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Malabar Giant Squirrel. . .
Another inhabitant of tree tops, that makes its presence felt by a typical call. Indian Giant squirrel or malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is restricted to peninsular India. These are arboreal, typically solitary, rarely leave the trees and even defend their own tree territories ,omnivorous in food habit, feeding on fruits, flowers, nuts, bark, bird eggs, and insects.
They typically use their hands to handle the food, as in this pic. . .
Photographed at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamilnadu, India in March 2008. . .
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Uploaded on Oct 19, 2011
Afternoon splash in autumn sun. .
Red billed blue magpie enjoying afternoon splash in autumn sun at New forest Campus, FRI, Dehradun, India. . .
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Uploaded on Oct 15, 2011
Perfect Camouglage. . .
Perfect camouglag. .. .
Certainly not discernible in first look. .
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Uploaded on Oct 10, 2011
The Cockpit. . .
The Cockpit. .
Of the worlds most accomplished chopper. . .
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Uploaded on Oct 8, 2011
Friends of Farmers. . .
Wasps are predatory in nature and are in fact the friends of farmers. Wasps comb the whole area for food and would eat caterpillars that can damages the farmers crops. . .
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Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011
