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Lakescape - 665-A The Lapwing came from behind ... ... and stood there momentarily ... ... almost cueing me to record that lovely late winter afternoon moment of togetherness ... ___________ Red-wattled Lapwing Green Sandpiper Gurgaon India 13 January 2015

Lakescape - 665 League ... ... of biggies _______ Anser anser Anser indicus Gurgaon India 13 January 2015

Habit ... and Habitat Chiffchaff ... ... in marshy setting _______ Phylloscopus collybita Lost wetland of Basai Gurgaon India 18 January 2018

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Lakescape - 664 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ... winter plumage Jamnagar Coastal Gujarat India 20.12.2017

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

Lakescape - 663 Quintessential ... ... Keoladeo Bharatpur Species seen are ... Bar-headed Goose Knob-billed Duck Ruddy Shelduck Sarus Crane 16 December 2014

Lakescape - 661 Every ... ... single feather does count for journey to and fro ... ... sound ___________ Ruddy Shelduck Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur India 17 December 2015

Pied Bushchat - Male. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.

Baya weaver were enjoying nectar from Palm tree before human can collect it.

Simplicity ... Godwits ... ... leading a Ruff life ... _____________ Limosa limosa Philomachus pugnax ____ Dist. Gurgaon Haryana India 29 September 2019

These biggies ... posed momentarily ... to give this tight full-framer ... __________ Greylag Goose Keoladeo national park Bharatpur India 16 December 2014

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

Sphinginae, larva of Theretra clotho

Sphinginae,

Himalayas - It was a lovely evening in Himalayas ... and twilight was about to acquire a deeper shade when ... we located this beauty in an obliging mood ... __________ Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus Dwarahat Alt. 5500 ft Dist Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 18 October 2015

Sphinginae,

Wet paint ... A closer look at the male ... enjoying seed ... on the ... reed They always give a feeling of being freshly painted ... __________ Red Avadavat Gurgaon Haryana India 13 January 2015

Sharp as a dagger ... They are very alert ... and combative ... ______________ Indian Mongoose Gurgaon Haryana India 13 January 2015

50 to 70 cm (20 to 28 in) in length, the pheasant coucal is a large heavy-set bird adapted for living on the ground, reminiscent of a pheasant in shape. Birds in breeding plumage have black heads, necks, breasts and bellies, barred chestnut wings and long black, brown and cream barred tails...