Neer has travelled extensively all over Uttarakhand and Western Himalayas, leading tours to numerous places from Terai regions to higher altitudes in Uttarakhand. Having seen over 700 species in the Uttarakhand Province itself. Neer has grown up with a lifelong interest in wildlife, which evolved into a particular fascination with birds. Raised in Mountains, Neer started Birding as a […]
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Bird Name: Rose-ringed Parakeet Scientific Name: Psittacula krameri Date of Video: 3rd March, 2020 Location: Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, Haridwar Video by: Krishna Avtar Observation Activity: Matting
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Bird Name: Spotbill Duck Scientific Name: Anas poecilorhyncha Bird Name: Ruddy shelduck Scientific Name: Tadorna ferruginea Date of Video: 3rd March, 2020 Location: Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, Haridwar Video by: Krishna Avtar
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Image by: Kate Jhilmil was declared a Conservation Reserve in 2005 upon on order from Dr. Abdul kalam, then the President of India, thanks to a creative new law allowing the preservation of smaller wild areas. As a birdwatching hot spot, jhilmil is pure serendipity. The site holds many birding treasures, particularly for the patient
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Located just southeast of the city of Dehradun, Lachhiwala is good for a morning visit. This Forest Department maintains a picnic spot is located along the banks of the Song River and the road itself passes through some good primary Sal (Shorea robusta) forest. The so-called forest-edge vegetation itself is excellent for birding. To get
The Maldevta area is more hilly and rocky. The slopes have lower montane forest. The upper reaches of the Song river and its tributaries rush through here. To get to Maldevta, one has to turn left at the junction at the end of Raipur Road. The road is initially straight and bordered by riverine scrub
The eastern part of the Doon is intriguing, and full of birding rewards. This is where the valley narrows down and the dense Sal forests of the Shivalik Hills meet the mixed forest of the lower Himalayas. The land here slopes gently down towards the Ganga as the river flows out of the mountainous gorges,
In Garhwal, it is known as Deodar or Dev-daru. That is, the Tree-of-the-Gods, known to botanists as Cedrus deodara or the Himalayan Cedar. And indeed, if one visits the beautiful evergreen forest at Deolsari, one can see why. Vast, tall and stately stands of virgin old-growth deodar cloak the hillside, making for an unforgettable scene.
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Anyone looking north from Mussoorie or Dhanaulti will be gazing across the Aglar Valley. From the valley floor rises the Nag Tibba range, beyond which stand the snow peaks of the mighty Great Himalayan Range. The wide valley of the Aglar is drained by the namesake river, a westward-flowing tributary of the Yamuna, into which
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