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  1. Himalayas-864 : Flying Squirrels come out in twilight- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-864 : Flying Squirrels come out in twilight- Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Elusive ... and difficult to photograph ... they are crepuscular animals and come out of their roosts only when it is dark ... It was good luck to spot three of them ... climbing up the tall pines and eucalyptus trees chasing one another ... jumping and gliding on ... In ... a...
  2. Butterfly-260

    Butterfly-260

    An uncommon Himalayan butterfly ... Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita 85-105 mm Found up to 10,000 feet Sexually dimorphic Ranikhet Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
  3. Himalayas-776

    Himalayas-776

    The setting ... was a dream ... eye-contact ... real ... and the impact surreal ... ____________________ Grey Treepie 1 November 2023
  4. Butterfly-237

    Butterfly-237

    Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita 5-6 cm Light dimorphism Dry & wet season forms at ... Ranikhet Hill Station Forest-edge Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India
  5. Himalayas-749 : Slaty-headed Parakeet pair : interesting behavior : Indian Wildlife by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-749 : Slaty-headed Parakeet pair : interesting behavior : Indian Wildlife by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    A male defends his territory and dominance ... Protecting the nesting site ... ... and right over female ... __________ Ranikhet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 1 November 2022
  6. Butterfly-233

    Butterfly-233

    Another Himalayan beauty ... Common Wall ... ... female Lasiommata schakra The species shows mild dimorphism ... 56-58 Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
  7. Butterfly-232

    Butterfly-232

    A Himalayan rarity today ... Western Courtier ... female Nymphalid or brush-footed group of butterflies ... Altitude : 6500 feet (5000 feet-9300 feet) 60-75 mm Ranikhet Hill Station 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India
  8. Himalayas-655 : Himalayan Griffon : closeup by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-655 : Himalayan Griffon : closeup by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    895 views, 44 likes, 10 loves, 16 comments, 26 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Time is ticking out for Vultures ... ... watch one of them up close in this video-clip ... ___________ Largest among the Gyps ... ... with weight reaching 12 kgs ... and ... wingspan touching ten...
  9. Himalayas-653 : Slaty-headed Parakeet drinking : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-653 : Slaty-headed Parakeet drinking : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    1.1K views, 39 likes, 7 loves, 10 comments, 30 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Forest-edge in Himalayas ... Life : Water ... a continuum _________ Whole new world ... Opens With a glimpse Sublime ... A connect ... ... A continuum So often .. Hidden In mundane A visual ...
  10. Himalayas-650

    Himalayas-650

    Life - Memory ______________ You are A feeling Most gentle ... ... A zephyr Caressing me A dream ... ... One So wished To continue On waking-up ... From A life giving sleep ... A childhood fantasy ... ... Of Vacation lasting Forever ... Of good things Shared And cherished...
  11. Himalayas-648 : Green tailed Sunbird male : singing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-648 : Green tailed Sunbird male : singing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Watch the nectaring activity ... and enjoy the call ... and song of this fabulous Himalayan beauty ... Green-tailed Sunbird Ranikhet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2022
  12. Himalayas-646

    Himalayas-646

    An uncommonly sighted Sunbird species seen in Himalayas ... ... the range extends to Southeast Asia ... ________ Green-tailed Sunbird ... immature male Aethopyga nipalensis Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2022
  13. Himalayas-645 : Black-throated Tit feeding calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-645 : Black-throated Tit feeding calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Action at the Himalayan Forest edge : At 10 cm in length ... they are small in size 4 out of 10 is formed by their tail ... and nearly 1 cm is taken away by the bill ... leaving barely 5 cmm or 2 inches for the body ... And their body weight is 5.5 to 7 grams ... But ... their irrepressible...
  14. Himalayas-644

    Himalayas-644

    My favorite ... wee beauty in a ... dream setting ... pray call it not the noise _____________ Black-throated Tit Forest-edge Ranikhet Hill Station Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2022
  15. Himalayas-643 : Striated Laughingthrush : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-643 : Striated Laughingthrush : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    836 views, 34 likes, 10 loves, 8 comments, 20 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Awesome Laughingthrushes of Himalayas ... ... not easy to shoot them as they prefer to spend their quality time in the mid or lower canopy ... ... not enjoying the foret floor many others ... So ...
  16. Himalayas-638

    Himalayas-638

    After a hiatus of three years ... due to covid ... Medical Camp activity has been allowed in Himalayas ... Renu and I will take a break of one week and will be going to work in the remote areas in Himalayas ... ... as we have been doing since 1998 ... And ... there we will meet this...
  17. Amazing Wildlife of India : by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Drama in the sky

    Amazing Wildlife of India : by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Drama in the sky

    132 views, 27 likes, 5 loves, 14 comments, 6 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari Drama ... in the sky It was a glorious morning in the high Himalayan valley ... with snow peaks shining right across the heritage resort ...
  18. Himalayas - 629

    Himalayas - 629

    Lovely Himalayan ... posing nicely ... _________ Verditer Flycatcher male ... Ranikhet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 5 October 2021
  19. Butterfly - 215

    Butterfly - 215

    Butterfly - 215 Probably the first image this awesome butterfly at the Forum ... At 130 mm or five inches ... these dark Himalayan beauties are big ... among butterflies ... Thrilling to see them flutter by in the elevating ambiance of high mountains ... Spangle Butterfly Papilio...
  20. Himalayas - 625 : Amazing Wildlife of India :  Russet Sparrow ... by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari :

    Himalayas - 625 : Amazing Wildlife of India : Russet Sparrow ... by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari :

    6.8K views, 96 likes, 33 comments, 106 shares, Facebook Watch Video Himalayas - 625 Amazing Wildlife of India ... by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari Russet Sparrow ... looks very excited about his home ... In the pristine Himalayan ambiance ... at beautiful sylvan locales ... ... in Ranikhet...
  21. Himalayas - 607 : Bar-tailed Treecreeper turns a Wall-creeper : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas - 607 : Bar-tailed Treecreeper turns a Wall-creeper : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Treecreeper beomes a Wall-creeper It was day break at Ranikhet ... the lovely hill station in Uttarakhand Himalayas ... We wished to see the early bird ... ... and we were richly rewarded with this fabulous action video ... ... showing a Bar-tailed Treecreeper ... moving like a...
  22. Himalayas - 606 : Blue fronted Redstart : Himalayan rarity : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas - 606 : Blue fronted Redstart : Himalayan rarity : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Here's a lovely rarity from Himalayas ... Blue-fronted Redstart Female Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas 20 November 2019
  23. Himalayas - 592 : Black-naped Woodpecker : drumming & calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas - 592 : Black-naped Woodpecker : drumming & calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Drumming and calling Watch a Himalayan Grey-headed Woodpecker ... aka Black-naped Woodpecker ( male ) ... displaying and drumming ... Drumming is variously known as ... tattooing tapping ... and rapping ... It is done by woodpeckers on both natural and structured hollow objects ...
  24. Himalayas - 591 : Mountain Hawk-Eagle : aerial fight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas - 591 : Mountain Hawk-Eagle : aerial fight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A huge Mountain Hawk-eagle is seen here engaged in aerial combat with Large-billed Crows ... ... the Crows continuously mobbed the big Raptor and finally successfully chased him out of the valley ... Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 7 October 2021
  25. Cynical Times ...

    Cynical Times ...

    Life - Cynical Times _____________ Occasionally ... ... One Needs to ask Some questions Uncomfortable ... ... Yet Unavoidable In a milieu So cynical __________ Grey-winged Blackbird Ranikhet Hill Station Alt. 6500 Ft. Uttarakhand Himalayas India 6 October 2021
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