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Life : Paradox of Quietude _______________ Time ... That Has fled ... And Yet ... ... Time That ... simply Can not leave A paradox Resolved in The Chamber Of Quietude Then ... I know I am ... ... With You My Beloved _________________ An overcast evening ... with fog hanging low ...

Spring - Summer - 374 Now ... another toddler ... not tiny but tall ... ... already has that characteristic dagger bill ... ... as well as long legs of his parents ... ... though there is hardly a discernible wing bud in place ... yet Watch how independent this shining youngster is ...

Spring-Summer - 373 It was a 'tall teenager' ( Ann's words) ... yesterday and ... ... it is a tiny toddler ... today While the biggie's future is uncertain due to human mismanagement of the planet ... ... this little master has done well and not in any immediate threat ... Watch the...

Spring-Summer - 372 A proud youngster ... male Black-necked Stork Their nesting time in this area ... is from mid winter to late winter ... One or two pairs of this Globally threatened species nest in Keoladeo ... Total number of individuals combined in South and South-east Asia may be...

Spring-Summer - 371 Marvel of Nature A very smart kid ... starts following the parent soon after hatching ... Labelled as Nidifugous by humans ... meaning '... one who flees the nest ...' ... characteristically dispassionate ... and almost arrogant narrative for such an exceptional...

Lakescape - 619 It was pure serendipity to get an image having these two big immature of two of the largest species of Pelicans ... The number of Dalmatian has gone down significantly over a decade or so ... ... and the species is classified as ... Near Threatened now ... ___________...

Lakescape - 618 Repose ... ... and dignity Youngster ... ... who will be the king ... Dalmatian Pelican is the most massive member of the pelican family ... and ... arguably the world's largest freshwater bird ... rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans ... and in wing...

Lakescape - 617 Here's another immature biggie Great White Pelican He looks rather pleased ... and doing very well ... _________ Pelecanus onocrotalus Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 23 January 2014

Himalays - 616 Found this interesting image in the archives ... taken on the same hazy overcast winter day ... ... clearly highlighting the stature of an adult Dalmatian ... Grey Heron ... Great Cormorant ... and Lesser Whistling Duck giving opportunity for on field comparison ...

Lakescape - 615 This youngster ... has already become well accomplished ... ... here it has helped itself to a huge catch ... on a very hazy darkish ... overcast ... winter day A couple of fully grown ... Lesser Whistling Ducks are also seen on the edge of the water ... providing a...

Himalayas - 481 Such innocence on his face ... ... he is really a cute little prince ... male juvenile Grey Bushchat ... ___________ Dalhousie Hill Station Alt. 7000 ft. Himachal Pradesh Western Himalayas India 17 June 2014

Common Peacock Papilio bianor 90-130 mm wing span State Butterfly of Uttarakhand, India Though ... this individual was captured much north western part of Himalayas ... close to the border of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir __________ Outskirts of Tissa Town Alt. 6000 ft. Dist...

Himalayas - 480 ... This is ... ... female juvenile Grey-winged Blackbird ... she was foraging with her parents ... ... soon after day break ... Moments later ... a Yellow Throated Marten ... a vicious raiders of birds' nest and family appeared in the vicinity to transform the peaceful...

Himalayas - 479 It was spring time in Himalayas ... then First rays of Sun had barely brightened the sky ... and we were in the lawns of that heritage building ... ... to capture the golden moment on the Himalayan snow peaks ... and just then ... and there at the forest edge this...

Himalayas - 478 __________________ Life - Play of Primeval _________________ Primeval ... ... Flows Back and forth A Continuum ... ... And I feel touched By ... ... Your Grace My beloved ... ____ Another wonderful juvie ... ... male Grey-winged Blackbird _________ Dalhousie Hill...

Himalayas - 477 Enjoying a late evening snack ... that is plentiful in the forest floor ... .. during peak summer And ... how well groomed and spruced up She appear s ... ... with that ''just out of parlour'' look ... ___________ Russet Sparrow - female Dalhousie Hill Station Alt...

imalayas - 476 Prince ... has come to survey the new water facility ... ... a puddle that came up fortuitously due to leakage in water supply pipe line to a forest cottage ... ... as the day was ... about to fold up ____________ Verditer Flycatcher Juveile Dalhousie Hill Station...

Himalayas - 475 Woodpeckers weren't the only ones ... ... exploring the Pine cones ... This Himalayan local too ... was interested in local delicacies ...containing seeds ... and insects that would hide there ... ... richly available here Though ... the thicker bill of this...

Himalayas - 474 Woodie ... doing a Nutcracker ... Here's the lovely Himalayan Woodpecker exploring a Pine cone for food ... as I mentioned in the last post ... Incidentally ... two species of Nutcrackers are found in Indian Himalayas ... at even higher altitudes ... __________ Himalayan...

Himalayas - 473 This Himalayan lady ... caught the light of the setting Sun ... Exploring the bark of a pine tree for grubs ... later she explored the cones of the same pine for both seeds and insects ... 6.56 pm ____________ Himalayan Woodpecker - female Dalhousie Hill Station Alt...

Himalayas - 472 This colorful beauty was captured at 8000 ft. ... in its breeding range in Himalayas ... Come to our area during winter ... Sexes alike ... ____________ Bakrota Round Upper Dalhousie Alt. 8000 ft. Himachal Pradesh Western Himalayas India 19 June 2014

Himalayas - 471 Twilight time in a Himalayan gorge ... Mesmerizing ... Moody Metamorphosing Into Melancholy ... Of A dark night Not ... mundane Though ... ____________ Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Dalhousie Hill Station Alt. 7000 ft. Himachal Pradesh Western...

Lakescape - 614 Great one's is blocking the ... little ones ... ________________ Ardea alba Ardea garzetta Delhi 19 August 2014

Himalayas - 470 This dasher ... and a brilliant songster came to the waterhole ... for a drink ... Grey-winged Blackbird Dalhousie Hill Station Alt. 7000 ft. Himachal Pradesh Western Himalayas India 20 June 2014