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great-and-small · 2 years
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I apologize to the Tibetan blackbird but this scene is all I can think of when I hear that unfortunate scientific nomenclature
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squawkoverflow · 1 year
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A new variant has been added!
Tibetan Blackbird (Turdus maximus) © Imran Shah
It hatches from black, bright, brown, dark, dense, open, orange, robust, similar, sparse, and such eggs.
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Round one: Sikmun vs 爆炸, bào zhà
(poll at the end)
Sikmun (Bislama)
Unable to find IPA
Translation: Menstrual period
Bislama is an English-based creole with around 14 200 speakers. It is spoken in Vanuatu, where it’s the national language and used as a lingua franca to facilitate communication between speakers of the 110 living languages. Bislama emerged in the late 1800s due to the practice of “blackbirding”, aka deceiving or kidnapping Pacific Islanders and taking them to work as indentured labourers on plantations, mainly in Australia and Fiji. Due to everyone speaking different languages, a pidgin emerged that later became a creole. This language was taken to Vanuatu when labourers returned and spread because it could be used as a lingua franca. Most of the vocabulary is English-based with some French, but the grammar is typical of local languages.
Motivation: Sick moon???? That’s such a rad way of describing it, it sounds so cool…
(note: the original submission said sigmun, sikmun was the spelling I found in the Bislama spelling dictionary as well as in text examples)
爆炸, bào zhà (Mandarin Chinese)
[paʊ ʈʂa]
Translation: explosion
Chinese is a Sino-Tibetan macrolanguage (a dialect continuum consisting of different varieties that are distinct languages based the criterium of mutual intelligibility, but commonly referred to as a single language) with around 1 350 300 000 speakers that consists of 16 recognised languages, often referred to as dialects. Out of these, Mandarin Chinese is the largest, as 70% of Chinese speakers have it as their native language. The Beijing dialect of Mandarin forms the basis of Standard Chinese, which is the national language and taught in schools all over China.
Motivation 1: Super fun to say (BAO ZHA allows for some intense chest yells!!), lovely meaning, has become a joke among my friend group and our Chinese teacher thinks it's very funny
Motivation 2: Explode is an inherently funny word. Also me and my friends learned this word back in like Chinese ii (super early on, we were still learning basic grammar) and our Chinese teacher does not like it very much. Once they got in trouble for putting it in a presentation that was being graded for our ib myp certificate (international baccalaureate; bigshot honors program).
Note: This was submitted as Mandarin Chinese by at least one of the four submitters of this one word (thank you for sparing me the detective work). The two best motivations were put on the post
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The white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
On the Tibetan Plateau White-collared Blackbirds can breed twice a year. The first breeding attempt results in small clutches where a few nestlings fledge in high body condition. Contrasting with the second attempt where larger clutches result in more chicks fledgling but these are in lower body condition. These differences are thought to be driven by parental feeding behaviour and seasonal variation in food availability. White-collared Blackbirds feed their chicks plant material, especially berries, and invertebrates such as arthropods and annelids.
This aptly-named species has a bright white collar, which is its most notable field mark. Like most other blackbirds, males are predominantly black while females are dark brown. Breeds in alpine and upper subalpine meadows, open forests, and gardens where it forages on the ground, often singly or in pairs. Sometimes descends to upper foothills in the winter. [x]
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somethingvinyl · 4 years
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Thursday meant another meeting of the Vinyl Appreciation Club--click to listen now!
Arrival Music: Cannonball Adderley, Why Am I Treated So Bad
The Beatles, Yellow Submarine*
Joe Jackson, Baby Stick Around
Talking Heads, Girlfriend is Better*
Hop Along, Tibetan Pop Stars
Beatles, Blackbird*
Esperanza Spalding, Judas*
David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust*
Chic, Happy Man
Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road
Tom Waits, All the World is Green
Stevie Wonder, It Ain’t No Use*
Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden
James Brown, Mother Popcorn
Johnny Cash, I Walk the Line
*Student (or small child) picks
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wildlife2017 · 3 years
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White-collared Blackbird (Turdus albocinctus). Female.
March 2021.
Langthel: Trongsa.
