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uttarakhand himalayas

  1. Butterfly-251

    Butterfly-251

    Another Himalayan beauty ... Himalayan Brimstone male Gnopteryx nipalensis 60-70 mm open hillside 4000-8000 feet Active February to October Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2023
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet gnopteryx nipalensis himalayan brimstone male butterfly india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Raptor-202 : Collared Owlet showing false eyes : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Raptor-202 : Collared Owlet showing false eyes : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    This ... smallest species of Owl in Asia ... has a set of false of occipital eyes ... on the back of the head ... ... a great strategy by nature ... ___________________ Taenioptynx brodiei Sattal forest Nainital India 26 October 2023
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    • altitude 5500 feet collared owlet himalayan forest and forest-edge at 5500 feet india nainital . sattal forest taenioptynx brodiei uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Himalayas-769

    Himalayas-769

    Designer ... day-break ... at Sattal ... the valley was ... effulgent almost ... ___________________ Sattal Valley Uttarakhand Himalayas India 27 October 2023
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    • green-backed tit himalayan valley at 5500 feet india parus monticolus sattal uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Himalayas-768 : White crested Laughingthrush : closeup : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-768 : White crested Laughingthrush : closeup : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Watch the activity of these amazingly beautiful Laughingthrushes in a close up video recording ... Sattal Forest Altitude 5500 feet District Nainital Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • altitude 5500 feet district nainital garrulax leucolophus india sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas video white-crested laughingthrush
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Butterfly-249

    Butterfly-249

    An uncommon Himalayan butterfly ... called Tabby ... Pseudergolis vedah 55-65 mm Sattal Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 27 October 2023
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    • altitude 5500 feet himalayan forest-edge at 5500 feet india pseudergolis vedah sattal tabby butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  6. Himalayas-767

    Himalayas-767

    A Classique ... ... by Nutty ____________________ Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sattal Forest Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 26 October 2023
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    • altitude 5500 feet chestnut-bellied nuthatch india sattal forest sitta cinnamoventris uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Himalayas-766

    Himalayas-766

    Himalayan Bulbul ... posing
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    • alt. 5500 himalayan bulbul india pycnonotus leucogenys sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Butterfly-248

    Butterfly-248

    A rare species of Tortoiseshell ... ... seen in Himalayas seen in summers between the heights of 8000 to 15000 feet We captured it in October end ... and it was real serendipity to get it at the height of 6500 feet ... probably some altitudinal movement occurring during autumn ... Mountain...
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    • aglais rizana butterfly almora altitude 6500 feet himalayan butterfly india mountain tortoiseshell butterfly ranikhet hill station rare butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  9. Himalayas-764

    Himalayas-764

    Kalij ... male ... on the forest-edge ___________________ Kalij Pheasant Sattal Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 26 October 2023
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    • altitude 5500 feet india kalij pheasant lophura leucomelanos sattal uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Butterfly-247

    Butterfly-247

    Butterfly called ... Rustic Cupha erymanthis 50-60 mm Brush-footed butterfly They ... Nectar Eat plants Drink liquid from carrion Himalayas upto 5200 feet and Sahyadri mountains upto 7000 feet __________________ This individual was captured in Himalayas above the described range ...
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    • almora cupha erymanthis india ranikhet hill station rustic butterfly uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  11. Butterfly-247

    Butterfly-247

    Indian Cabbage White Pieris canidia In Himalayas between 2000-11000 feet ( This was captured at a lower altitude) Bank of River Ganga Rishikesh Uttarakhand Himalayas India 5 October 2023
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    • bank of river ganga butterfly india indian cabbage white butterfly pieris canidia rishikesh uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Himalayas-762 : Hair-crested Drongo : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-762 : Hair-crested Drongo : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Quietly ... came to the perch ... as we were recording a group of White-throated Laughingthrushes ... ___________________ Pandey Kota Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2023
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    • altitude 6500 feet dicrurus hottentottus hair-crested drongo india pandey kota ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Himalayas-761

    Himalayas-761

    Very vocal at dawn and dusk ... their habit of scurrying along the forest floor and under the bushes has earned them an alternate name ... the mouse bird _____________________ Streaked Laughing Thrush Sattal Forest Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 26 October 2023
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    • altitude 5500 feet india mouse bird sattal forest streaked laughing thrush trochalopteron lineatum uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Butterfly-245

    Butterfly-245

    An uncommon Himalayan butterfly called ... Punchinello Zemeros flegyas 30-35 mm belongs to family Riodinidae or ''Metalmark'' group of butterflies __________________ Jeolikote-Kathgodam Road Altitude 3000 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 1 November 2023
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    • altitude 3000 feet butterflies india jeolikote-kathgodam road punchinello butterfly uttarakhand himalayas zemeros flegyas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  15. Himalayas-760

