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Sind Sparrow : male singing : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Sind Sparrow ... Range expansion A very beautiful small species of Sparrows ... that was incarcerated in the Indus Valley area ... ... one of the very few locations ... on earth that escaped glaciation during the last Ice Age ... Have been localized to that region for millenia ... but...- aloktewari
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- gurugram ice age india passer pyrrhonotus range expansion resident sind sparrow sparrow video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Tricoloured Munia : closeup & call : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Colorful little beauties ... ... birds of open countryside and agrarian wilderness ... ... constantly persecuted by bird trappers and those engaged in pet trade ... There was a small feeding party of these little beauties ... call of its members is heard in the recording ... along with calls...- aloktewari
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- chestnut munia haryana india jhajjar lonchura malacca munia pet trade resident tricolored munia video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Lakescape - 698
Lakescape - 698 On an overcast monsoon day ... ... it happened Not the right time to click ... ... I know but ... he can call me the ''poop gatherer'' ____________ Little Ringed Plover ... immature Gurugram Haryana India 23 August 2016- aloktewari
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- agrarian wilderness charadrius dubius gurugram haryana india little ringed plover resident wetland
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Jorbeer - 61
Jorbeer - 61 Resident ... as well as summer migrant to Indian plains ... ... these little doves have such lovely colors ... A male here feeding on the seeds of desert grasses ... Red Collared Dove 22.02.2022- aloktewari
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- bikaner dove india jorbeer conservation reserve migration pigeon rajasthan red collared dove resident
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Grey Francolin : calling at sunrise : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
We were traveling through the beautiful city of Bikaner ... located in the Thar Desert ... at day-break ... ... our destination was Bhojanshala at Jorbeer Conservation Reserve While we were still in the city ... we heard this guy close to a water channel ... and then he came up to give...- aloktewari
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- bikaner call francolinus pondicerianus grey francolin india ortygornis pondicerianus rajasthan resident video
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Yellow crowned Woodpecker : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Not all was dismal on that grey winter day ... Just before ... it was time for it to set ... Sun managed to break through the peals of fog ... ... to brighten up the mood ... and ambiance ... albeit briefly ... to allow to capture this lovely woody and his action on that dead wood...- aloktewari
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- bharatpur dendrocopos mahrattensis india keoladeo national park rajasthan resident video woodpecker yellow-crowned woodpecker
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Jorbeer - 49 : Yellow throated Sparrow : male calling : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
Watch a male Yellow-throated sparrow calling gleefully to announce his presence and his territory ... Chestnut-shouldered Petronia aka Yyellow-throated Sparrow aka Chestnut-shouldered Bush-Sparrow ( Gymnoris xanthocollis ) Jorbeer Conservation Reserve 23 February 2022- aloktewari
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- bikaner chestnut-shouldered petronia gymnoris xanthocollis india jorbeer conservation reserve rajasthan resident sparrow video yellow-throated sparrow
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Talchhapar -27
These chirpy beauties had already embarked on to the courtship activities ... ... and had become very vocal ... ... by the last week of February ________ Chestnut-shouldered Petronia aka Yellow-throated Sparrow aka Chestnut-shouldered Bush-Sparrow ( Gymnoris xanthocollis )- aloktewari
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- churu gymnoris xanthocollis india rajasthan resident sparrow talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary yellow-throated sparrow
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Talchhapar - 10 : Amazing wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Common Woodshrike adult- searching insect
Watch ... in this video ... how keenly ... and diligently ... this denizen of the lightly wooded country ... scans the surroundings for spiders ... and insects ... ... their main food _________ Common Woodshrike Talchhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary 24 February 2022- aloktewari
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- churu common woodshrike india rajasthan resident shrike talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary tephrodornis pondicerianus video woodshrike
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Talchhapar - 9
This image has ... a bird that looks like a Shrike ... ... and there is plenty of wood ... The combo makes it a Woodshrike ... ... to that common has been added ... ... for want of better imagination on part of powers that be ... _________ Common Woodshrike Talchhapar Blackbuck...- aloktewari
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- churu common woodshrike india rajasthan resident talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary tephrodornis pondicerianus woodshrike
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Talchhapar - 3
Another behavioral study sequence of images of this unique and lovely Creeper ... Here it is seen extracting a tiny insect from a gap in the deeply fissured bark of the tree ... ... tossing ... holding ... aligning and swallowing it ... seen clearly in these sequential images ... Its...- aloktewari
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- churu india indian spotted creeper rajasthan resident salpornis spilonota talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary
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Briefly ...
