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Spanish Sparrow It is not often that ... these fabulous Sparrows ... a prized winter visitor sighting ... ... allow one a full framer ... As he did on this occasion ... ... an outstanding gesture on his part ... and a memorable moment for me ... That little turn of head giving a...

Balcony Biodiversity - 2.0.11 (83) Panel Discussion As we went out to have a look about 20 minutes before Sunset ... today ... we saw six of these blue-eyed yellow-legged greenies ... perched on top of the fig tree ... ... though ... for the sake of better composition we took three...

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Balcony Biodiversity-2.0.10 (82) As seen from the balcony ... ... beautifully perched atop a fig tree ... growing across the neighborhood park ... close to sunset time ... ___________ Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera Residential Apartment New Delhi, India 29 November 2020

Some images taken during Vaccine Trial ... that we volunteered for From the time of initial waiting time ... to the completion of the process ... Our samples will be taken on 28th day ... before administration of the second dose ... For the unbiased outcome the study has been designed as...

Renu and I took first shot of Corona Vaccine / Placebo today ... as volunteers for Phase-3 field trial of the Vaccine in India ... ... since it is a double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial we ... the participants do not know what we have received Vaccine or the blank ...

Lakescape - 631 Sometimes ... ... reflections do stand out well ... ... despite there being continuous ... concentric ripples ... disturbing the surface This was an under-lit ... tree covered part ... of the wetland ... ... where he gave an outstanding performance ... by deciding to...

Lakescape - 630 An outstanding male ... he will raise the brood all alone ... ... as the female takes another mate soon after laying ... Here ... he holds on well ... tall and proud ... A truly ... ... stand out performance ___________ Greater painted Snipe ... male Rostratula...

My first record shot of this rare quail in South Gujarat

White-bowed Wagtail Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.

Lakescape - 629 ... This blue-eyed ... ... outstanding under-water hunter ... ... decided to give a stand out pose ... ... that fortuitous clean bg ... almost making it look surreal ... Well ... it was ... One of Those days ... ... When Mundane manifests ... As Marvelous...

Another beautiful lifer from Sunday morning wetland census. Its encouraging to note that four kids under 10 years woke up at 5am on wintry morning to prepare for the walk!

Its been just over a month that the Vijayawada Nature Group has been formed...and the group has started a Wetland Census study in the City (November to January +/- February)and surrounding areas. Group members, new comers are participating in the wetland census. There has been lot of...

These stunning birds have a fluty and melodious song.

A garroulous bunch of birds. Thought it was a common babbler until I had a good look today. Pays to go back to old photos.

Lakescape - 628 Where ever they stand ( ... swim ) ... they remain outstanding ... A real ... ... stand out performance even when the chips are down ... ... and it is winter ... ___________ Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Gurgaon Rural Haryana India 29.12.2017

Lakescape - 627 Another standout performance ... and a far away group ... Common Shelduck is an uncommon winter visitor to our area ... ... only once in many years ... and in small numbers ... ... only one or two ... though there were three on this occasion ... all are seen in this...

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Lakescape - 626 A standout performance ... Terek Sandpiper ... stands out among a group of Lesser Sand Plovers with his exceptional bill ... Only member of the genus Xenus ... Greek for a stranger ... Both these species may stray to Alaska as vagrants ... _______________ Charadrius...