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Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Superfamily Pyraloidea)Observer
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Rose Myrtle Lappet Moth (Trabala vishnou)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This moth was seen next to my house. it was not moving for almost more than 12 hours. it came by evening and was even seen by next day without any movement. it was a large sized and beautiful moth.
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Anthopleura handiObserver
zyszb29061978Description
This is marine sea-anemone seen in the centre and you can also seen Ulva green algae near to the same specimen. It was in a rock-pool of Inter-tidal area in a rocky patch.
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Sand Bubbler Crabs and Allies (Family Dotillidae)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This is a mud-ball designed created by small crabs in the sandy beach.
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Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds (Genus Padina)Observer
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One of the green algae with it's hold-fast seen at sandy beach of Guhagar, Maharshtra
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Isopods (Order Isopoda)Observer
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This was seen at Velneshwar beach while in search of Marine animals for study tour
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Sargassum and Allies (Family Sargassaceae)Observer
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This was seen at Sandy beach while in search of Marine organisms in the study tour with my Undergraduate students
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Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This is a single bird seen in this entire area. It was a vagrant bird and eating voraciously on fishes.
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Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This is a single bird seen in this entire area. It was a vagrant bird and eating voraciously on fishes.
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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This was a first photographic record of this species from this Palghar District, near Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Arabian Reef Heron (Egretta gularis ssp. schistacea)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This was a Egretta gularis Schistacea. It is Subspecies of western reef egret or heron. This has black beak where as the western reef egret in Slaty-grey morph has pale bill or in white morph it has yellowish colour beak or bill.
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Field Crickets (Subfamily Gryllinae)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
It is insect which makes sounds at Night.....
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Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This is Himalayan subspecies found in northeast areas of India. Its a subspecies known as lanius schach tricolour.
I had noted this one just outside the campus of NIT, Agartala, India.
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Sea Anemones and Corals (Class Anthozoa)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
It was a sea-anemone....but i could not Identify it.....it was seen in inter-tidal area. I got photos with tentacles spread and retracted (both ways).
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
I saw this insect was resting nearby home for almost whole night and I noted simillar individual within 2 days of gap at my office area in andheri.
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Pompadour Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora [inactive])Observer
zyszb29061978Description
These birds were quite common in the Ahmedabad city on the (local name)Peepal trees.
I have seen this species for the first time in my life from so closely.
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
This are also common bird in malvan area, 2-3 pairs has nestings in surrouding areas, so can be seen in early morning or late in the evening.
Someone should see the air-locked fight event of these birds, especially two males while defending thier territories. I would like to see this event in the wild. Once saw the amazing event on Discovery channel.
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Indian Grey Mongoose (Urva edwardsii)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
Actually this animal is common in Malvan area. Since I had seen lot of them in my earlier visits to the same place. I remember the event when I saw complete family of the Mongoose with three juveniles and two adults.
Even I saw the same animal in the day time through the running train.
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Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)Observer
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This was waiting for insects on the telephone wire nearby road.
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Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)Observer
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I saw this bird from the running Bus. it was resting on the light pole.
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Oriental Forest Lizards (Genus Calotes)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
Again this animal, I saw nearby the same freshwater lake which I mentioned in the earlier observation.
Before this i saw the same species nearby my house.
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Snakes and Lizards (Order Squamata)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
When I was standig neaby mangroves areas in Airoli-Mulund bridge area. It was quite long and fast.
In this area, people can even see foxes in some particular patches of mangroves of Airoli area.
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Grey and Nilgiri Langurs (Genus Semnopithecus)Observer
zyszb29061978Description
These monkeys were quite used to human, since most of the people were feeding them. but sometimes may attack you, if hungry. So can be risky for new people.
