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Bay-backed Shrike ; feeding behavior : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
It disengaged and re-impaled the prey on different thorns 3-4 times ... ... tearing it bit-by-bit ... and devouring it full ... even cleaning-up the minimal bit on the prick like polishing off a bone ... _________ Bay-backed Shrike ( Lanius vittatus ) Open Countryside Dist. Gurgaon...- aloktewari
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- bay-backed shrike gurgaon haryana india lanius vittatus video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Shining ...
... in the morning sun ... When angle is good ... the uniform abyss black ... ... breaks up into brilliant patches of iridescence ... ____________________ Black Drongo Gurugram : Haryana India- aloktewari
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- black drongo dicrurus macrocercus drongo gurgaon gurugram haryana india
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Alert ... always
Fabulous visitors to our neighborhood ... ___________________ Eurasian Crane Gurugram : Haryana India- aloktewari
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- common crane crane eurasian crane grus grus gurgaon gurugram haryana india migration
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Indian Courser family : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
An adorable family ... ... Renu and I went on Mid-day birding to check out resident breeders as well as see if some summer-visitors have arrived ... It was tough ... but a good outing on the whole ... ... and we were pleasantly surprised to encounter a wonderful Indian Courser pair ... that...- aloktewari
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- courser cursorius coromandelicus gurgaon gurugram india indian courser video
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Spotted Redshank ... ... molting into breeding plumage Before ... spring migration _____________________ Village Jhanjhrola Gurugram Haryana India- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness gurgaon gurugram haryana india jhanhjrola shank spotted redshank stray-waterbody tringa erythropus
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Lakescape-870
We were waiting for the red-headed buntings ... on the edge of the water body when ... ... this guy dropped in for a full frame portrait ... _________________ Wood Sandpiper Agrarian Wilderness Gurugram Haryana India 12 April 2021- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness gurgaon gurugram haryana india migration sandpiper tringa glaeola waterbody wetlands wood sandpiper
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Lark in the wind ...
A wind arose ... ... and howled ... struck the wall hard ... The little lark though ... ... stood his ground ________ Crested Lark Gurugram; Haryana India 26 August 2022- aloktewari
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- crested lark galerida cristat gurgaon gurugram haryana india lark
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Wheatear ...
Isabelline Wheatear ... ... in full frame ... very difficult to locate ... in the vast agrarian wilderness ... ... stretching from horizon to horizon ... they appear as a small speck while flying ... that quickly disappears in that background ... ______________ Sultanpur Flats Guugram ...- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness gurgaon gurugram haryana india isabelline wheaear oenanthe isabellina wheatear
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Quixotic ...
The setting looks Quixotic ... ... albeit with a twist ... ____________ Meanwhile ... Starlings and Drongos observe and ... simply enjoy the sunshine ...- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness black drongo common starling dicrurus macrocercus gurgaon gurugram haryana india sturnus vugaris
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Bandit without a mask ...
First winter individuals may lack their hallmark mask ... there is a hint of it, present nonetheless ... This good looking dude was perched on a cross bar ... ... surveying the fields ... located the dead pigeon and flew on to it ... ____________ Isabelline Shrike Gurugram : Haryana...- aloktewari
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- gurgaon gurugram haryana india isabelline shrike lanius isabellinus shrike
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Subspecies warrior ...
Subspecies warrior ... There are nine to eleven subspecies of this waggie with many popular local names ... This is a male of subspecies ... M. a. alboides Breeds in Indian Himalayas ... ______________ Gurugram Haryana : India- aloktewari
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- chandu gurgaon gurugram haryana india migration motacilla alba motacilla alba alboides white wagtail
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As Delia says ... ... they look a bit cross ... ... but they do look very handsome ... as well _________________ Red-crested Pochard ... male Gurugram Haryana : India- aloktewari
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- gurgaon gurugram haryana india migration netta rufina pochard red-cresed potchard
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- anser indicus chandu fresh-water pond goose gurgaon gurugram haryana india migration netta rufina pochard red-crested pochard
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... and there she stood still ... ... in good light as well ... A perfect model ... enough for me to complete the portrait ... ______________ Another lovely lady ... The Citrine Wagtail Lost Wetland Basai : Gurugram Haryana : India- aloktewari
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Zitting Cisticola breeding plumage : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Watch this wee beauty in breeding plumage ... ... in this closeup video-clip ... _________ Zitting Cisticola ... aka Streaked Fantail Warbler Gurugram Haryana India 26 July 2022- aloktewari
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Lakescape-804 : Indian Cormorant : group flying low : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Fascinating to watch a low flying group of these skillful underwater hunters ... with their white ear-plumes ... ... that are seen only in breeding season ... ... shining well on their contrasting overall plumage ... some immature individuals without white plumes are also seen ... ...- aloktewari
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- cormorant gurgaon gurugram haryana india indian cormorant nazafgarh wetlands and marshes phalacrocorax fuscicollis video
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Calling in flight ...
Giving guttural calls They are mostly silent ... but occasionally produce guttural sounds ... ... though this is an uncommon event ... Painted Stork Chandu : Gurugram Haryana : India 26 July 2022- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness chandu gurgaon gurugram haryana india inundated fields mycteria leucocephala nazafgarh wetlands and marshes painted stork
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Lakescape-802 : Little Egrets : squabbling & calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari
There were five Little Egrets in that part of an inundated field ... one of them was chasing away others and calling loudly in flight ... ... while two Black-headed Ibises were feeding quietly ... and one Great Egret ... who was there, as well ... got so disturbed that it decided to...- aloktewari
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- ardea alba black-headed ibis chandu egretta garzetta great egret gurgaon gurugram haryana india little egret threskiornis melanocephalus video
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Painted Stork : flight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Painted Stork is resident species with local migration ... ... depending on the availability of food and water ... Sultanpur 27 September 2019- aloktewari
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- gurgaon gurugram haryana india mycteria leucocepha painted stork stork video
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A big Gray Heron forces his way through ... ... even larger pair of Sarus Cranes ... ... who were having some quality time in the pool ... ____________ Gurugram Rural Haryana : India- aloktewari
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- ardea cinerea grey heron grus antigone gurgaon gurugram haryana india sarus crane
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Eurasian Wryneck : behavior : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
3.4K views, 70 likes, 0 loves, 21 comments, 63 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: It was perched on top of an Acacia tree fairly close ... but with sun behind it ... ... making it tough to shoot ... ... it flew away to a distant Acacia stump and started feeding like a...- aloktewari
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- eurasian wryneck gurgaon gurugram haryana india jynx torquilla jynx torquilla himalayana migration video winter visitor
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Transit tourists ... ... at the local pub ... _________ Red-headed Bunting ... pair- aloktewari
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- emberiza bruniceps gurgaon gurugram haryana india passage migrant red-headed bunting transit migrant
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Lakescape-793 : Great Egret finishing a frog : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Great Egret tackling a fresh water frog ... Rana tigrina Realigning it in his bill ... and ... then swallowing it ... Captured in the Basai Wetland ... hat exists no more ... drained and area used to develop apartment blocks ... Black-winged Stilts are also seen ... ... foraging in...- aloktewari
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- ardea alba black-winged stilt egret great egret gurgaon gurugram haryana himantopus himantopus india lost wetland basai stilt video
- Comments: 7
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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The Gang ...
Gentle Conquistadores ... Here's part of the gang that we encountered that morning ... It is truly fascinating to read about their life history ... their distribution pattern ... their travels ... and their successful expansion of their range over last couple of centuries ... Amazing...- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness gurgaon gurugram haryana india migration passer hispaniolensis spanish sparrow sparrow
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Very elegant waders ... ... more so when ... they decide to pose well ... __________ Marsh Sandpiper Basai Wetland Gurugram, Haryana India- aloktewari
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