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Oriental Plain Tiger by Nityananda Mukherjee

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Shot at ISO 6400 and further processed in a hurry !

I tried thrice at different time of the day, today, an usual hot and humid (one) here in Kolkata. Luck favored me only in the evening when light was not so good enough. I tried to catch this pair with a high DOF (f 10) because its not on the same plane !

Had to kneel down to get the soothing green background :)

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botanical garden in Udhagamandalam, near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu State by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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The Government Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Udhagamandalam, near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu State, India laid out in 1848. The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 55 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes of Doddabetta peak.

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#butterfly #Paranticaaglea #GlassyTiger by Nityananda Mukherjee

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Suddenly I found something interesting!

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Lachung , Mount Katao, North Sikkim by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Lachung is a mountain village close to the Tibetan border, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. It's divided by the Lachung River.

The village is home to the 19th-century Buddhist Lachung Monastery, surrounded by apple orchards. Nearby, the Yumthang Valley's Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary protects many species of rhododendron.

The valley is also known for its waterfalls, pine forests and hot springs.

Elevation: 2,700 m

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Mount Katao is situated in the Northern Part of Sikkim which is 144 km away from the capital city Gangtok. Mount katao height 15000 ft. Onlookers love to explore the beauty of Mount Katao. Entering into this area required the permission from Military. There are numerous adventurous activities that will keep your holiday worthwhile spent with snowboarding, skiing, snow tubing and many more.

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EGRET Collage by Nityananda Mukherjee

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yellow-billed egret (Mesophoyx intermedia)

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the bubble maker gal

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Indian Bison (Gaur) Family at Chapramari by Nityananda Mukherjee

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Quick facts from WIKI

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary is close to the Gorumara National Park. Chapramari is about 30 kilometres from Chalsa and Lataguri in northern West Bengal, India. The total coverage of the forest is 960 hectares.

Nearest city:

Malbazar/Mainaguri/Jalpaiguri

Established:

1998

Note- Few things I learnt ! Good light is a Must as atmospheric haze brings down the clarity/dof

High shutter Speed is a must even for static shot as I am handholding the 2.3 kilo lens from distance of almost 500-750 m

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Kolkata_Joka_IIM-8508771 by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae.

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while returning from Leh

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while returning from Leh

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bird watching by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Nagarhole National Park, Kabini, Karnataka, India

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fern , Kalimpong by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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lamayuru by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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the road through forest by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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the road through forest

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Heaven on Earth by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Ranka Monastery

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khalij Pheasant-8500328 by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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< kalij pheasant > Male & female both

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Sattal is at 1250-1300m height ( KMVN sign board suggests 1219 m), located in Kumaun Region of Nainital district of Uttarakhand, just 80 mins drive from Kathgodam, connected via Shatabdi trains from the National capital, Delhi.

As the name suggests, it has seven lakes , namely,

1. Panna Tal or Garud Tal

2. Naldamyanti Tal

3. Hanuman Tal

4. Sita Tal

5. Ram Tal

6. Laxman Tal

7. Sukha Tal or Bharat Tal

Also this place is not just about birding, it has other activities like camping, boating, fishing, rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking.

So far as birding is concerned, it has three different areas to explore - studio, hide and trail.

Through my various posts, i will try to explain all the three aspects of birding. I will post the butterflies and mosses as well which I clicked during the hike within forest.

Set amongst the dense forests of oak and pine trees, Sattal is among the very few of the unspoiled biodiversity in northern India.

Sattal is unique for having 500 species of resident and migratory birds, 20 species of mammals, over 525 species of butterflies and over 11,000 species of moths, beetles, bugs and other insects.

There are some small hotels and resorts catering to tourists looking mainly for birding and enjoying the nature walk.