Briefly ... _________ He ... paused too ... albeit briefly ... To exchange a friendly glance ... ________________ Pied Bushchat ... male Jhajjar Haryana India 30 March 2021- aloktewari
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- haryana india jhajjar pied bushchat resident saxicola caprata
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Life ... Unraveling
Life : Unraveling ... ____________ Dwelling in ... The pride Of ... Not knowing ... The known That ... I know not Yet ... .. But That I shall Finally ... ... In essence Forever ... Know ___________ Red Avadavat Amadava amandava Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 17...- aloktewari
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- amandava amandava bharatpur india keoladeo national park rajasthan red avadavat resident
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Eye of a King ...
Not often easy to get pupil of these dark-eyed pied beauties ... ... only a precise angle of light can bring it out through the black stripe ... Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 7 February 2020- aloktewari
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- bharatpur ceryle rudis india keoladeo pied kingfisher rajasthan resident
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Gaping ...
Gaping Covid-19 ... ... has left humanity ... gaping and ... at the crossrods __________ Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Gurgaon Rural Haryana India 22 August 2019- aloktewari
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- argya caudata common babbler gurgaon india resident
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Not ready ...
Can't you see ... ... I'm not ready yet ... He seems to be expressing ... ... but I didn't wish to let the opputunity slip away ... _______________ Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 23 December 2013- aloktewari
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- bharatpur india keoladeo pied bush chat rajasthan resident saxicola caprata
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Life - Mystery ...
Life - Mystery _______________ More ... A dream ... ... Than Reality ... And ... Mysteriously Dream ... Merges with ... Reality When you are ... With me My Beloved _______________ Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 18 February 2020- aloktewari
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- alcedo atthis bharatpur common kingfisher india keoladeo kinffisher rajasthan resident
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Glimpse ...
Glimpse ... Fabulous species of mid-sized Shrike ... ... love these colorful ... rather camera shy beauties ... _________ Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 23 December 2013- aloktewari
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- bay-backed shrike bharatpur india keoladeo lanius vittatus rajasthan resident
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Lakescape - 651
Always feels nice to catch one with a good reflection ... Great Egret Dist. Jhajjar Haryana India 20 November 2018- aloktewari
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- ardea alba great egret haryana india jhajjar resident
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Lakescape - 648
Lakescape - 648 This shot was taken ... ... just as he finished a small fish ... This small ... ... skulking Bittern is a resident species ... Yellow Bittern Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 23 January 2014- aloktewari
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- bharatpur bittern india ixobrychus sinensis keoladeo national park rajasthan resident yellow bittern
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Lakescape - 645
Lakescape - 645 A male ... ... displaying in front of a lady ... kowtowing to her for her favors ... ... that very grey day in Bharatpur warmed up a fair bit ... ___________ Grey Heron Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 24 January 2014- aloktewari
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- bharatpur heron india keoladeo national park rajasthan resident
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Lakescape - 644
Guarding a bastion ... Keep a vigil ... tight and long ... day and night Lest ... them malevolent storm your bastion ... heart ... and core Do guard it ... zealously my friend ... more than ever before ... ________________ Indian Pond Heron Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur...- aloktewari
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- ardeola grayii bharatpur heron india indian pond heron keoladeo national park rajasthan resident
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Lakescape - 643
Lakescape - 643 ... The night bird ... has a lovely eye ... ... any time during day This bloke was was dozing off ... on this log was also his mate ... a few feet away when he suddenly opened his eyes and gave a proper shot ... an excellent performance ... The duo may be seen in a...- aloktewari
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- . bharatpur black-crowned night heron heron india keoladeo national park nycticorax nycticorax rajasthan resident
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Lakescape - 642
Lakescape - 642 And ... this Grey . .. was fishing in colorful waters ... ... plodding and pushing ... By mid February they shift gear to next level in territoriality ... ____________ Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 17 February 2020- aloktewari
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- ardea cinerea bharatpur grey heron heron india keoladeo national park rajasthan resident
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Lakescape - 640
Lakescape - 640 And here's the lady ... who was being wooed by some males in the vicinity ... ... one of them I showed here yesterday ... As winter was easing into the spring ... their interaction was becoming more intense ... ___________________ Little Grebe ... female Tachybaptus...- aloktewari
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- bharatpur grebe india keoladeo national park little grebe tachybaptus ruficollis rajasthan resident
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