Its been 9 month to have a visit of Sattal, a small town near Bhimtal in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. Sattal(Hindi for "seven lakes") is an interconnected group of seven freshwater lakes situated in the Lower Himalayan Range near Bhimtal. Sattal is one of the few unspoiled and unpolluted freshwater biomes in India. These lakes are a paradise for migratory birds.
Sattal is a wonderful place for Bird photography. Its a paradise for bird lover, bird photographers and travelers. Here camps being operated mostly by local people catering to tourists looking for outdoor vacations. The place offers an excellent opportunity to photograph nature’s beauty. Right from tits to babblers, bulbuls, minivets, warblers, woodpeckers, myna, pigeons, and the colorful barbets, there are lots of things to take care of. It has 500 species of resident and migratory birds, 20 species of mammals, over 525 species of butterflies and over 11,000 species of moths, beetles, bugs and other insects.
When I came back from trip, I thought to display my picture gallery on blogger, but finally today I got chance write this picture blog. Let's see some of the birds I found there,
Crested kingfisher: The crested kingfisher is resident of the Himalayas and foothills of Northern India,
Woodpecker, Grey-headed (female): also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes.
Oriental Turtle Dove: Very common in eastern Asia, and migratory in the northern part of its range, this dove has strayed to Alaska several times.
Blue whistling thrush: It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk.
Verditer flycatcher: The verditer flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher widespread in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker:
Blue Whistling Thrush:
Red-billed Blue Magpie:
The Himalayan Yellow Jester:
And the birding at Sattal get finished with lots of beautiful pictures in hand, I mean in camera :)
Sattal is a wonderful place for Bird photography. Its a paradise for bird lover, bird photographers and travelers. Here camps being operated mostly by local people catering to tourists looking for outdoor vacations. The place offers an excellent opportunity to photograph nature’s beauty. Right from tits to babblers, bulbuls, minivets, warblers, woodpeckers, myna, pigeons, and the colorful barbets, there are lots of things to take care of. It has 500 species of resident and migratory birds, 20 species of mammals, over 525 species of butterflies and over 11,000 species of moths, beetles, bugs and other insects.
When I came back from trip, I thought to display my picture gallery on blogger, but finally today I got chance write this picture blog. Let's see some of the birds I found there,
Crested kingfisher: The crested kingfisher is resident of the Himalayas and foothills of Northern India,
Woodpecker, Grey-headed (female): also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes.
Oriental Turtle Dove: Very common in eastern Asia, and migratory in the northern part of its range, this dove has strayed to Alaska several times.
Blue whistling thrush: It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk.
Verditer flycatcher: The verditer flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher widespread in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker:
Blue Whistling Thrush:
The Himalayan Yellow Jester:
And the birding at Sattal get finished with lots of beautiful pictures in hand, I mean in camera :)
