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Butterfly-254
An uncommon butterfly seen in Himalayas ... between 2000-7000 feet Himalayan Hill Jejebel Delias belladonna Medium sized and shows sexual dimorphism ... _____________________ Ranikhet Hill Station altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 6500 feet delias belladonna himalayan hill jejebel india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
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Russet Sparrow pair : at forest-edge : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Lovely ... colorful Himalayan sparrows ... a pair is seen here enjoying cool drink of water ... ... offered at the forest-edge ... ____________________ Pandey Kota Ranikhet : altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand India 11 April 2023 ... 9.29 am- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 6500 feet india passer cinnamomeus ranikhet hill station russet sparrow uttarakhand himalayas video
- Comments: 8
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth : nectaring : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari
Hummingbird Hawk-moth This video was recorded in Himalayas ... ... in noon-time ... though I have recorded it coming to my house-garden in NCR-region ... ... in the 1st week of April at twilght time when capturing images was not easy ... ________ Dwarahat Altitude 5500 feet Almora...- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 5500 feet dwarahat humminbird hawk-moth india uttarakhand himalayas
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- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Himalayas-776
The setting ... was a dream ... eye-contact ... real ... and the impact surreal ... ____________________ Grey Treepie 1 November 2023- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 6500 feet dendrocitta formosae grey treepie india ranikhet treepie uttarakhand himalayas
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas-771
LIFE : A Cascade ________ Look back ... ... and ... A forgotten Moment Comes to mind ... Letting out A cascade Of thoughts ... Preserved In Memory ... ... A vault With Barbed wire And so much More Chapters in the Book Of life ... Open ... ... Read and closed In unity with ... You...- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 5500 feet chrysophlegma flavinucha greater yellownape female india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
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Butterfly-251
Another Himalayan beauty ... Himalayan Brimstone male Gnopteryx nipalensis 60-70 mm open hillside 4000-8000 feet Active February to October Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2023- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 6500 feet gnopteryx nipalensis himalayan brimstone male butterfly india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
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- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Butterfly-248
A rare species of Tortoiseshell ... ... seen in Himalayas seen in summers between the heights of 8000 to 15000 feet We captured it in October end ... and it was real serendipity to get it at the height of 6500 feet ... probably some altitudinal movement occurring during autumn ... Mountain...- aloktewari
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- aglais rizana butterfly almora altitude 6500 feet himalayan butterfly india mountain tortoiseshell butterfly ranikhet hill station rare butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Butterfly-247
Butterfly called ... Rustic Cupha erymanthis 50-60 mm Brush-footed butterfly They ... Nectar Eat plants Drink liquid from carrion Himalayas upto 5200 feet and Sahyadri mountains upto 7000 feet __________________ This individual was captured in Himalayas above the described range ...- aloktewari
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- almora cupha erymanthis india ranikhet hill station rustic butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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Butterfly-242
Pale Hedge Blue Udara dilecta ... Himalayan subspecies 14-16 mm closed wing Found between 2000-13000 feet in Himalayas ___________________ Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 6500 feet butterfly himalayas india pale hedge blue ranikhet hill station udara dilecta uttarakhand himalayas
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Himalayas-754 : Red-billed Blue Magpie : a morning feeding party : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
A morning feeding party of Red-billed Blue Magpie ... Gregarious ... inquisitive very vocal ... ... intelligent and beautiful ... Foraging parties of these fabulous birds keep the Himalayan slopes alive with their calls ... as can be heard here ... They move through the canopy ... sit at the...- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 4800 feet dwarahat india magpie red-billed blue magpie urocissa erythrorhyncha uttarakhand himalayas video village agari
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas-749 : Slaty-headed Parakeet pair : interesting behavior : Indian Wildlife by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari
A male defends his territory and dominance ... Protecting the nesting site ... ... and right over female ... __________ Ranikhet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 1 November 2022- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 6500 feet behaviour dalhousie hill station forest-edge india parakeet psittacula himalayana ranikhet slaty-headed parakeet uttarakhand himalayas video
- Comments: 8
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Butterfly-233
Another Himalayan beauty ... Common Wall ... ... female Lasiommata schakra The species shows mild dimorphism ... 56-58 Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 6500 feet butterfly common wall butterfly india lasiommata schakra ranikhet uttarakhand himalayas
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- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Himalayas-746
