A lifer ...
This handsome
bird was
hiding in the
thick canopy of
the Sat Tal forest ...
... showing itself
for just a few
seconds ...
A pristine
moist-deciduous forest
in lower Himalayas ...
with extremely rich
bird-life and overall
diversity icluding
many Orchids ...
The dappled light made
the matter worse ...
so, I could manage
only a record shot ...
... but, it is showing
some identifiable
features clearly ...
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Common Emerald Dove
( Chalcophaps indica )
Sat Tal ; Dist. Nainital
Alt. 5000 ft above MSL
Uttarakhand
India
16.04.2015
