pranams at the feet of RISHIS:- David Attenborough, Nigel Marven, Steve Irwin, Austen Stevens, ........
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| new addition to our home zoo! baby cuckoo drongo @ april 2019 |
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| take off permission received - brahminy kite@ container terminus road, kochi on jan26, 2019 |
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| a juvenile brahminy kite@ container terminus road, kochi on 26 jan, 2019 |
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| a peahen @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a black drongo @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a parakeet @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a pied bushchat @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a pied bushchat @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a pied bushchat @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a pied bushchat @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a pied bushchat @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a pied bushchat @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a sparrow @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a black drongo @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a rosy starling @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a rosy starling @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a rosy starling @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a rosy starling @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| an indian roller @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| an indian roller @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a black drongo hovering @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a black drongo hovering @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| an indian roller @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| an indian roller flying @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| an indian roller flying @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a male shikra @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a male shikra about to take off @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a rosy starling @pollachi-palani road on 31 jan 2019 |
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| a female lotens sunbird@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a red whiskered bulbul flying @paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a grey junglefowl@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| an indian golden oriole@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| an indian golden oriole@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a purple sunbird@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a red wattled lapwing @paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a purple sunbird @paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a baby poisonous snake said the foresters, we werent so sure! @paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| koel@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| honey bees@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| which rishis curse has turned this tortoise to stone? |
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| white browed wagtail stretching his wing@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| white browed wagtail stretching his leg@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| white browed wagtail@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| egrets landing and taking off @paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| river tern@paniyeliporu, kodanad, kerala on 08 jan 2019 |
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| a pair of black drongos-@broadway, kochi on 12th jan 2019 |
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| a pair of black drongos-@broadway, kochi on 12th jan 2019 |
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| a pair of brahminy starlings location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| eurasian hoopoe: was extremely difficult to locate and shoot. location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| black crowned night heron location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| male koel location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| male and female koel location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| white browed wagtail location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| spotted dove location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| ring necked parakeet location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| ring necked parakeet location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| painted storks location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| painted stork flying location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| cormorants location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| red wattled lapwings and crocodile location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| nesting cormorant location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| oriental darter having a word with mr. croc location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| black winged stilt and an egret location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| white breasted water hen location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| jungle babbler location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| black stork location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| wooly necked stork location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| green bee eater location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| golden oriole location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| golden oriole location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| white throated kingfisher location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| green bee eater location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| green bee eater location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| ring necked parrot location: nehru zoological park 22/12/18 |
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| indian pond heron location: divya shakti apartments@ ameerpet hyderabad |
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| cattle egret having a crabby meal location: divya shakti apartments@ ameerpet hyderabad |
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| brahminy starling location:ameenpur lake |
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| pied myna in company of a spotted dove location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| spotted doves location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| male brahminy starling location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| juvenile brahminy starling location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| laughing dove location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| male brahminy starlings location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| pied bushchat location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| juvenile brahminy starling location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| female house sparrows location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| male house sparrows location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| male house sparrow location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| indian cormorants on a fishing trip while alpha grooming himself location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| common snipe location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| common snipe taking a lift location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| immature oyster catcher location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| immature oyster catcher location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| immature oyster catcher location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a pair of red naped ibis location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| red naped ibis location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| river tern location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| adult oyster catchers flying location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| flocks of immature and adult oyster catchers location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a gadwal location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a pair of spot billed pelicans flying location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| adult ruddy shellduckslocation: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| river terns and a pair of gadwalls location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a laughing dove location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| weaver bird nests location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a pair of indian peafowls location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a laughing dove location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| flock of pied mynahs location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| flock of swallows location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a spot billed pelican location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a spot billed pelican location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a pair of indian spot billed ducks location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| a spot billed pelican location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| painted storks location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| flocks of gadwalls location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| eurasian coot , an oyster catcher and a gadwal location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| immature ruddy shellducks location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| pied mynah pruning itself location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| gadwall location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| common snipe location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| common snipe location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| brahminy starling location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| male house sparrow location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| male house sparrow location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| female house sparrows location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| female purple rumped sunbird location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| spot billed pelican about to land location: ameenpur lake off hyd 26 december 18 |
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| loten's sunbird location: divyasakthi apts, ameerpet, hyd 23 dec, 2018 |
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| loten's sunbird location: divyasakthi apts, ameerpet, hyd 23 dec, 2018 |
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| black kite location: divya sakthi apts, ameerpet, hyd, dec 24, 18 |
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| little egret location: divya sakthi apts, hyd 25 dec 18 |
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| crested serpent eagle location: dhobi ghat, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| crested serpent eagle location: dhobi ghat@ hyd@ 22/12/18 |
