Indra Bhushan, IFS

Indian Forest Service '21 | IIT Delhi | Patna & Himachal Pradesh | Wildlife & Photography | Tweets are Personal
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When the rent is zero and the humidity is 100%.
Ferns and moss: It’s free real estate.

A single tree is also a forest.

#Monsoon #HimachalRains #Dharamshala #Ferns
#Forest

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June is flowerful in GHNP - wild blooms on the trail, birds in the forest, and Himalayan peace holding all together.
#GHNP #GreatHimalayanNationalPark #HimalayanBiodiversity #BirdsOfIndia #Wildflowers #HimachalPradesh #IndianForestOfficial

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Nature’s litmus paper — Hydrangea: acidic soil turns it blue, alkaline soil turns it pink, and purple blooms in between.
#Hydrangea #FlowerPhotography #Botany #SoilScience #Anthophile

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Four epiphytic orchids in bloom, Vanda cristata, Rhynchostylis retusa, Aerides multiflora and Dendrobium amoneum.
#Orchids #HimachalFlora #Biodiversity #NaturePhotography
#Kangra

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Foxtail Orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa) in bloom , a delicate whisper of the monsoon.
#FoxtailOrchid #RhynchostylisRetusa #Orchids #Monsoon #Himachal #NaturePhotography

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Rainy Dharamshala and the soft bloom of Dendrobium amoenum, a small beauty hidden in the hills.
#Dharamshala #Orchids #DendrobiumAmoenum #HimalayanFlora #Anthophile #FlowerPhotography

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A quiet reminder of the value of village life, green forest, and moments of calm in the mountains.
#HimachalPradesh #Dhauladhar #MountainViews #Dharamshala

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A sudden change in weather, and May in the hills turns into flowers, clouds, and cool silence.
#MayInTheHills #CoolWeather #Flowers #HimalayanLandscape #NaturePhotography

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My summer escape: birds, waterfalls, mountains and hike till heat loses signal.
#palampur #dharamshala #indianforestofficial #birdphotography

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A trio of beauty in one place, tea gardens below, Jacaranda in bloom, and the white Dhauladhar watching over.
#HimachalPradesh #Dhauladhar #Kangra #TeaGardens #MountainViews

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Inspection of bark, search for hidden larvae, insect etc.
A Black-headed Jay reminds us that every forest is full of small behaviours with big ecological roles.
#BlackHeadedJay #BirdsOfIndia #HimalayanBirds #WildlifePhotography

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My type of cardio: flowers, forests, and unnecessary mountain.
#Dharamshala
#Forest #Wellness
#Flower

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April brings the forests and streams of Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary alive with bird activity. As snow melts, pheasants, flycatchers, buntings, blackbirds, forktails, jays and redstarts fill the landscape with colour, calls and movement. #DhauladharWildlifeSanctuary #Rajgundha #BirdsOfHimalaya #Birding #HimachalPradesh

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As snow recedes, flowering begins across the mountains and butterflies reappear in synchrony.
These short seasonal pulses are critical to high-altitude ecosystem functioning.
#MountainEcology #AprilBloom #Himachal #Butterfly

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Pink rhododendron in the Himalayan sun.
Himachal, in its colours. 🌸
#HimachalDay #GulabiBuransh #Rhododendron #StateFlower

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Last action of the evening,
not always the early bird.
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #WhiteCappedRedstart
#Himachal
#Mcleodganj

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Forest, water and the
middle path.
#Dharamshala
#Himachal
#Forest #Evening

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This time, Dharamshala weather is playing April Fool.
#April #Rain #Snow
#Weather #Himachal

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Coral tree or Pangara (Local)
bare branches, a red carpet for birds
#CoralTree
#SpringBloom
#Anthophile
#Red #Himachal

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Vanda cristata, Beauty that exists quietly.
Indicates intact moisture + host tree system.
#MarchBloom #Spring #Dharamshala
#Anthophile #Orchid