Bhutan.
This aptly-named species has a bright white collar, which is its most notable field mark. Like most other blackbirds, males are predominantly black while females are dark brown. Breeds in alpine and upper subalpine meadows, open forests, and gardens where it forages on the ground, often singly or in pairs. Sometimes descends to upper foothills in the winter.
On the Tibetan Plateau White-collared Blackbirds can breed twice a year. The first breeding attempt results in small clutches where a few nestlings fledge in high body condition. Contrasting with the second attempt where larger clutches result in more chicks fledgling but these are in lower body condition. These differences are thought to be driven by parental feeding behaviour and seasonal variation in food availability. Field studies indicated that females, but not males, exhibit different nest defence behaviours that can be used to classify them into bold and shy personalities. Bold females had higher nest success compared to shy ones. White-collared Blackbirds feed their chicks plant material, especially berries, and invertebrates such as arthropods and annelids.
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[ paul wesley ] just checked back into central city. oh wait, that’s actually [ elijah wolfe ]. the database tells me that they are [ 28 ] and that they spend their time working as an [ assassin ]. however, under the mask of darkness they are also known as [ blackbird ] with the power(s) of [ electrokinesis, loa training, military background. ]. word on the street is that they are [ cunning ] and [ arrogant ], hopefully that will come in handy.
he’s originally from central city, born and raised.
when the particle accelerator exploded he’d been on his way home from work. the blast surprised him, causing him to swerve and hit a telephone pole. it fell onto his car, electrocuting him and stopping his heart at the exact moment he was hit with a blast of dark matter. when he woke up he discovered he had the power of electrokinesis.
it wasn’t easy learning to get his newfound abilities under control. any time he had any kind of strong emotion he’d start sparking up like a bolt of lightning. the worst of it came when he got into a bar fight. it was stupid and meaningless, he flirted with a girl who unknowingly to him had a boyfriend who happened to be standing behind him. it wasn’t the first time he’d gotten himself into a situation like this, but it was the first with his powers. one simple push after his adrenaline start flowing and the other guy was dead.
the police were called and he was led off in handcuffs, but instead of serving jail time he was approached by a covert government organization that recruited him into the military. they were creating a black ops unit of super soldiers that already had powers. in exchange for working with them they offered him his freedom, a clean slate. (a promise he later found out they never intended to keep). during one of their more, ahem, unsanctioned missions they came under enemy fire and the plane crashed into a tibetan mountain range. he was the sole survivor.
he was recruited into the league of assassins after they discovered him laying in a pile of rubble near nanda parbat, broken and bleeding. his powers and military experience helped him secure a place in their ranks and he has been with them ever since.
they also helped him learn to have a better grasp over his abilities, mostly through controlling his emotions.
he’s not a hero but he’s not really a villain?? at least not in the sense that he goes around wreaking havoc. also he’s bound by the rules of the loa, so he doesn’t kill innocents. but if you classify a self serving assassin as a villain… then yep 
he goes by blackbird in the league bc it was his codename in the military and it sorta stuck.
he’s 100% loyal to the league. they saved his life and gave him a fresh start when he had nothing left. without hesitation, he would die for ra’s al ghul (nyssa currently, i think?)
sorry if this was all over the place, it was just a rough rundown to catch you up to speed a bit. a full biography including his life before his powers is currently being written so if you’re interested check the links on my page a bit later. i just didn’t want this to get too long with a bunch of unnecessary/irrelevant info. 
and as always, i’d love plots for him! especially considering he’s my first oc in this rp. i just already had three canons and wanted to switch things up a bit so i hope you love him as much as i do!
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The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds),[2] or simply blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.[3] It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few of the Asian subspecies are sometimes considered to be full species. Depending on latitude, the common blackbird may be resident, partially migratory, or fully migratory.
The male of the nominate subspecies, which is found throughout most of Europe, is all black except for a yellow eye-ring and bill and has a rich, melodious song; the adult female and juvenile have mainly dark brown plumage. This species breeds in woods and gardens, building a neat, mud-lined, cup-shaped nest. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, berries, and fruits.
