauties ... ... keeping in mind the finicky weather in the mountains ... Driving 330 Km. non...- aloktewari
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- garrulax leucolophus himalayas india laughingthrush sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 14
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 535
Watchful ... ... On Covid front Younger brother is on Oxygen support and Inj. Remdesivir ... at a private Covid facility ... Today is his 13th day ... He is stabilizing but not out of the woods yet ... __________ Renu developed mild fever yesterday ... ... as we both are first-line...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india laughingthrush sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 20
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 534
Himalayas - 534 The show stopper of this mini Woodpecker show is going to be this amazingly gifted ... tiniest of Woodpeckers ... At 10 cm in size ... they are truly miniaturized drills ... and awesome drummers ... fast and furious Fantastic decibels they produce while doing so ...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india piculet sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
- Comments: 15
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Himalayas - 530
Himalayas - 530 Here is Ms Greater Flameback ... ... with that unique ... starry designer haido ... A real knock-out ... _________ On Covid front ... My brother is stable though still running moderate fever ... and is being tested regularly to decide if he needs a shift to hospital...- aloktewari
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- chrysocolaptes guttacristatus himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
- Comments: 16
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 529
Himalayas - 529 This handsome dude was captured in Himalayas ... But this species is also found in the Wooded hills of Peninsular India ... At 33 cms ... this is a fairly large species of Woodpeckers ... ________ Greater Flameback male ... Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Sattal...- aloktewari
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- chrysocolaptes guttacristatus himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 521
Himalayas - 521 This is the male partner of the lovely lady ... ... whose image I posted yesterday He has that distinguishing red crown ... ... came for a quick supper ... __________________ Grey-headed Woodpecker ... male Picus canus Sattal Forest Uttarakhand Himalayas India 14...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india picus canus sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
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Himalayas - 520
Himalayas - 520 And ... that was not all ... some more Woody show was in store ... ... as a pair of Grey-headed arrived appeared on the scene at the forest edge ... on that eventful Himalayan evening ... _____________ Grey-headed Woodpecker ... female Picus canus Sattal Forest...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india picus canus sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
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Himalayas - 519
Himalayas - 519 Here is the kid ... female first winter ... ... who accompanied the parents ... Foraging independently though ... remaining close to them ... We did do a video clip ... but will take a while to retrieve it ... ___________ Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha...- aloktewari
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- chrysophlegma flavinucha himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
- Comments: 14
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 518
Himalayas - 518 This is the male partner of the female ... whose image I posted yesterday A dasher ... even in declining plumage status of early winter ... ... with that fabulous strong ivory bill ... ___________ Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha Sattal Forest Uttarakhand...- aloktewari
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- chrysophlegma flavinucha himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 517
And ... ... female Woodies of Himalayas were in a real good mood that evening ... Some of them came to the forest edge ... and posed ... This one was ... probably on a family outing ... as she came with a male and an immature female ... _____________ Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma...- aloktewari
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- chrysophlegma flavinucha himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand yellownape
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Himalayas - 516
Himalayas - 516 Another lovely Himalayan lady ... ... in an obliging mood ... Made the evening un-forgettable ... _________ Brown-fronted Woodpecker Sattal Forest Uttarakhand Himalayas India 14 November 2019- aloktewari
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- himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
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Himalayas - 514
Himalayas - 514 Another unlikely combo ... possible only in Himalayas ... Not many images one would come across ... having these two species together ... Lovely Himalayans here are ... Streaked Laughingthrush and ... Red-billed Leiothrix ___________ Sattal Forest Uttarakhand Himalayas...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india laughingthrush leiothris sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 12
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 505
Himalayas - 505 A post sunset image This species is a rarity not only here ... The video-clip I posted yesterday was just the 2nd ... ... even at ebird / ML with their millions of database ... So ... whatever the quality of image ... I decided to share it ... ... and would share some...- aloktewari
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- ficedula tricolor flycatcher himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 14
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 504
Himalayas - 504 Another relative rarity today ... ... only 4th image of the species ... and first of an immature First year male, here ... Though we had the field ID ... we passed it through the ID Forum to recheck ... He may be watched in the video-clip uploaded minutes ago ... Link ...- aloktewari
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- ficedula tricolor himalayas india sat_tal slaty-blue_flycatcher uttarakhand
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 502
Himalayas - 502 Another tiny Himalayan beauty ... and a rarity at the Forum ... Only 3 images before this ... Rather a secretive species ... reluctant to come in open ... No video-clips in the database ... and BFTv upload is dysfunctional so ... may be watched here ... Link ...- aloktewari
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- brownish-flanked_bush_warbler himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 15
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 501
Himalayas - 501 Two in a frame is a mega-rarity ... Smallest among babblers ... ... these 4 inch livewire birds are hyperactive and always seem to be agitated ... Very difficult subject ... and I can not fathom how could we got a pair together in one frame ... that too in fairly...- aloktewari
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- black-chinned_ba himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand
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Himalayas - 500
Himalayas - 500 Heart and ... soul of Himalayas with his soulful singing _________ There hangs a tale ... at every turn ... twist nook and corner as well ... My privilege to show and share ... ______________ Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Sattal Alt. 5500 feet Uttarakhand...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand whistling_thrush
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Himalayas - 497
Himalayas - 497 Posing ... by the poolside Little colorful beauties they are ... with that special eye ___________ Indian White-eye Sattal Uttarakhand Himalayas India 14 November 2019- aloktewari
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- himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand white-eye
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Himalayas - 496
Himalayas - Day-break saga ... We had moved out early ... day was yet to formally begin in the the Sattal valley ... ... brightening up in the burgeoning twilight ... Suddenly ... a group of Pheasants in the roadside bushes started having territorial issues ... and started calling ... a...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india kalij lophura leucomelanos sat_tal uttarakhand
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Himalayas - 491
Himalayan forests are repository of mind-blowing wealth ... ... wealth that Nature has bestowed upon us ... ... to protect preserve ... and ... pass on ... to the next generation ... Like an honest guardian ... But are we ... ! ______________ Watch them beauties ... and ... listen to...- aloktewari
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- garrulax leucolophus himalayas india laughingthrush sat_tal uttarakhand
- Comments: 14
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 490
Himalayas - 490 The day break bonanza continued ... ... minutes after we had finished recording the Oriole ... ... a small party of these dusky beauties flew across the track we were following ... ... moving from the deeper niches of the valley to the better lit upper part ... ...- aloktewari
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- ashy bulbul hemixos flavala bulbul himalayas india sat_tal uttarakhand
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Himalayas - 488
Himalayas - 488 The Oriole ... was not alone ... as we noticed later was in the company of a Black-naped Woodpecker ... the latter in fact, was there even before the Oriole appeared ... ... but was so still ... and partly hidden that we failed to notice initially ... The image also...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india oriole sat_tal uttarakhand woodpecker
- Comments: 16
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands