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  1. Himalayas-774

    Himalayas-774

    Green-backed Tit Sattal Forest-edge Uttarakhand Himalayas India 26 October 2023
  2. Himalayas-772

    Himalayas-772

    At the forest-edge in Himalayas ... ... it was a glorious day-break ... ... and these Treepies confirmed it ... ... on that swinging open feeder ... _____________________ Grey Treepie Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 1 November 2023
  3. Himalayas-754

    Himalayas-754

    It was in Himalayas ... where this image was taken ... ... during peak summer and ... I'm sure ... the lad must've grown into a confident young adult ... We shall be heading to Himalayan locales tomorrow ... for a week ... ... to work in the medical camp ... organized by a Himalayan charity...
  4. Butterfly-242

    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
  5. White Wagtail : singing/calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    White Wagtail : singing/calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    An agile winter visitor to the Indian plains ... ... watch him calling in a beautiful setting ... ... perched on a boulder mid-stream ... in River Ganga ... at the Beatle's town ... ... Rishikesh _____________________ Chandreshwar Nagar Rishikesh Uttarakhand India 5 October 2023
  6. River Lapwing flight over River Ganga : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    River Lapwing flight over River Ganga : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    River Lapwing ... ... is a Globally Threatened species ... ... due to habitat loss degradation and population pressure We were lucky to spot 10 individuals on the bank of the holiest of Indian River ... Ganga ... Here one of them is seen flying low ... ... over the river and coming to...
  7. Himalayas-744

    Himalayas-744

    Few pairs of these crested Himalayan beauties were nesting in the vicinity ... Dalhousie Hill Station Altitude 6900 feet Himachal Pradesh India
  8. Black Francolin : male calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Black Francolin : male calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    3.1K views, 85 likes, 7 loves, 30 comments, 43 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Black Francolin ... Usually so shy and ... remote was in his elements ... at the edge of the ' Chaur ' ... as the world famous sprawling central grassy meadow at Jim Corbett National Park is known ...
  9. Himalayas-723

    Himalayas-723

    These lovely songsters nest in the area ... ... and move to the plains during winter ... _______________ Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Dalhousie Alt. 6900 feet Himachal Pradesh India 30 May 2023
  10. Himalayas-719

    Himalayas-719

    These beauties have such a rich repertoire of songs and calls ... And ... they were singing gleefully when we were there a week ago ... ... we could do some recording as well ... ... taking our chances during rain-free periods ... Grey-winged Blackbird ... male
  11. Himalayas-716 : Rufous Sibia : post-sunset song : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-716 : Rufous Sibia : post-sunset song : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    The lovely ... late evening ... rather post sunset song was celestial ... resonating ... and echoing across that lovely Himalayan setting ... ... making one feel the joy of being a part of it ... Calls of Eurasian Jay can also be heard scattered in the first half of the recording ...
  12. Butterfly-223

    Butterfly-223

    Two different species of Crow butterflies ... ... extracting those vital alkaloids ... from the decaying plant material ... __________ Rishikesh Uttarakhand Himalayas India
  13. Himalayas-637

    Himalayas-637

    A view of the interiors of District Chamba ... Himachal Pradesh ... where we did some of our Himalayan birding ... ... Snow-bound range of Pir Panjal seen in the background ... ... forms the state boundary with Jammu & Kashmir ...
  14. Himalayas - 635

    Himalayas - 635

    Amazing level of skill ... ... commitment organization and diligence ... He had picked up two long sticks ... ... but did not leave ... pushed them to the back part of his bill ... then proceeded to roll up a wet mud pellet ... ... to mop up the shopping list for making that beautifully...
  15. Butterfly - 220

    Butterfly - 220

    Beauty ... color and gentle glide .. ... life lived on nectar and honey ... ___________ Tiny beauty called ... Metallic Cerulean Jamides alecto Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 ft Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 October 2021
  16. Himalayas - 633

    Himalayas - 633

    Amazing birds these ... ... the Hornbills Not fully studied yet ... Full frame of a male here ... ___________ Oriental Pied Hornbill
  17. Himalayas - 631

    Himalayas - 631

    High Himalayan Valley Sonamarg Pir Panjal Ranges Altitude : 9000 River in view : Sindhu Jammu & Kashmir India
  18. Himalayas - 629

    Himalayas - 629

    What the he.. ! ... this one definitely didn't like the intrusion ... Spotted Dove Sattal Uttarakhand Himalayas India 5October 2021
  19. Himalayas - 619

    Himalayas - 619

    Himalayas - 619 Not seen in the gallery very frequently ... Grey Bushchat Juvenile Dalhousie Hill Station Altitude 7000 feet
  20. Raptor - 119

    Raptor - 119

    Raptor - 119 Largest among ten species of Hawk Eagles found in the world ... Mountain Hawk Eagle ... is a very fierce Raptor ... ... reaching a length of up to 84 centimeter ... Takes monkeys, serow and small ungulates as prey ... it has been recorded to take Macaque, of 8-10 Kg body...
  21. Himalayas - 616 : Plumbeous Water-redstart- lovely action call- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas - 616 : Plumbeous Water-redstart- lovely action call- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    A denizen of the high ... fast flowing Himalayan Streams ... Usually seen at the altitudes between 6600 ft to 13500 feest during summer ... may come down to lower altitudes during winters ... but surprisingly we have found a pair breeding at an altitude less than 5000 feet where this male was...
  22. Himalayas - 614

    Himalayas - 614

    Himalayas - 614 A denizen of the high ... fast flowing Himalayan Streams ... Usually seen at the altitudes between 6600 ft to 13500 feest during summer ... may come down to lower altitudes during winters ... but surprisingly we have found a pair breeding at an altitude less than 5000 feet...
  23. Himalayas - 599

    Himalayas - 599

    A pair of Greater Yellownape investigating ... a hole in the fallen tree ... ... at the forest edge ... Love these ivory-billed beauties ... Sattal Forest Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas 20 November 2019
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    DSC07190.JPG

    Striated laughingthrush
  25. Himalayas - 593

    Himalayas - 593

    A backlit ... day-break shot This deeply colored species of Oriole is found in Himalayas and south Asia ... They make cup shaped nests made almost entirely of bast fibre ... ... bound with cobwebs ... Some fine ... delicate taste these beauties have ... Both parents share nesting...
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