Both sexes are territorial on the breeding grounds, with distinctive threat displays, but are more gregarious during migration and in wintering areas. Pairs stay in their territory throughout the year where the climate is sufficiently temperate. This common and conspicuous species has given rise to a number of literary and cultural references, frequently related to its song.
Taxonomy and systematics
The common blackbird was described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 as Turdus merula (characterised as T. ater, rostro palpebrisque fulvis).[4] The binomial name derives from two Latin words, turdus, "thrush", and merula, "blackbird", the latter giving rise to its French name, merle,[5] and its Scots name, merl.[6]
About 65 species of medium to large thrushes are in the genus Turdus, characterised by rounded heads, longish, pointed wings, and usually melodious songs. Although two European thrushes, the song thrush and mistle thrush, are early offshoots from the Eurasian lineage of Turdus thrushes after they spread north from Africa, the blackbird is descended from ancestors that had colonised the Caribbean islands from Africa and subsequently reached Europe from there.[7] It is close in evolutionary terms to the island thrush (T. poliocephalus) of Southeast Asia and islands in the southwest Pacific, which probably diverged from T. merula stock fairly recently.[8]
It may not immediately be clear why the name "blackbird", first recorded in 1486, was applied to this species, but not to one of the various other common black English birds, such as the carrion crow, raven, rook, or jackdaw. However, in Old English, and in modern English up to about the 18th century, "bird" was used only for smaller or young birds, and larger ones such as crows were called "fowl". At that time, the blackbird was therefore the only widespread and conspicuous "black bird" in the British Isles.[9] Until about the 17th century, another name for the species was ouzel, ousel or wosel (from Old English osle, cf. German Amsel). Another variant occurs in Act 3 of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where Bottom refers to "The Woosell cocke, so blacke of hew, With Orenge-tawny bill". The ouzel usage survived later in poetry, and still occurs as the name of the closely related ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus), and in water ouzel, an alternative name for the unrelated but superficially similar white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus).[10]
Two related Asian Turdus thrushes, the white-collared blackbird (T. albocinctus) and the grey-winged blackbird (T. boulboul), are also named blackbirds,[8] and the Somali thrush (T. (olivaceus) ludoviciae) is alternatively known as the Somali blackbird.[11]
The icterid family of the New World is sometimes called the blackbird family because of some species' superficial resemblance to the common blackbird and other Old World thrushes, but they are not evolutionarily close, being related to the New World warblers and tanagers.[12] The term is often limited to smaller species with mostly or entirely black plumage, at least in the breeding male, notably the cowbirds,[13] the grackles,[14] and for around 20 species with "blackbird" in the name, such as the red-winged blackbird and the melodious blackbird.[12]
Similar species
In Europe, the common blackbird can be confused with the paler-winged first-winter ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) or the superficially similar European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).[18] A number of similar Turdus thrushes exist far outside the range of the common blackbird, for example the South American Chiguanco thrush (Turdus chiguanco).[19] The Indian blackbird, the Tibetan blackbird, and the Chinese blackbird were formerly considered subspecies.[20]
Description
The common blackbird of the nominate subspecies T. m. merula is 23.5 to 29 centimetres (9.25 to 11.4 in) in length, has a long tail, and weighs 80–125 grams (2.8 to 4.4 oz). The adult male has glossy black plumage, blackish-brown legs, a yellow eye-ring and an orange-yellow bill. The bill darkens somewhat in winter.[18] The adult female is sooty-brown with a dull yellowish-brownish bill, a brownish-white throat and some weak mottling on the breast. The juvenile is similar to the female, but has pale spots on the upperparts, and the very young juvenile also has a speckled breast. Young birds vary in the shade of brown, with darker birds presumably males.[18] The first year male resembles the adult male, but has a dark bill and weaker eye ring, and its folded wing is brown, rather than black like the body plumage.[8]
Distribution and habitat
