Part Five

Orange-headed Thrushes

Zoothera citrina

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Mechanical Harvested Tea

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Mechanical Tea Harvester

The least discriminating way to harvest tea.  Lots of sticks and bits that are not wanted.

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White-cheeked Barbet

Megalaima viridis

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African Tulip Tree

Spathodea campanulata

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Lesser Hill Myna

Gracula indica

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Lesser Hill Myna

Gracula indica - in a nesting hole.

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Deceased Actor-Politician

Symbol of a splinter political party.

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Loading Cows

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Black Pepper Vine

Piper nigrum

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Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

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Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus - male. We were hoping to see an elephant walking through the tea plantation, but this is the only one we saw.

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Catholic Society of India Church

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Shrine

Common in this part of India. Comparable to Hindu shrines in other states.

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Wasp Nest

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Porch

A nice spot to read and relax.

Stanmore Gardens Bungalows #5, Injiparai Estates, Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India, January 24, 2022

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Indian Giant Squirrel

Ratufa inidica

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Firewood

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Nilgiri Langurs

Trachypithecus johnii - five in the photo.

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Lion-tailed Macaque

Macaca silenus - completely comfortable lying in the branches.

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Malabar Whistling Thrush

Myophonus horsfieldii

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Lion-tailed Macaques

Macaca silenus - two females and a juvenile.

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Lion-tailed Macaque

Macaca silenus - another big yawn.

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Lion-tailed Macaque

Macaca silenus - checking an opened green Coconut.

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Vertical Blur Trees

Artsy!

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Zoom Blur Trees

More artsy!

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Tea

With afternoon lighting.

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Gaur

Bos gaurus - male with four common Myna.

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Silver Oak

Grevillea robusta - heavily pruned in the tea plantations.

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