    Himalayas-760

    Hair-crested Drongo ... it was a very dark bird in a fairly dark part of the forest edge ... ... the iridescence though ... saved the day ... _________________ Ranikhet Hill station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 31 October 2023
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    • altitude 6500 feet dicrurus hottentottus drongo hair-crested drongo (dicrurus hottentottus) india ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Himalayas-759 : Himalayan Bulbul : singing : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-759 : Himalayan Bulbul : singing : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lovely morning song of the stylish Himalayan Bulbul ... Two types of calls of the Grey Treepie are also heard in the recording ... ________________ Ranikhet Hill station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 1 November 2023
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    • altitude 6500 feet bulbul himalayan bulbul india pycnonotus leucogenys ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Himalayas-758

    Himalayas-758

    Extremely energetic ... ... and curious and wonderful songsters as well ... Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea Sattal Forest Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 26 October 2023
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    • altitude 5500 feet india leiothrix leiothrix lutea red-billed leiothrix sattal uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Himalayas-757 : Spotted Forktail foraging in Himalayan River : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-757 : Spotted Forktail foraging in Himalayan River : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    In river Shipra Kainchi Ashram Bhowali Altitude 4800 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • altitude 4800 feet bhowali enicurus maculatus forktail india kainchi ashram spotted forktail uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Butterfly-243

    Butterfly-243

    Immaculate ... ... perch and ... composition If ... nothing else ___________________ Indian Tortoiseshell Algais caschmirensis Pandey Kota Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 27 October 2023
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    • algais caschmirensis altitude 6500 feet india indian tortoiseshell butterfly pandey kota ranikhet hill station uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Himalayas-756

    Himalayas-756

    Black-headed Jay ... came to check the water facility ... ... at The Forest-edge ... and looked very dignified ... Sattal Altitude 5500 feet Uttarakhand Himalayas India 26 October 2023
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    • alt. 5500 altitude 5500 feet black-headed jay garrulus lanceolatus india sattal uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Himalayas-755

    Himalayas-755

    Back from the medical camp in Himalayas ... ... with bag full of return gifts ... ___________________ Life - Behind Azure _____________ Hiding behind ... ... Vast azure And ... ... Ensconced in Deafening silence I search ... And find You My Beloved ________________ Blue Whistling...
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    • alt. 5500 feet altitude 5500 feet blue whistling thrush india myophonus caeruleus sattal forest uttarakhand himalayas
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Butterfly-242

    Butterfly-242

    Pale Hedge Blue Udara dilecta ... Himalayan subspecies 14-16 mm closed wing Found between 2000-13000 feet in Himalayas ___________________ Ranikhet Hill Station Altitude 6500 feet Almora Uttarakhand Himalayas India
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    • almora altitude 6500 feet butterfly himalayas india pale hedge blue ranikhet hill station udara dilecta uttarakhand himalayas
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  23. White-capped Redstart : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    White-capped Redstart : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    In the setting of a pristine Himalayan River ... Facing garbage of human activity ... White capped Redstart in River Shipra ... Here this energetic guy was sitting on a boulder ... in the middle of the Himalayan River ... ... but surrounded by some garbage of human activity ... that really...
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    • alt. 4800 feet dist. nainital india phoenicurus leucocephalus river shipra uttarakhand himalayas video white-capped redstart
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Dusky Crag Martin : river bank at Rishikesh : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Dusky Crag Martin : river bank at Rishikesh : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    This dark plumaged bird of swallow group ... likes to roost and nest on the rocky outcrops and crags ... ... and also inhabit sparsely used ... old and dilapidated buildings ... Here ... one can see it using the ledge in the stilt parking of a resort on River Ganga at Rishikesh ...
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    • bank of river ganga dusky crag martin india ptyonoprogne concolor rishikesh swallow uttarakhand himalayas video
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Himalayas-754 : Red-billed Blue Magpie : a morning feeding party : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Himalayas-754 : Red-billed Blue Magpie : a morning feeding party : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A morning feeding party of Red-billed Blue Magpie ... Gregarious ... inquisitive very vocal ... ... intelligent and beautiful ... Foraging parties of these fabulous birds keep the Himalayan slopes alive with their calls ... as can be heard here ... They move through the canopy ... sit at the...
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    • almora alt. 4800 feet dwarahat india magpie red-billed blue magpie urocissa erythrorhyncha uttarakhand himalayas video village agari
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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