'Crested Serpent-Eagle' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Gliding through the Valley Between Landruk and Ghandruk

17 May 2013

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Landruk, Nepal

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis cheela
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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Pantropical Huntsman Spider
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Death Head Bug
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Mallard and Ducklings
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
105 Observations
64 Identified Species
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Juvenile Osprey
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Juvenile Redstart
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