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Butterfly

Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Micro Nikkor 105mm
F-Stop: f/5.0
Focal Length: 105.0mm
Location: Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.
Description: Black skyblue. Photo by: wildlife.n-epal(Milan Gurung).

The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is also  known as the Great Black Cormorant .The Great Cormorant breeds mainly on coasts, nesting on cliffs or in trees .They lay about 3-4 eggs. Japanese fishermen sometimes tie fishing line around the throats of cormorants, tight enough to prevent swallowing, and deploy them from small boats. The cormorants eat fish without being able to fully swallow them, and the fishermen are able to retrieve the fish simply by forcing open the cormorants’ mouths, apparently engaging the regurgitation reflex. This traditional fishing method is known as Cormorant fishing. This bird was seen at the koshi tappu, Sunsari, Nepal.(Birds of Nepal)—Great Cormorant.Koshi Tappu.

The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a passerine bird. The Red-whiskered Bulbul is about 20 cm in length. It has brown upper-parts and whitish underparts with buff flanks and a dark spur running onto the breast at shoulder level. It has a tall pointed black crest, red face patch and thin black moustachial line. The tail is long and brown with white terminal feather tips, but the vent area is red. They feed on fruits, nectar and insects. This is a bird of lightly wooded areas, more open country with bushes and shrubs, and farmland. This bird was seen at the Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.

Grasshopper

Camera: NikonD70s
Lens:  Nikkor 18-70mm                              
F-Stop: f/8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
Location: Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.
Description: Grasshopper.

The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird.It is a large bird, standing 90-100 cm tall.It feeds in shallow water, catching fish, frogs, and insects with its long bill. Herons will also take small mammals, smaller birds and small reptiles. It will often wait motionless for prey, or slowly stalk its victim.This species breeds in colonies in trees close to lakes, the seashore or other wetlands, although it will also nest in reedbeds. It builds a bulky stick nest.Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head.This bird was seen at the Koshi Tappu,sunsari,Nepal.

Goat

Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens:  Nikkor 18-70mm                            
F-Stop: f/4.0
Focal Length: 18.0mm
Location: Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.
Description: Domestic Goat.

Godawari

Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikkor 18-70mm                             
F-Stop: f/4.5
Focal Length: 70mm
Location: Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.
Description: Orange godawari.

Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It is found in open habitats, especially short grassland and cultivation. It builds its nest on the ground. Like other pipits, this species is insectivorous. This is a large pipit at 15cm.It has long legs and tail and a long dark bill. Sexes are similar. They have a chip-chip-chip call. This bird was seen at the Krishi Farm, Sunsari, Tarahara, Nepal.

Camera: NikonD70s
Lens:  Nikkor 18-70mm                             
F-Stop: f/6.3
Focal Length: 70mm
Location: Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.
Description: pink Jalberia

Duck

Camera: NikonD70s
Lens: Nikkor 18-70mm                 
F-Stop: f/4.5
Focal Length: 70mm
Location: Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal.
Description: Duck, I got this shot at the backyard of my uncle’s home.They were coming to fetch water.

The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a lapwing or large plover. It has  loud calls which are variously rendered as Did he do it or Pity to do it.They are usually seen in pairs or small groups. Red-wattled Lapwings are large waders, about 35cm long.The wings and back are light brown with a purple sheen, but head and chest and front part of neck are black.White patch runs between these two colours, from belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown. Short tail is tipped black. A red fleshy wattle in front of each eye, black-tipped red bill, and the long legs are yellow. In flight, prominent white wing bars formed by the white on the secondary coverts.Males and females are similar in plumage but males have a 5% longer wing and tend to have a longer carpal spur.Flight rather slow, with deliberate flaps, but capable of remarkable agility when defending nest or being hunted by a hawk.

The Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata) is an Old World babbler found in South Asia. They are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds. The Jungle Babbler’s habitat is forest and cultivation. This species, like most babblers, is non-migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. The sexes are identical, drably coloured in brownish grey with a yellow-bill. The upperparts are usually slightly darker in shade and there is some mottling on the throat and breast. The Jungle Babbler can be separated from the White-headed Babbler by the dark loreal zone between the bill and the eye as well as the lack of a contrasting light crown. The calls of the two species are however distinct and unmistakable. The Jungle Babbler has harsh nasal calls while the White-headed Babbler has high pitched calls. Another babbler that is similarly found in urban areas is the Large Grey Babbler; however that species has a distinctive long tail with white outer tail feathers. The Jungle Babbler lives in flocks of seven to ten or more. It is a noisy bird, and the presence of a flock may generally be known at some distance by the harsh mewing calls, continual chattering, squeaking and chirping produced by its members. They feed mainly on insects, but also eats nectar and berries.