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| crested serpent eagle location: dhobi ghat, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| getting ready for a beauty contest? ashy prinia location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| ashy prinia location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| ashy prinia location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| ashy prinia location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| common tailor bird location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| red vented bulbul location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| painted stork location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| painted stork location: nehru zoological park, hyd@ 22 dec 2018 |
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| male purple rumped sunbird location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| male purple rumped sunbird location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| blue tailed bee eater location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| ring necked parakeets location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| sun bathing bee eater location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| female asian koel location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| female purple rumped sunbird location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| flock of gulls location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| white throated kingfisher location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| common kingfisher after a wasted dive location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| black headed gull location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| white throated kingfisher location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| flock of flying egrets location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| plain prinia location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| "what a delicious mosquito snack!" plain prinia location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| purple headed swamphen location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| common moorhen location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| flying black headed gull without breeding black plumage location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| black headed gull without breeding plumage location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| white breasted water hen location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| hey, listen to me... green bee eaters location: kadamakkudy 14 dec 2018 |
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| oriental magpie robin location: njarakkatt road, peruvaram, north paravur 14 dec, 2018 |
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| blue tailed bee eater location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| green bee eater location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| green bee eater location: kadamakkudy, 14 dec, 2018 |
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| whistling ducks paddling in their own sweet world location: ezhikkara dec 09, 2018 |
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| a cayman taking sunbath location: tikarpada crocodile sanctuary, orissa |
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| butterflies in firepot tiruvannamalai |
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| white breasted kingfisher @ tiruvannamalai, 2017 december |
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| lioness sharpening her claws? location: nehru zoological park, hyd |
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flying peacock @ hyd nehru zoological park |
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| a flying gull location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| purple swamphen/greyheaded location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| common king kisher location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| lesser whistling duck pair location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| female shikra location: aarathi,vazhikulangara, north paravur dec 9, 2018 |
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| a female shikra in our compound location: aarathi, vazhikkulamgara, north paravur dec 9, 2018 |
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| common kingfisher location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| common kingfisher location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| white throated kingfisher flying location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| a flying pair of lesser whistling ducks location: ezhikkara dec 9, 2018 |
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| indian magpie robin location:njarakkatt road, north paravur dec 9, 2018 |
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| barn swallow location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| ruddy shell duck location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 read in hindu newspaper that the rare visitor was spotted at kadamakkudy 3days back,so went to try my luck |
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| a pair of ring necked parakeet location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| a gull location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| pond heron location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 a pond heron getting ready for a dive |
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| ring necked parakeet location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| ring necked parakeet location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| green bee eater location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| common kingfisher location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| stork billed kingfisher location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| indan roller location:thattekad |
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| grey heron location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 getting ready for a meal |
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| a flock of gulls location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| common kingfisher location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| blue tailed bee eater location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| purple heron location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| flying fox location:njarakkatt road, peruvaram, north paravur |
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| purple swamp hen location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| river tern location: kadamakkudy nov 30,2018 |
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| lesser whistling duck location: kadamakkudy nov 30, 2018 |
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| juvenile loten's sunbird location:njarakkaat road,peruvaaram,n.paravur |
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| juvenile loten's sunbird location:njarakatt road , peruvaaram,n.paravur |
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| grey wagtail location:urlanthanni@thattekad  location: urlanthanni @ thattekad  location: soma bird lagoon @ thattekad  location: njarakkatt road, peruvaaram, north paravur |
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| malabar grey hornbill pruning itself location:thattekad |
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| malabar parakeet location:urlanthanni@thattekad  location:soma bird lagoon@thattekad  location:thattekad |
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| a sambar mother and calf trying to escape from a red dhole pack's hunt location: periyar river@thattekad |
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| flame throated bulbul location: urlanthanni@thattekad |
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| nilgiri flowerpecker location: urulanthanni@thattekkad this pale bird almost merged with the background and was so difficult to spot |
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| crimson backed sunbird enjoying nectar location: urulanthanni@thattekad could spot it only because it moved a bit and then settled into drinking. |
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| male & female minivets location: urulanthanni@thattekad |
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| asian open bill stork location:keerampara@thattekad |
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| malabar giant squirrel location: urulathanni@thattekad |
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| little spider hunter location: urulanthanni |
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| sri lankan frogmouth location: urulanthanni, thattekad was very difficult to spot between the dry leaves, but thanks to the doctor who helped us, could spot and shoot it. |
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| dollar bird location:urulan thanni,thattekad first thought it was a jungle myena, but when i zoomed it, found to be a real dollar bird!! |
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| ashy wood swallows location: near periyar river@thattekad |
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| indian roller location: thattekad thanks to the guide, we could spot it. |
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female jungle fowl |
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| cattle egret |
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| malabar grey hornbill location:thattekad salim ali trail |
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| grey heron |
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| hill swallow |
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grey francolin |
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| lotens sunbird |
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| ring necked parakeet |
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| paddyfield pippit |
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| paddyfield pippit |
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| black naped oriole |
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| forest wagtail |
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| brahminy kite |
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| black hooded oriole |
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| scaly breasted munia |
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| white cheeked barbet |
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| purple swamphen / grey headed swamphen |
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| purple swamphen / grey headed swamphen |
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| roufus tree pie conversing with babblers |
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| scaly breasted munia |
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| black hooded oriole |
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| blue tailed bee eater |
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| magpie robin |
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| purple heron |
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| little swift |
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| little cormorant |
Comments
Your quirky observations on birds is really attention grabbing
It reveals how intimately you are connected with other inhabitants of our mother earth.
I wish, Just like birds, let your naturalist’s drive fly without borders