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  1. Raptor-231 : balcony delight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu and Alok

    Raptor-231 : balcony delight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu and Alok

    It is a blessing if one's bedroom-balcony opens in a garden ... ... that too in a bursting Metropolis like Delhi ... It is even a bigger blessing if birds visit a water-bowl kept there ... But ... it is mind-boggling if one has time ... and good luck to see them and capture their images ...
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius delhi india shikra urban bird life
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Raptor-222 : Shikra with a kill : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Raptor-222 : Shikra with a kill : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Urban Raptor ... ... through our bedroom glass window ... A pair has been frequenting water-bowl facility at our balcony ... ... and have nested in the vicinity ... Of late, it is the female that has come more often ... _____ Accipiter badius New Delhi India
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius shikra view through balcony window
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Adult female Shikra

    Adult female Shikra

    It was part of our raptor migration viewing at Khao Dinsor, Thailand
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    • accipiter asianraptormigration khaodinsor raptormigration shikra shikra (accipiter badius)
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Shikra at balcony water-bath : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Shikra at balcony water-bath : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Facing the scourge of pet-trade ... We were delighted on seeing this dashing Juvenile Shikra ... at our Balcony water-bowl ... both her legs were tied together with obnoxious strap made of tough synthetic material ... the nature of knot indicated it to be the handiwork of some horrible...
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius balcony water-bowl delhi pet trade shikra urban bird biodiversity video
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Raptor-167 : Pair of Shikra together-a rarity at balcony waterbowl : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Raptor-167 : Pair of Shikra together-a rarity at balcony waterbowl : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    9.6K views, 174 likes, 13 loves, 54 comments, 100 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Sharing a rare event ... ... during my more than four and a half decade of birding forays ... I never came across a pair of Shikra ... M & F sitting together ... ... peacefully ... quietly almost...
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius india raptor shikra video
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Bird-bath at Balcony : urban scene by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Bird-bath at Balcony : urban scene by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    1.8K views, 46 likes, 3 loves, 12 comments, 32 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Scene at the urban bird bath ... kept at the balcony ... Birds seen in the video are : Jungle Babbler Common Myna Blue Rock Pigeon Shikra ( male ) Delhi 02.02.2016
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius acridotheres tristis balcony biodiversity columba livia common myna garden birds jungle babbler rock pigeon shikra turdoides striata urban birding video
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Shikra , Raptor-137

    Shikra , Raptor-137

    Two adult female Shikra ... perched together ... an uncommon sight ... Dwarahat Uttarakhand Himalayas India
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius female india raptor-137. shikra
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Shikra

    Shikra

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Shikra

    Shikra

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Shikra

    Shikra

    From old files.. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Raptor - 132 : Pair of Shikra at Balcony : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Raptor - 132 : Pair of Shikra at Balcony : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    9.5K views, 177 likes, 14 loves, 52 comments, 99 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari Sharing a rare event ... ... during my more than four and a half decade of birding forays ... I never came across a pair of Shikra ... M & F sitting together ... ... peacefully ... quietly almost...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • accipiter badius shikra video
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Shikra

    Shikra

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Raptor - 125

    Raptor - 125

    Raptor - 125 This impressive juvie came to the balcony water bowl ... ... for a drink and dip _________ Shikra Accipiter badius Delhi India
    • aloktewari
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    • accipiter badius balcony biodiversity bird bath delhi raptor shikra shikra juvenile
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Shikra

    Shikra

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Shikra

    Shikra

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Shikra

    Shikra

    Yesterday's Bird - after an unexpected shower. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Shikra

    Shikra

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badium drjpmenon shikra south india
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Shikra ( Juv.)

    Shikra ( Juv.)

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Shikra

    Shikra

    hiding from the sun
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    • gambia shikra
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Africa
  20. Shikra

    Shikra

    “Adult males have a reddish iris... Females have a yellowish iris ....” Wiki Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Shikra

    Shikra

    Another shot of the Shikra which lifted one of the Tailorbirds from our garden in December . Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon. south india shikra
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    DSCN5539~3.JPG

    Shikra female on a huge Banyan tree in my neighborhood at dusk
    • Dr. Aparna Bagwe
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    • #birdsofindia #raptors accipiter badius shikra
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Shikra

    Shikra

    Another shot of the bird that I posted a few days ago. Torrential rains here - too risky to get the camera out.\ Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Shikra (Female)

    Shikra (Female)

    Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra tamilnadu
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Shikra

    Shikra

    Another day; another bird. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • accipiter badius drjpmenon india shikra tamilnadu
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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