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  1. Just a bit over 24 hours ago was on a mixed forest mountain trail.

    The opposite of modern dystopia - no jostling, quiet, can't say cool but not boiling hot either. Plenty of - flowers & some fruting plants; arthropods (butterflies, bees, beetles, cockroaches, spiders etc) ; & birds singing, calling, foraging silently, some harassed by baby duties. & Even the call of a less seen / heard Grey-bellied Tesia.

    #NotDystopia #Forests #Nature #Birding #bloomscrolling #IndiasNature #Himalayas #ferns

  2. Just a bit over 24 hours ago was on a mixed forest mountain trail.

    The opposite of modern dystopia - no jostling, quiet, can't say cool but not boiling hot either. Plenty of - flowers & some fruting plants; arthropods (butterflies, bees, beetles, cockroaches, spiders etc) ; & birds singing, calling, foraging silently, some harassed by baby duties. & Even the call of a less seen / heard Grey-bellied Tesia.

    #NotDystopia #Forests #Nature #Birding #bloomscrolling #IndiasNature #Himalayas #ferns

  3. Just a bit over 24 hours ago was on a mixed forest mountain trail.

    The opposite of modern dystopia - no jostling, quiet, can't say cool but not boiling hot either. Plenty of - flowers & some fruting plants; arthropods (butterflies, bees, beetles, cockroaches, spiders etc) ; & birds singing, calling, foraging silently, some harassed by baby duties. & Even the call of a less seen / heard Grey-bellied Tesia.

    #NotDystopia #Forests #Nature #Birding #bloomscrolling #IndiasNature #Himalayas #ferns

  4. Just a bit over 24 hours ago was on a mixed forest mountain trail.

    The opposite of modern dystopia - no jostling, quiet, can't say cool but not boiling hot either. Plenty of - flowers & some fruting plants; arthropods (butterflies, bees, beetles, cockroaches, spiders etc) ; & birds singing, calling, foraging silently, some harassed by baby duties. & Even the call of a less seen / heard Grey-bellied Tesia.

    #NotDystopia #Forests #Nature #Birding #bloomscrolling #IndiasNature #Himalayas #ferns

  5. Just a bit over 24 hours ago was on a mixed forest mountain trail.

    The opposite of modern dystopia - no jostling, quiet, can't say cool but not boiling hot either. Plenty of - flowers & some fruting plants; arthropods (butterflies, bees, beetles, cockroaches, spiders etc) ; & birds singing, calling, foraging silently, some harassed by baby duties. & Even the call of a less seen / heard Grey-bellied Tesia.

    #NotDystopia #Forests #Nature #Birding #bloomscrolling #IndiasNature #Himalayas #ferns

  6. Birding, & eating what the birds eat

    A very nice bird walk in a village near Mukteshwar.

    Highlights many - the special one was the song of a Grey-bellied Tesia.

    End of main walk break consisted of peaches (cultivated) and the round fruit of wild Myrica esculenta, locally Kaaphal.

    The Indian Cuckoo sings Kaaphal Paako..., Kaaphal Pakiyo. (& not surprisingly the local name is simply "Kaphaal Paako")

    #Wildberries #fruits #birding #nature #naturewalks #IndiasNature #Himalayas #Uttarakhand

  7. Birding, & eating what the birds eat

    A very nice bird walk in a village near Mukteshwar.

    Highlights many - the special one was the song of a Grey-bellied Tesia.

    End of main walk break consisted of peaches (cultivated) and the round fruit of wild Myrica esculenta, locally Kaaphal.

    The Indian Cuckoo sings Kaaphal Paako..., Kaaphal Pakiyo. (& not surprisingly the local name is simply "Kaphaal Paako")

    #Wildberries #fruits #birding #nature #naturewalks #IndiasNature #Himalayas #Uttarakhand

  8. Birding, & eating what the birds eat

    A very nice bird walk in a village near Mukteshwar.

    Highlights many - the special one was the song of a Grey-bellied Tesia.

    End of main walk break consisted of peaches (cultivated) and the round fruit of wild Myrica esculenta, locally Kaaphal.

    The Indian Cuckoo sings Kaaphal Paako..., Kaaphal Pakiyo. (& not surprisingly the local name is simply "Kaphaal Paako")

    #Wildberries #fruits #birding #nature #naturewalks #IndiasNature #Himalayas #Uttarakhand

  9. Birding, & eating what the birds eat

    A very nice bird walk in a village near Mukteshwar.

    Highlights many - the special one was the song of a Grey-bellied Tesia.

    End of main walk break consisted of peaches (cultivated) and the round fruit of wild Myrica esculenta, locally Kaaphal.

    The Indian Cuckoo sings Kaaphal Paako..., Kaaphal Pakiyo. (& not surprisingly the local name is simply "Kaphaal Paako")

    #Wildberries #fruits #birding #nature #naturewalks #IndiasNature #Himalayas #Uttarakhand

  10. Birding, & eating what the birds eat

    A very nice bird walk in a village near Mukteshwar.

    Highlights many - the special one was the song of a Grey-bellied Tesia.

    End of main walk break consisted of peaches (cultivated) and the round fruit of wild Myrica esculenta, locally Kaaphal.

    The Indian Cuckoo sings Kaaphal Paako..., Kaaphal Pakiyo. (& not surprisingly the local name is simply "Kaphaal Paako")

    #Wildberries #fruits #birding #nature #naturewalks #IndiasNature #Himalayas #Uttarakhand

  11. Over the past week I traveled over some side roads - day time & even later in the nights. Narrow but good road, low traffic, & very kind people.

    Stopped a few times to get photos or just take a break. Almost always had friendly chats with people &. almost always they just handed me large delicious Peaches. Unbidden.

    In one case a man gave me the fruit from under an almost closed shutter.

    #kindness #fruits #nature #people #uttarakhand #peaches #india #indiasNature #himalayas #travel

  12. Over the past week I traveled over some side roads - day time & even later in the nights. Narrow but good road, low traffic, & very kind people.

    Stopped a few times to get photos or just take a break. Almost always had friendly chats with people &. almost always they just handed me large delicious Peaches. Unbidden.

    In one case a man gave me the fruit from under an almost closed shutter.

    #kindness #fruits #nature #people #uttarakhand #peaches #india #indiasNature #himalayas #travel

  13. Over the past week I traveled over some side roads - day time & even later in the nights. Narrow but good road, low traffic, & very kind people.

    Stopped a few times to get photos or just take a break. Almost always had friendly chats with people &. almost always they just handed me large delicious Peaches. Unbidden.

    In one case a man gave me the fruit from under an almost closed shutter.

    #kindness #fruits #nature #people #uttarakhand #peaches #india #indiasNature #himalayas #travel

  14. Over the past week I traveled over some side roads - day time & even later in the nights. Narrow but good road, low traffic, & very kind people.

    Stopped a few times to get photos or just take a break. Almost always had friendly chats with people &. almost always they just handed me large delicious Peaches. Unbidden.

    In one case a man gave me the fruit from under an almost closed shutter.

    #kindness #fruits #nature #people #uttarakhand #peaches #india #indiasNature #himalayas #travel

  15. Over the past week I traveled over some side roads - day time & even later in the nights. Narrow but good road, low traffic, & very kind people.

    Stopped a few times to get photos or just take a break. Almost always had friendly chats with people &. almost always they just handed me large delicious Peaches. Unbidden.

    In one case a man gave me the fruit from under an almost closed shutter.

    #kindness #fruits #nature #people #uttarakhand #peaches #india #indiasNature #himalayas #travel

  16. 🕷️😊 Researchers in #Uttarakhand, #India, spotted a spider resembling #Hawaii’s happy-face #spider during ant #biodiversity work.

    #DNA confirmed it was a new species, *Theridion himalayana*, with distinct evolutionary origins. Both species evolved their patterns independently.

    👉 popsci.com/environment/himalay

    #spiders #himalayas #arachnid #evolution #genetics #science #discovery

  17. Barberry flower, locally called Kilmoda (apochryphally the origins of the name for Almora town)

    Flowers are edible, along with the berries as well.

    Berberis spp.