The common blackbird breeds in temperate Eurasia, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and South Asia. It has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.[8] Populations are sedentary in the south and west of the range, although northern birds migrate south as far as northern Africa and tropical Asia in winter.[8] Urban males are more likely to overwinter in cooler climes than rural males, an adaptation made feasible by the warmer microclimate and relatively abundant food that allow the birds to establish territories and start reproducing earlier in the year.[21] Recoveries of blackbirds ringed on the Isle of May show that these birds commonly migrate from southern Norway ( or from as far north as Trondheim) to Scotland, and some onwards to Ireland. Scottish-ringed birds have also been recovered in England, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden.[22] Female blackbirds in Scotland and the north of England migrate more (to Ireland) in winter than do the males[23]
Common over most of its range in woodland, the common blackbird has a preference for deciduous trees with dense undergrowth. However, gardens provide the best breeding habitat with up to 7.3 pairs per hectare (nearly three pairs per acre), with woodland typically holding about a tenth of that density, and open and very built-up habitats even less.[24] They are often replaced by the related ring ouzel in areas of higher altitude.[25] The common blackbird also lives in parks, gardens and hedgerows.[26]
The common blackbird occurs up to 1000 metres (3300 ft) in Europe, 2300 metres (7590 ft) in North Africa, and at 900–1820 metres (3000–6000 ft) in peninsular India and Sri Lanka, but the large Himalayan subspecies range much higher, with T. m. maximus breeding at 3200–4800 metres (10560–16000 ft) and remaining above 2100 metres (6930 ft) even in winter.[8]
This widespread species has occurred as a vagrant in many locations in Eurasia outside its normal range, but records from North America are normally considered to involve escapees, including, for example, the 1971 bird in Quebec.[27] However, a 1994 record from Bonavista, Newfoundland, has been accepted as a genuine wild bird,[8] and the species is therefore on the North American list.[28]
Behaviour and ecology
The male common blackbird defends its breeding territory, chasing away other males or utilising a "bow and run" threat display. This consists of a short run, the head first being raised and then bowed with the tail dipped simultaneously. If a fight between male blackbirds does occur, it is usually short and the intruder is soon chased away. The female blackbird is also aggressive in the spring when it competes with other females for a good nesting territory, and although fights are less frequent, they tend to be more violent.[24]
The bill's appearance is important in the interactions of the common blackbird. The territory-holding male responds more aggressively towards models with orange bills than to those with yellow bills, and reacts least to the brown bill colour typical of the first-year male. The female is, however, relatively indifferent to bill colour, but responds instead to shinier bills.[29]
As long as winter food is available, both the male and female will remain in the territory throughout the year, although occupying different areas. Migrants are more gregarious, travelling in small flocks and feeding in loose groups in the wintering grounds. The flight of migrating birds comprises bursts of rapid wing beats interspersed with level or diving movement, and differs from both the normal fast agile flight of this species and the more dipping action of larger thrushes.[15]
Breeding
The male common blackbird attracts the female with a courtship display which consists of oblique runs combined with head-bowing movements, an open beak, and a "strangled" low song. The female remains motionless until she raises her head and tail to permit copulation.[24] This species is monogamous, and the established pair will usually stay together as long as they both survive.[15] Pair separation rates of up to 20% have been noted following poor breeding.[30] Although the species is socially monogamous, there have been studies showing as much as 17% extra-pair paternity.[31]
Nominate T. merula may commence breeding in March, but eastern and Indian races are a month or more later, and the introduced New Zealand birds start nesting in August (late winter).[8][25] The breeding pair prospect for a suitable nest site in a creeper or bush, favouring evergreen or thorny species such as ivy, holly, hawthorn, honeysuckle or pyracantha.[32] Sometimes the birds will nest in sheds or outbuildings where a ledge or cavity is used. The cup-shaped nest is made with grasses, leaves and other vegetation, bound together with mud. It is built by the female alone. She lays three to five (usually four) bluish-green eggs marked with reddish-brown blotches,[24] heaviest at the larger end;[25] the eggs of nominate T. merula are 2.9×2.1 centimetres (1.14×0.93 in) in size and weigh 7.2 grammes (0.25 oz), of which 6% is shell.[33] Eggs of birds of the southern Indian races are paler than those from the northern subcontinent and Europe.[8] The female incubates for 12–14 days before the altricial chicks are hatched naked and blind. Fledging takes another 10–19 (average 13.6) days, with both parents feeding the young and removing faecal sacs.[15] The nest is often ill-concealed compared with those of other species, and many breeding attempts fail due to predation.[34] The young are fed by the parents for up to three weeks after leaving the nest, and will follow the adults begging for food. If the female starts another nest, the male alone will feed the fledged young.[24] Second broods are common, with the female reusing the same nest if the brood was successful, and three broods may be raised in the south of the common blackbird's range.[8]
