
Indian Pond Heron camouflaged among reeds and muddy banks
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An Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) standing motionless among dry reeds, muddy shoreline, and decaying wetland vegetation.
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The Sangestar Tso Lake is located on the way from Tawang town to Bum La Pass in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, near Indo-China border above 16,500 ft above sea level An old traders road went from Tawang via Milakatong La Pass to Bum La Pass and finally to Tsona Dzong in Xizang province of China. Created by falling rocks, boulders and trees in an earthquake, There is a Sangestar Tso lake (lake is called Tso in Tibetan) that featured Madhuri Dixit (Bollywood actress) in the movie Koyla, as a result this lake is sometimes also called Madhuri lake. The lake is about 20 km from Tawang town, about 7 km beyond the bifurcation of road leading to Bum La Pass. Source : Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the
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