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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Ribbon-tailed Beauty
On the edge a mango orchard, alongside the paddock of a domestic water buffalo, hawked this male Asian Paradise-Flycatcher. The ripening fruit and ruminating bovine enticed a profusion of flies – sheer bliss for this ribbon-tailed beauty. Bordering Gir … Continue reading
India’s Avian Glitterball
It is mid March in Gujurat. The dry, teak woodlands are coated with dust and papery, plate-sized leaves have formed a brittle carpet on the floor of the Gir forest. With midday temperatures peaking in the high thirties, trees are rapidly shedding … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of India, Gir National Park, Gujurat, Indian Peafowl, peacock
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Never A Gull Moment 