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Goa Beach by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Kalimpong morning-7500914 by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida

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Surajpur Bird Sanctuary, Dadri Main Rd, Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, 50- 60 kms from New Delhi Central

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Humayun Tomb by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Taken on March 13, 2019

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migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida

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Surajpur Bird Sanctuary, Dadri Main Rd, Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, 50- 60 kms from New Delhi Central

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taking a power nap

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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mysore, Karnataka, India

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spring is here by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Flowers in springtime

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New Delhi

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Devprayag - The town of Godly Confluence

The celestial town of Devprayag is positioned at an elevation of 830 meters above sea level. Devprayag is the last Prayag or the holy confluence of the Alaknanda River, from here that the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi River is known as Ganga.

The town is the seat of the pundits of Badrinath Dham. The meaning of Devprayag is Godly confluence as "Dev" man's god and "Prayag" means confluence.

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taken on May 19, 2015 at Uttarakhand, India

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News to share - Just got my Kenko DG tube set . Will experiment soon to get more closer and get even bigger (more than 1 : 1 ) magnification !

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Heritage Wooden Bungalow of 1917 by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Heritage Wooden Bungalow of 1917 ( British India Time ) renovated and restored in 2004. Lucky enough, I stayed there on 27.02.2015.

Location - Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, Clicked on 28.02.2015

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ladakh landscape by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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landscape while travelling from Nubra Valley to Leh via Khardung La

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Pangong Lake, Spangmik, Leh-Ladakh Circuit, J&K

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migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida

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Lachung , Mount Katao, North Sikkim by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Lachung is a mountain village close to the Tibetan border, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. It's divided by the Lachung River.

The village is home to the 19th-century Buddhist Lachung Monastery, surrounded by apple orchards. Nearby, the Yumthang Valley's Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary protects many species of rhododendron.

The valley is also known for its waterfalls, pine forests and hot springs.

Elevation: 2,700 m

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Mount Katao is situated in the Northern Part of Sikkim which is 144 km away from the capital city Gangtok. Mount katao height 15000 ft. Onlookers love to explore the beauty of Mount Katao. Entering into this area required the permission from Military. There are numerous adventurous activities that will keep your holiday worthwhile spent with snowboarding, skiing, snow tubing and many more.

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Great Cormorant guarding the nests by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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@ Kabini river boat safari

Karnataka, 17 October 2017

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ladakh by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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while returning from Leh

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The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.

As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.

The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.

Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.

The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.

But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.

“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.

Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.

Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.

The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.

“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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Lachung ( #primuladenticulata ) by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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The village is home to the 19th-century Buddhist Lachung Monastery, surrounded by apple orchards. Nearby, the Yumthang Valley's Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary protects many species of rhododendron.

The valley is also known for its waterfalls, pine forests and hot springs.

Elevation: 2,700 m

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Siberian #Stonechat ( #Saxicolamaurus ) - breeding male by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Siberian Stonechat ( Saxicola maurus ) - breeding male

Chunky little bird of open landscapes; often sits on exposed perches.

Breeding male has a black head, broad white half-collar, and rusty-red chest.

Non-breeding male is patchier, with a paler head and chest.

Female is predominantly streaky brown above, with a weaker, less contrasting face and chest pattern.

European Stonechat is very similar, and can pose identification problems where the species overlap; look for Siberian’s larger white wing patch, duller orange on the chest, and whiter rump.

Amur Stonechat is extremely similar, and in areas of overlap, or in cases of vagrancy, most individuals are inseparable based on current knowledge.

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Devprayag - The town of Godly Confluence

The celestial town of Devprayag is positioned at an elevation of 830 meters above sea level. Devprayag is the last Prayag or the holy confluence of the Alaknanda River, from here that the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi River is known as Ganga.

The town is the seat of the pundits of Badrinath Dham. The meaning of Devprayag is Godly confluence as "Dev" man's god and "Prayag" means confluence.

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Lachung ( #primuladenticulata ) by Nitya @ Nature Photography

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Lachung is a mountain village close to the Tibetan border, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. It's divided by the Lachung River.

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