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Rosy starling

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Rosy starling (Pastor roseus) गुलाबी मैना, पाटल सारिका #Great run of kutch  #Gujrat March 2024 Nikon Gears  Full screen mode recommended for details   This is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae, also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor. The species was recently placed in its own monotypic genus, Pastor, and split from Sturnus. This split is supported by recent studies, though other related species within its new genus are not yet known for certain. The breeding range of this bird is in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts of Central Asia and Southeast Europe. It can be found from northwestern Mongolia via Dzungarei, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to southern Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Armenia. #Strabopixelclub #wildlife #birding #sea birds #birdwatching #birdwatcher #travellers #...

Black winged cucoshrike जंगली कसया

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Black-winged cuckooshrike  (Lalage melaschistos),  जंगली कसया  #Saryuwetland  #Ayodhya  Uttar Pradesh  October 2025  Nikon Gears  Full screen mode recommended for details. also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia. Despite the name, they (cuckooshrikes) are unrelated to either shrikes or cuckoos. They have broad based bills with grey upper parts, black wings, white vent, graduated white-tipped tails, black bills and legs. Females are overall lighter in all taxa. They breed in summer in mountains from 300–2450 meters and migrate altitudinally or south in winter. It is distributed from Northeast Pakistan through the lower Himalayan region (Uttarakhand, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh and into the hills of NE Myanmar continuing to China and Southeast Asia. It winters in the foothills, occasionally longer distances south west to northern ...

International Snakebite awareness day 19September

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*19 सितंबर को पूरे विश्व में अंतरराष्ट्रीय सर्प दंश जागरूकता* दिवस मनाया जाता है। हम सभी लोग सांप की एक झलक देखते ही भयभीत हो  जाते हैं कि जानलेवा  सांप कहीं  काट ना ले और इसी डर से लोग  सांप को देखते ही उसे ज्यादातर मारने की कोशिश करते हैं। सर्प हमारे पर्यावरण के अभिन्न सहयोगी हैं ।ये कीड़े मकोड़े,और चूहे खाकर हमारी फसलों और अनाज को बचाने में मदद करते हैं।कल्पना करिए कि अगर सर्प न हो तो चूहे कितनी तेजी से अपना परिवार बढ़ाकर पूरी फसल समाप्त कर सकते हैं क्योंकि उनकी संख्या बहुत तेजी से बढ़ती है। *रैट स्नेक (धामन)* का प्रिय भोजन चूहा ही है। आज *विश्व सर्प दंश जागरूकता दिवस* पर हम सर्प दंश से कैसे बचे इस पर चर्चा करते हैं। भारत में हर वर्ष 50000 से ज्यादा लोग सर्पदंश से मरते हैं जिसका मुख्य कारण है कि आज के इस युग में भी हमारा समाज जागृत नहीं है।आज भी ग्रामीण परिवेश में झाड़ फूंक के चक्कर में फंसकर लोग जान गंवा देते हैं जबकि इसका एक मात्र उपचार *एंटी स्नेक वेनम वैक्सीन* है जो हमारे हर सरकारी अस्पताल में फ्री उपलब्ध है। ये वैक्सीन यहां पाए जाने वाले तीनों विष...

black-breasted weaver(non breeding plumage) also known as the Bengal weaver or black-throated weaver (Ploceus benghalensis), बंगाल बया

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black-breasted weaver(non breeding plumage)  also known as the Bengal weaver  or black-throated weaver  (Ploceus benghalensis),  बंगाल बया Samda wetland Ayodhya January 2021 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details https://maghaa.com/mIvtV This is a weaver resident in the northern river plains of the Indian subcontinent. Like the other weavers, the males build an enclosed nest from reeds and mud, and visiting females select a mate at least partially based on the quality of the nest. It is polygynous and colonial, and on the whole similar to that of the baya and streaked weavers.  Male constructs the nest single-handedly, with a group of females visiting it during late construction stage, jumping on the helmets, tugging and testing, presumably for strength. If a female appears interested, the male bows low before her, presenting his golden crown to her. He flaps his w...

Brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), Brown hawk-owl भूरा बाज उल्लू

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Brown boobook  (Ninox scutulata),   Brown hawk-owl  भूरा बाज उल्लू Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh October 2023 Nikon Gears Hand held (night mode) Full screen mode recommended for details This is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China. The brown boobook is a medium-sized owl with a length of 32 cm (13 in). It has a hawk-like shape due to its long tail and lack of a distinct facial disk. The upperparts are dark brown, with a barred tail. The underparts are whitish with reddish-brown streaking. This species is very nocturnal but it can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is roosting in a tree. It feeds mainly on large insects, frogs, lizards, small birds, and mice. The call is a repeated low soft, musical oo-uk ...ooo-uk... which may be heard at dusk and dawn.

tufted duck or tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula) गुच्छेदार बतख

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tufted duck  or tufted pochard  (Aythya fuligula)  गुच्छेदार बतख  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh November 2022 Nikon gears Conservation status -NT This is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo "soot" and gula "throat". The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes, along with a thin crest on the back of its head. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks, and is more easily confused with other diving ducks

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)Conservation status -NT

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Black-tailed godwit  (Limosa limosa) काली पूंछ वाली चंचुकी Conservation status -NT  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Dop 13/11/22 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details (First time captured in Ayodhya) *National Bird of Netherland* This is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses ...