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wildlife · birds

A lone Kalij Pheasant in Assam. The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from the Himalayas of Nepal to western Thailand.

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The White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia.

wildlife · birds

The Asian Openbill or Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

flowers · wildlife

A bear suffers from boredom at Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Assam. The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden (popularly known as Guwahati Zoo) is the largest of its kind in the North East region and it is spread across 432 acre (1…

wildlife · birds

Is that a huge flock of Openbill Storks sitting on a riverine island in Assam? Cormorants skitter around as well, shortly before the entire flock of Stroke takes to the skies...

Guwahati, Assam·wildlife · birds

A young scavenger looks for recyclable items as endangered Greater Adjutant Storks patiently await their turn at a landfill near Guwahati, Assam.

dance · wildlife

The compere tells us: "On behalf of Assam, we greet everyone here. We belong to the Rabha tribe of Asom. We will present the Farkanti / Farkranti dance. On dying, a person becomes a bird and flies away.

coastline · wildlife

Green bee-eaters are migratory birds and are identified by their large head, short neck and short legs. They are brightly colored and the dominant colour found in all species is green.

birds · wildlife

The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret. In Botswana, it is known as the yellow-footed egret.

livestock · birds

A Cattle Egret pair sit on the exotic and environmentally disastrous Prosopis juliflora tree or Vilayati keekar. Are those Baya Weaver Birds calling in the background?

birds · coastline

White-throated Kingfisher perched on a branch of the tree at Frazerganj, Kolkota, West Bengal.

West Bengal·birds · forest

Common Kingfishers are often seen plunging into the water to catch their prey at the edge of the water in the Sunderbans, West Bengal.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·wildlife · birds

A group of common Cranes in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. One can even see a small group of Wild Asses hiding in the rocks beyond the Cranes! "The Common Crane (Grus grus), also known as the Eurasian Crane, is a bird of the fami…

wildlife · birds

Red Panda on a tree in Sikkim. The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens, literally translated as "shining cat") is an arboreal (tree dwelling) mammal and the lone species in the genus Ailurus.

wildlife · birds

Cock fighting is not entertained throughout most of Asia. However, the activity continues in many places. We reiterate that this practice is not good and do not condone it, hoping to create awareness to STOP the practice of cock fighting.

wildlife · birds

A medley of various Indian animals mating - in domestic and wild conditions... In biology, mating is the pairing of opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for copulation.

wildlife · livestock

1. Abandoned baby squirrels being fed with a syringe and climbing over an adorable nervous golden retriever. 2. Two fluffy golden retriever puppies share a bowl of food and wag their tails. 3.

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When the going is good and the times are heady, everyone parties with you. And when things head south, everyone else abandons ship and you're left holding the captain's wheel... Or it would seem has happened with VJM.

Tamil Nadu·wildlife · birds

With the pace of life speeding up, it is getting harder to take time out for our loved ones. The importance of family values is diminishing.

wildlife · birds

LESSER FLORICAN The Lesser Florican, the likh or Kharmore an eye-catching bird that belongs to the bustard family, a family of birds known for its elaborate courtship displays.

hills · birds

One of our funnest stories yet - this owl took us 30 years to truly understand its mysterious life in the Himalaya, and its very little known breeding biology.

wildlife · river

Aerial view of Lonar, home to world’s third largest crater, is a prime tourist destination in the state of Maharashtra.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The Keoladeo National Park is a true embodiment of the Sanskrit phrase “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, meaning, the world is a family, for its role in the coexistence of the wide variety of flora and fauna found here.Home to 375 bird species, 379…