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #yellowflowers #himalayas #IndiasNature

  18. Barberry flower, locally called Kilmoda (apochryphally the origins of the name for Almora town)

    Flowers are edible, along with the berries as well.

    Berberis spp.

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #yellowflowers #himalayas #IndiasNature

  19. Barberry flower, locally called Kilmoda (apochryphally the origins of the name for Almora town)

    Flowers are edible, along with the berries as well.

    Berberis spp.

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #yellowflowers #himalayas #IndiasNature

  20. Barberry flower, locally called Kilmoda (apochryphally the origins of the name for Almora town)

    Flowers are edible, along with the berries as well.

    Berberis spp.

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #yellowflowers #himalayas #IndiasNature

  21. Barberry flower, locally called Kilmoda (apochryphally the origins of the name for Almora town)

    Flowers are edible, along with the berries as well.

    Berberis spp.

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #yellowflowers #himalayas #IndiasNature

  22. A Cobra lily flower & plant (Arisaema propinquum | Wallach's Cobra Lily), in the dense undergrowth of a Cold Temperate Forest (altitude 2200 m asl)

    #CobraLily #bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #forest #Himalayas #wildflowers #IndiasNature
    #Uttarakhand

    PS i think it is A propinquum ( cannot find my book to verify)

  23. A Cobra lily flower & plant (Arisaema propinquum | Wallach's Cobra Lily), in the dense undergrowth of a Cold Temperate Forest (altitude 2200 m asl)

    #CobraLily #bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #forest #Himalayas #wildflowers #IndiasNature
    #Uttarakhand

    PS i think it is A propinquum ( cannot find my book to verify)

  24. A Cobra lily flower & plant (Arisaema propinquum | Wallach's Cobra Lily), in the dense undergrowth of a Cold Temperate Forest (altitude 2200 m asl)

    #CobraLily #bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #forest #Himalayas #wildflowers #IndiasNature
    #Uttarakhand

    PS i think it is A propinquum ( cannot find my book to verify)

  25. A Cobra lily flower & plant (Arisaema propinquum | Wallach's Cobra Lily), in the dense undergrowth of a Cold Temperate Forest (altitude 2200 m asl)

    #CobraLily #bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #forest #Himalayas #wildflowers #IndiasNature
    #Uttarakhand

    PS i think it is A propinquum ( cannot find my book to verify)

  26. A Cobra lily flower & plant (Arisaema propinquum | Wallach's Cobra Lily), in the dense undergrowth of a Cold Temperate Forest (altitude 2200 m asl)

    #CobraLily #bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #forest #Himalayas #wildflowers #IndiasNature
    #Uttarakhand

    PS i think it is A propinquum ( cannot find my book to verify)

  27. Scenes from the Himalayas

    A short video showing the first rise of the "Greater Himalayas" and also a double rainbow emerging just after a short thundershower

    #Himalayas #Rainbow #Mountains #GreaterHimalayas #Geography #IndiasNature #Forests #Landscape #Clouds #Video

  28. Scenes from the Himalayas

    A short video showing the first rise of the "Greater Himalayas" and also a double rainbow emerging just after a short thundershower

    #Himalayas #Rainbow #Mountains #GreaterHimalayas #Geography #IndiasNature #Forests #Landscape #Clouds #Video

  29. Scenes from the Himalayas

    A short video showing the first rise of the "Greater Himalayas" and also a double rainbow emerging just after a short thundershower

    #Himalayas #Rainbow #Mountains #GreaterHimalayas #Geography #IndiasNature #Forests #Landscape #Clouds #Video

  30. Scenes from the Himalayas

    A short video showing the first rise of the "Greater Himalayas" and also a double rainbow emerging just after a short thundershower

    #Himalayas #Rainbow #Mountains #GreaterHimalayas #Geography #IndiasNature #Forests #Landscape #Clouds #Video

  31. Scenes from the Himalayas

    A short video showing the first rise of the "Greater Himalayas" and also a double rainbow emerging just after a short thundershower

    #Himalayas #Rainbow #Mountains #GreaterHimalayas #Geography #IndiasNature #Forests #Landscape #Clouds #Video

  32. Some of the birds i could get pictures of, atleast those worth sharing.

    1. Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
    2. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    3. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    4. Gray Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus)

    #birds #birdphotography #magpie #bushchat #jay #cuckoo #HImalayanBirdCount #himalayas #Uttarakhand #India

  33. Some of the birds i could get pictures of, atleast those worth sharing.

    1. Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
    2. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    3. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    4. Gray Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus)

    #birds #birdphotography #magpie #bushchat #jay #cuckoo #HImalayanBirdCount #himalayas #Uttarakhand #India

  34. Some of the birds i could get pictures of, atleast those worth sharing.

    1. Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
    2. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    3. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    4. Gray Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus)

    #birds #birdphotography #magpie #bushchat #jay #cuckoo #HImalayanBirdCount #himalayas #Uttarakhand #India

  35. Some of the birds i could get pictures of, atleast those worth sharing.

    1. Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
    2. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    3. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    4. Gray Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus)

    #birds #birdphotography #magpie #bushchat #jay #cuckoo #HImalayanBirdCount #himalayas #Uttarakhand #India

  36. Most of my Himalayan Bird Count birding was in a Cold Temperate Forest with Oaks, Horse Chestnut, Indian Laurel, Rhododendrons, .

    The central focus was around Mesar Kund , a forest pond.

    The correct local name is Mesar Kund, long story about the that I will share soon. But this name is being changed to suit dominant cultural trends.

    #Forest #ForestPond #Eutrophication #habitat #HimalayanBirdCount #EndemicBirdDay #Himalayas

    2/🧵

  37. Most of my Himalayan Bird Count birding was in a Cold Temperate Forest with Oaks, Horse Chestnut, Indian Laurel, Rhododendrons, .

    The central focus was around Mesar Kund , a forest pond.

    The correct local name is Mesar Kund, long story about the that I will share soon. But this name is being changed to suit dominant cultural trends.

    #Forest #ForestPond #Eutrophication #habitat #HimalayanBirdCount #EndemicBirdDay #Himalayas

    2/🧵

  38. Most of my Himalayan Bird Count birding was in a Cold Temperate Forest with Oaks, Horse Chestnut, Indian Laurel, Rhododendrons, .

    The central focus was around Mesar Kund , a forest pond.

    The correct local name is Mesar Kund, long story about the that I will share soon. But this name is being changed to suit dominant cultural trends.

    #Forest #ForestPond #Eutrophication #habitat #HimalayanBirdCount #EndemicBirdDay #Himalayas

    2/🧵

  39. Most of my Himalayan Bird Count birding was in a Cold Temperate Forest with Oaks, Horse Chestnut, Indian Laurel, Rhododendrons, .

    The central focus was around Mesar Kund , a forest pond.

    The correct local name is Mesar Kund, long story about the that I will share soon. But this name is being changed to suit dominant cultural trends.

    #Forest #ForestPond #Eutrophication #habitat #HimalayanBirdCount #EndemicBirdDay #Himalayas

    2/🧵

  40. 9th May 26 was Endemic Bird day & also Himalayan Bird Count Day

    Normally our group would have gone crazy - with birding events in 3 or 4 locations. This year subdued - people on assignment & in different locations. So took the opportunity to slow walk through a village forest

    Bird List tinyurl.com/HBC26
    Bird Highlight - Long-billed Thrush

    #nature #birding #himalayas #india #endemicBirdDay #HimalayaBirdCount #IndiasNature #Forests #Uttarakhand #Munsiari #Sarmoli #Shankhdhura #ebird

    1/🧵

  41. 9th May 26 was Endemic Bird day & also Himalayan Bird Count Day

    Normally our group would have gone crazy - with birding events in 3 or 4 locations. This year subdued - people on assignment & in different locations. So took the opportunity to slow walk through a village forest

    Bird List tinyurl.com/HBC26
    Bird Highlight - Long-billed Thrush

    #nature #birding #himalayas #india #endemicBirdDay #HimalayaBirdCount #IndiasNature #Forests #Uttarakhand #Munsiari #Sarmoli #Shankhdhura #ebird

    1/🧵