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'Black Kite Hunting the Shores of Fewa Lake' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Black Kite Hunting the Shores of Fewa Lake

13 May 2013

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Pokhara, Nepal

Black Kite

Milvus migrans
iNaturalist Observation
MARKED RESEARCH GRADE
More Observations from Expedition Muktinath

A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

50 Observations
48 Identified Species
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White Dove of the Chhairo Gompa
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Common Sailer Butterfly
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Sikkim Ground Skink
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Landruk Damselfly
Landruk, Nepal (May 2013)
Four-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly
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Pokhara Fisherman
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Pokhara Bachelor Bus
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Macaque Mother Eating Corn Raided from Nepalese Farm
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Fewa Lake
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Nepali Woman and Her Dog Cast Fishing Nets into Fewa Lake
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
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65 Identified Species
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