Wild Encounter: July 2022

First published in Sanctuary Cub, Vol. 42 No. 7, July 2022

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Photo Feature

Great Barbet
Trekkers in the Himalaya are familiar with the loud calls of the Great Barbet Megalaima virens that echo off the surrounding mountains. The birds are more often heard than seen since they prefer to stick to the canopy, their bright colours blending with the foliage of high-altitude trees such as oak, rhododendron and pine. The photographer did, however, manage to capture this barbet feeding on peach blossoms in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Photo: Soham Dixit.