Spring song ... ... of Russet Sparrow ... ... male- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 6500 feet dalhousie hill station passer cinnamomeus russet sparrow uttarakhand himalayas
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Butterfly-232
A Himalayan rarity today ... Western Courtier ... female Nymphalid or brush-footed group of butterflies ... Altitude : 6500 feet (5000 feet-9300 feet) 60-75 mm Ranikhet Hill Station 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 6500 feet butterfly india ranikhet sephisa dicroa uttarakhand himalayas western courtier butterfly
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Himalayas-729
Suddenly ... the clouds gathered ... over the valley and ... the lovely woodie prepared to face ... the downpour ______________________ Brown-headed Woodpecker Dwarahat : Almora Altitude 5200 feet Uttarakhand India- aloktewari
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- almora brown-fronted woodpecker dendrocoptes auriceps dwarahat india uttarakhand himalayas woodpecker
- Comments: 8
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas-711
Grey Bushchat ... female Dwarahat Altitude 5500 District Almora Uttarakhand India- aloktewari
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- almora bushchat dwarahat grey bushchat saxicola ferreus india uttarakhand himalayas
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Himalayas-705 : Great Barbet : different call : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
It was the month of April ... and breeding season for many species of birds had started in right earnest ... in middle Himalayas ... For some ... pair formation was accomplished and they were moving around together while foraging ... Great Barbet was one such species ... ... and to keep...- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 5000 dwarahat india psilopogon virens uttarakhand himalayas video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas-704 : Slaty-backed Forktail : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
19K views, 128 likes, 2 loves, 48 comments, 93 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Another ... from the site that has gone down ... ... under the boots of tourism ... Life : A Cascade ________ Look back ... ... and ... A forgotten Moment Comes to mind ... Letting out A cascade...- aloktewari
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- almora alt 4800 feet bhowali enicurus schistaceus india kainchi ashram slaty-backed forktail uttarakhand himalayas video
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas-677
Grey Bushchat ... male celebrating ... the arrival of spring ... in Himalayas ...- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 5500 ft. bushchat dwarahat grey bushchat male india saxicola ferreus uttarakhand himalayas
- Comments: 12
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth : nectaring : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari
1.4K views, 49 likes, 4 loves, 11 comments, 25 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: An amazing moth ... that flies ... nectars ... ... and behaves much like a Hummingbird ... Even the name is ... Hummingbird Hawk-moth This video was recorded in Himalayas ... ... in noon-time ...- aloktewari
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- almora altitude_5000_feet hummingbird hummingbird hawk-moth macroglossum stellatarum india moth uttarakhand himalayas video
- Comments: 3
- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Butterfly-225
Pioneer Ranikhet Hill Station Uttarakhand Himalayas India 28 October 2022- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 6500 feet belenois aurota butterfly india pioneer butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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Himalayas-653 : Slaty-headed Parakeet drinking : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
1.1K views, 39 likes, 7 loves, 10 comments, 30 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Forest-edge in Himalayas ... Life : Water ... a continuum _________ Whole new world ... Opens With a glimpse Sublime ... A connect ... ... A continuum So often .. Hidden In mundane A visual ...- aloktewari
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- almora india parakeet psittacula himalayana ranikhet slaty-headed parakeet uttarakhand himalayas video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas-638
After a hiatus of three years ... due to covid ... Medical Camp activity has been allowed in Himalayas ... Renu and I will take a break of one week and will be going to work in the remote areas in Himalayas ... ... as we have been doing since 1998 ... And ... there we will meet this...- aloktewari
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- almora altitude 6500 feet india passer cinnamomeus ranikhet russet sparrow russet sparrow male sparrow uttarakhand himalayas
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Amazing Wildlife of India : by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Drama in the sky
132 views, 27 likes, 5 loves, 14 comments, 6 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari Drama ... in the sky It was a glorious morning in the high Himalayan valley ... with snow peaks shining right across the heritage resort ...- aloktewari
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- almora alt. 6500 feet corvus macrohynchos himalaya himalayan birds large-billed crow mountain hawk-eagle nisaetus nipalensis ranikhet video
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Caught in hail ...
Braving the elements ... He was ... ... holding fast in hail ... and ... rain ... saving colors of his plumes ... ... and life ____ One can see the ... hail-trails in the background ... ________ Plum-headed Parakeet Vimandeshwar Valley Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India- aloktewari
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- almora india parakeet plum-headed parakeet psittacula cyanocephala uttarakhand himalayas vimandeshwar valley
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands