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arvindkhanna: Time to share another Photo story. Well unlike the previous one this journey was from Land of God, Uttrakand, India. The travel was part of Great Himalayan Bird Count 2013 planned on 72 most popular trekking trails situated in the river-valleys of Tons;
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arvindkhanna: Before the start of actual Great Himalayan Bird Count we decided to start our own birdwatching at green campus of IIP Dehradun. The rays of morning sun along the long straight road freshened us up like anything. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount
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arvindkhanna: The puff of air from flowers of large Eucalyptus trees along the road and all around the campus awaken up all our senses. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #trek #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation # ecotour
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arvindkhanna: In the IIP campus we exited to saw the neat of Baya weaver but were not able to locate a single one in spite of our best efforts. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #trek #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #
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arvindkhanna: Blue-bearded Bee-eater-one of the most gorgeous bird we saw in the campus. Unlike other Bee-eaters its square ended tail lacks the typical "wires" made up of the shafts of the longer central tail feathers in many species. . #photo #story from #himalayan #
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arvindkhanna: Another beauty was Grey wagtail. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #trek #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation # ecotourism #bird #birding #travelling #Photostory #experience #life #hills #mountains #clouds #ut
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arvindkhanna: Chestnut-headed bee-eater or. bay-headed bee-eater is one of the local resident of Indian subcontinent. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #trek #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation # ecotourism #bird #birdin
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arvindkhanna: Another beauty we got was grey-headed canary-flycatcher or grey-headed flycatcher, small bird with a grey hood and yellow underparts. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #incredibleindiaofficial #Nikon #D9
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arvindkhanna: Chestnut-bellied nuthatch from IIP Campus Dehradun. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #incredibleindiaofficial #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #birding #travelling #Photostory #experien
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arvindkhanna: Rufous-tailed shrike recognised by its reddish-brown, or rufous, tail from IIP Campus Dehradun. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #incredibleindiaofficial #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bi
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arvindkhanna: Long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike distinguish from other shrikes by presence of long and narrow black tail. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #incredibleindiaofficial #Nikon #D90 #nature #conserva
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arvindkhanna: White-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart was the first bird we sighted after our journey from Dehradun to Sangam Chatti via Uttarkashi. Sangam Chatti is the last motarable point on trek to Dodital. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #ago
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arvindkhanna: Once we reached Sangam Chatti we crossed the river through these log bridges. Just to remind that we did this trek in Oct 2013 just after Uttrakhand flood devastation where hundreds of bridges and roads washed away. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcou
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arvindkhanna: Time to resume bird count story after a short holiday on the mountains. Little Forktail, bird with black above, with white forehead; white band in wings extends across lower back. Sangam Chatti, Uttarkashi used to be bustling place as it is last motarable
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arvindkhanna: Verditer Flycatcher- an Indian subcontinent bird particularly in lower Himalayas. Named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #tr
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arvindkhanna: Blue whistling thrush a whistling thrush known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #birding #tra
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arvindkhanna: Rufous sibia from Sangam Chatti, Uttarkashi . A bird with an unmistakable appearance with its rufous-dominated colouration and black head. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservatio
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arvindkhanna: Grey hooded warbler from Sangam Chatti, Uttarkashi . Small, conspicuous warbler with bright yellow underparts. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #devbhoomi #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #b
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arvindkhanna: Super food Amaranth or Ramdana (Hindi) - The first thing which catches our eyes while trekking to Agoda Village, is the bright coloured patches of land all along the mountains. They were grown by local people, not for themselves, but for emerging healthy
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arvindkhanna: Whiskered yuhina, one of the commonest yuhinas in the Himalayas. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #incredibleindiaofficial #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #birding #travelling #Photost
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arvindkhanna: Agoda village is located in Bhatwari Tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India. This is a must stop location for trekkers going towards Dodital or Hanuman Chatti. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #incred
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arvindkhanna: Super food Amaranth or Ramdana (Hindi)- We were delighted to see amaranth all around us and prepared ourselves to taste it some local flavour. But our joy was short-lived after told by local that nowadays they only sustain on PDS supplied flour and two mi
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arvindkhanna: Fly as there is no end. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #superfood #villagelife #incredibleindiaofficial #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #birding #travelling #Photostory #experience #
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arvindkhanna: Happy #weekend one of the common encounter while travelling in the hills but also true that we want these simple things as traveller. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #superfood #villagelife # #Nikon #D90
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arvindkhanna: Beautiful Himalayan Rosefinch - Male and Female #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #finch #incredibleindiaofficial #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #birding #travelling #Photostory #expe
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arvindkhanna: Some leaf warbler- It is still very difficult for us to identify warblers. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #incredibleindia #incredibleindiaofficial #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #
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arvindkhanna: Forest Rest House- Agoda Village, Uttarakhand, We stayed he. This has basic facilities but you will very configurable when you came back from some trek. The location is quite fantastic. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekk
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arvindkhanna: Sunset from FRH Agoda, #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #Nikon #D90 #nature #conservation #ecotourism #bird #birding #travelling #Photostory #experience #life #hills #mountains #clouds #uttarakhand #Indi
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arvindkhanna: One of the hypnotizing moment when we saw a full moon slowly descending down between mountains in a clear blue sky. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #incredibleindia #incredibleindiaofficial #moon #supermoon #Himal
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arvindkhanna: Scaly-bellied Woodpecker- female. Large, green woodpecker with distinct scaling from breast to vent.. Crown red in male, blackish in female. #photo #story from #himalayan #birdcount #agoda #trek #travel #trekking #Himalayas #moon #supermoon #Nikon #D90 #