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Lakescape - 422
aloktewari

Lakescape - 422 (Podiceps nigricollis)

Lakescape - 422

A scene at
... Jhadi Tal
Pilibhit Tiger Reseve

On a hazy winter
day ... and on
a small ... distant
River Island ...
are seen

Barasingha ... aka
... The Swamp Deer
( M & F )
Cervus duvaucelii

A globally threatened
species ... they find
these small niches
safe from Tigers and
Leopards ... two big
Cats found in the
Reserve ...
Their total badly
fragmented world
population is about
3500 individuals ...
( IUCN :
Threatened > Vulnerable )

The birds seen here
are :

Intermediate Egret
( Ardea intermedia )

Great Egret
( Aedea alba )

Black-necked Grebe
( Podiceps nigricollis )

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Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Pilibhit
Uttar Pradesh
India
28.01.2015
Habitat
Mixed Wetland and Forest
Location
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve ; Uttar Pradesh ; India
Date taken
28.01.2015
Scientific name
Podiceps nigricollis
This is such a beautiful scene with the deer and the birds. Well done! Sad that the deer are threatened though.

Vicki
 
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Opus Editor
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I love it! Chock full of wildlife. Everyone should have day surrounded by this kind of joy and well captured Alok. :t:
 
An idyllic shot Alok. The Barasinga to the left of the picture really draws the eye. I got some shots of these endangered guys on my last visit.

Gerry.
 

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