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  1. Lakescape-1K49

    Lakescape-1K49

    A closeup of these colorful largish terns ... ... a globally threatened species ... ______________________ Nazafgarh wetland and marshes Delhi-Gurugram Border NCT India 22 February 2024
  2. Lakescape-1K47

    Lakescape-1K47

    Terns at an inland waterbody ... River Tern ( Near Threatened ) Gull-billed Tern with ... Ruff ... and Eurasian Coot ________________________ Nazafgarh wetland and marshes Gurugram-Delhi Border NCT India 22 February 2024
  3. Lakesscape-1K35 : River Tern : flying low and skimming : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakesscape-1K35 : River Tern : flying low and skimming : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Watch the wonderful low flight and skimming activity of River Terns ... ... it is a globally Near Threatened species ... _______________ River Tern Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 12 January 2024 ... 3.44 pm
  4. Lakescape-908 : Indian Skimmer in stormy weather : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-908 : Indian Skimmer in stormy weather : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    The Chambal Odyssey : A film ... recorded from a moving boat ____ On ... A stormy January day ... Chambal ... Was done __ Main theme Apart from Skimmer Was to save ... Our Soul And equipment __ For any Future fun ... __ Luck just then Came along ... Not only Skimmer ___ We shot Mugger And Tern...
  5. River Tern : feeding in flight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    River Tern : feeding in flight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    1.2K views, 30 likes, 9 loves, 10 comments, 29 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alok Tewari: Feeding in flight ... on a very murky morning ... River Tern IUCN Category : Near Threatened It is a truly mesmerizing sight to watch it do all those fantastic maneuvers ... ___________ Village...
  6. Lakescape - 734 : Indian Skimmer immature & River Tern immature with one adult Tern

    Lakescape - 734 : Indian Skimmer immature & River Tern immature with one adult Tern

    Indian Skimmer : Threatened > Endangered River Tern : Threatened > Vulnerable Fortuitous shot of immature individuals of two globally threatened species in one frame ... and captured in a location that is highly unusual for one of them, i.e. Indian Skimmer ...
  7. Lakescape - 733

    Lakescape - 733

    Fortuitous shot of immature individuals of two globally threatened species in one frame ... and captured in a location that is highly unusual for one of them, i.e. Indian Skimmer ... Even with their data glut ... the eBird list and prospective list for this location did not contain...
  8. Lakescape - 731 : River Tern - Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape - 731 : River Tern - Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A globally threatened species ... resident and migratory across Indian sub continent ... Here ... an adult is seen flying low, tern like ... over Nazafgarh Marshes and Wetlands ... ... at Delhi-Haryana Border India 26 July 2022
  9. River Tern in flight with fish (Sterna aurantia).jpg

    River Tern in flight with fish (Sterna aurantia).jpg

    These are the resident bird for this area
  10. River Tern in flight (Sterna aurantia)2.jpg

    River Tern in flight (Sterna aurantia)2.jpg

    There were several Tern seen on the bank of water body.
  11. River Terns

    River Terns

  12. Fall-Winter - 26

    Fall-Winter - 26

    Fall-Winter - Indian River Tern or simply River Tern ... is a Near Threatened species ... Here ... it was barely minutes before sunset ... ... we were boarding our jeep to go back to Whistling Woods ... a lovely facility at the edge of Amboli forest ... a nearly one and a half...
  13. River Terns

    River Terns

  14. Lakescape - 554

    Lakescape - 554

    Lakescape - 554 ... River Tern ... IUCN Category : Near Threatened One of the least studied Terns ... They feed mainly by Plunge Diving ... ... and have specialized wings for that ... ... called High Aspect Ratio wings Formula for getting the aspect ratio is : square of wing-length...
  15. Lakescape - 551

    Lakescape - 551

    Lakescape - 551 An early very murky morning capture ... Near Threatened ... ... locally dispersing River Tern ... And ... long-distance mover Greylag Goose ... whose global population is stable Watch the mesmerizing feeding in flight spectacle displayed by the Tern ... in a...
  16. The River Tern fishing

    The River Tern fishing

    The River Tern fishing in lake
  17. River Terns

    River Terns

  18. River tern

    River tern

  19. River Tern

    River Tern

    A River Tern dozes off in the warmth of the winter Sun on a river boulder.
  20. River Tern

    River Tern

  21. Winter Wetland Scene-5

    Winter Wetland Scene-5

    There were even more species when I visited the city lake again a week later. Seen here are - Northern Shoveler, Red-wattled Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, River Tern, Common Sandpiper & Common Snipe.
  22. River tern/Whiskered Tern

    River tern/Whiskered Tern

  23. River Terns

    River Terns

    They had set up a nesting colony on a small islet of a lake in the city. So many there that it was tough to single out one for an individual shot.
  24. River Terns

    River Terns

    Shot the other day over a lake which is one of the very having some water. Most have dried up & no major rainfall as yet here. So the heat is on.
  25. River Tern

    River Tern

    Now, its your Tern...
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