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Blue Throated Barbet, Megalaima asiatica

Shimla is full of barbets. Spring, flowering of rhodendrons and availability of soap nuts attracts these beautiful birds in good numbers. Spent almost 45 min in the morning observing a Great Barbet and a Blue Throated Barbet on a soap nut tree.

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Uploaded on April 1, 2011
Taken on March 31, 2011