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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
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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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Azure Sapphire Butterfly
Landruk, Nepal (May 2013)
Little Skimmer Dragonfly
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Tantric Pigeons of the Vishvavajra
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Chinese Stellera
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White-Capped Redstart
Dana, Nepal (May 2013)
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Fewa Lake
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Pokhara Bachelor Bus
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Nepali Woman Carrying Doka Basket
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Nepali Woman and Her Dog Cast Fishing Nets into Fewa Lake
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
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