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'White Dove of the Chhairo Gompa' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

White Dove of the Chhairo Gompa

Pigeon perched on the walls of a small Himalayan monastery.

28 May 2013

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Marpha, Nepal

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia var. domestica
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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