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  1. Orange-headed Thrush : foraging at sunrise : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Orange-headed Thrush : foraging at sunrise : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari

    Amboli Ghat is a beautiful forested, Hill Station nestled in the Sahyadri Range of southern Maharashtra ... ... this stylish colorful Thrush was recorded there ... ... foraging at the forest floor ... ___________ 9 February 2019
    • aloktewari
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    • amboli ghat geokichla citrina india maharashtra orange-headed thrush sahyadri range video western ghats
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Jerdon's Leafbird

    Jerdon's Leafbird

    From Archives. We are under tripple lockdown again :-( Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chloropsis jerdoni drjpmenon india jerdon's leafbird manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Small Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)

    Small Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)

    The crimson-backed sunbird or small sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Like other sunbirds, they feed mainly on nectar although they take insects, especially to feed their young. They are tiny birds that are resident and are found in forests but are particularly...
    • shanxix
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    • crimson backed sunbird kcre leptocoma minima nikon sigma small sunbird western ghats western ghats birds
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Jerdon's Leafbird

    Jerdon's Leafbird

    From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chloropsis jerdoni drjpmenon manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Golden-fronted Leafbird

    Golden-fronted Leafbird

    From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chloropsis aurifrons drjpmenon golden-fronted leafbird india manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Drongo.

    Drongo.

    Ashy Drongo. From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • ashy drongo dicrurus leucophaeus drjpmenon manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Grey Junglefowl

    Grey Junglefowl

    " A gene from the grey junglefowl is responsible for the yellow pigment in the legs and different body parts of all the domesticated chickenl" - Wiki From archives
    • drjpmenon
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    • gallus sonneratii grey junglefowl india manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Forest Lizard

    Forest Lizard

    Another beneficiary of our birdbath ... From archives.. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • calotes calotes drjpmenon forest lizard manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Reptiles
  9. Birdbath-2

    Birdbath-2

    Golden-fronted Leafbird From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chloropsis aurifrons drjpmenon golden-fronted leafbird manjolai south india western ghats
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Birdbath-1

    Birdbath-1

    Young Red-whiskered Bulbul and an Indian White-eye Poor bulbul has a mite on its lower eyelid From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • drjpmenon manjolai pycnonotus jocosus red-whiskered bulbul western ghats white-eye zosterops palpebrosus
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Nuthatch

    Nuthatch

    Velvet-fronted Nuthatch. From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • drjpmenon manjolai sitta frontalis velvet-fronted nuthatch western ghats
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Sambar.

    Sambar.

    A young sambar deer. From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • drjpmenon manjolai rusa unicolor sambar deer western ghats
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Golden-fronted Leafbird

    Golden-fronted Leafbird

    From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chloropsis aurifrons drjpmenon golden-fronted leafbird manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Ashy Woodswallow

    Ashy Woodswallow

    From archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • artamus fuscus ashy woodswallow drjpmenon manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Emerald Dove

    Emerald Dove

    From archives. A chance shot - she just flew in and landed very close. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chalcophaps indica emerald dove manjolai south india western ghats
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Malabar Barbet / Crimson-fronted Barbet

    Malabar Barbet / Crimson-fronted Barbet

    From archives Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • malabar barbet manjolai psilopogon malabaricus western ghats
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Yellow-Browed Bulbul

    Yellow-Browed Bulbul

    From archives. Image re-sized, cropped, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • acritillas indica manjolai south india western ghats yellow-browed bulbul
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Jerdon's Leafbird

    Jerdon's Leafbird

    From Archives. Image re-sized, cropped, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • chloropsis jerdoni india jerdon's leafbird manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Pensive Barbet..

    Pensive Barbet..

    White-cheeked Barbet / Small Green Barbet. From archives Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • manjolai megalaima viridis south india western ghats white-cheeked barbet
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Lion-tailed Macaque

    Lion-tailed Macaque

    Also called Wanderoo. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
    • drjpmenon
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    • india macaca silenus singampatti zamindar forest western ghats
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Happy chappie ...

    Happy chappie ...

    Happy chappie ... is not so pleased ... ... as their number is going down ... ___________ Threatened ... Western Ghat Crab Indian Gecarcinucid Crabs Karnala Forest Singh Gad Maharashtra India 2 October 2014
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    • crab india indian gecarcinucid crab maharashtra western ghats
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Invertebrates
  22. Vernal Hanging Parrot

    Vernal Hanging Parrot

    From archives.. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
    • drjpmenon
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    • drjpmenon loriculus vernalis manjolai parrot vernal hanging western ghats
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Loten's Sunbird - Female

    Loten's Sunbird - Female

    From archives.. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
    • drjpmenon
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    • cinnyris lotenius drjpmenon female india loten's sunbird manjolai south india western ghats
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Pitta

    Pitta

    From archives .. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
    • drjpmenon
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    • drjpmenon indian pitta manjolai pitta pitta brachyura south india western ghats
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Malabar Giant Squirrel

    Malabar Giant Squirrel

    Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
    • drjpmenon
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    • drjpmenon manjolai western ghats
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Wild Mammals
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