A common blackbird has an average life expectancy of 2.4 years,[35] and, based on data from bird ringing, the oldest recorded age is 21 years and 10 months.[36]
Songs and calls
In its native Northern Hemisphere range, the first-year male common blackbird of the nominate race may start singing as early as late January in fine weather in order to establish a territory, followed in late March by the adult male. The male's song is a varied and melodious low-pitched fluted warble, given from trees, rooftops or other elevated perches mainly in the period from March to June, sometimes into the beginning of July. It has a number of other calls, including an aggressive seee, a pook-pook-pook alarm for terrestrial predators like cats, and various chink and chook, chook vocalisations. The territorial male invariably gives chink-chink calls in the evening in an (usually unsuccessful) attempt to deter other blackbirds from roosting in its territory overnight.[24] During the northern winter, blackbirds can be heard quietly singing to themselves, so much so that September and October are the only months in which the song cannot be heard.[37] Like other passerine birds, it has a thin high seee alarm call for threats from birds of prey since the sound is rapidly attenuated in vegetation, making the source difficult to locate.[38]
At least two subspecies, T. m. merula and T. m. nigropileus, will mimic other species of birds, cats, humans or alarms, but this is usually quiet and hard to detect.
Feeding
The common blackbird is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, seeds and berries. It feeds mainly on the ground, running and hopping with a start-stop-start progress. It pulls earthworms from the soil, usually finding them by sight, but sometimes by hearing, and roots through leaf litter for other invertebrates. Small amphibians and lizards are occasionally hunted. This species will also perch in bushes to take berries and collect caterpillars and other active insects.[24] Animal prey predominates, and is particularly important during the breeding season, with windfall apples and berries taken more in the autumn and winter. The nature of the fruit taken depends on what is locally available, and frequently includes exotics in gardens.
Natural threats
Near human habitation the main predator of the common blackbird is the domestic cat, with newly fledged young especially vulnerable. Foxes and predatory birds, such as the sparrowhawk and other accipiters, also take this species when the opportunity arises.[39][40] However, there is little direct evidence to show that either predation of the adult blackbirds or loss of the eggs and chicks to corvids, such as the European magpie or Eurasian jay, decrease population numbers.[32]
This species is occasionally a host of parasitic cuckoos, such as the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), but this is minimal because the common blackbird recognizes the adult of the parasitic species and its non-mimetic eggs.[41] In the UK, only three nests of 59,770 examined (0.005%) contained cuckoo eggs.[42] The introduced merula blackbird in New Zealand, where the cuckoo does not occur, has, over the past 130 years, lost the ability to recognize the adult common cuckoo but still rejects non-mimetic eggs.[43]
As with other passerine birds, parasites are common. 88% of common blackbirds were found to have intestinal parasites, most frequently Isospora and Capillaria species.[44] and more than 80% had haematozoan parasites (Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Trypanosoma species).[45]
Common blackbirds spend much of their time looking for food on the ground where they can become infested with ticks, which are external parasites that most commonly attach to the head of a blackbird.[46] In France, 74% of rural blackbirds were found to be infested with Ixodes ticks, whereas, only 2% of blackbirds living in urban habitats were infested.[46] This is partly because it is more difficult for ticks to find another host on lawns and gardens in urban areas than in uncultivated rural areas, and partly because ticks are likely to be commoner in rural areas, where a variety of tick hosts, such as foxes, deer and boar, are more numerous.[46] Although ixodid ticks can transmit pathogenic viruses and bacteria, and are known to transmit Borrelia bacteria to birds,[47] there is no evidence that this affects the fitness of blackbirds except when they are exhausted and run down after migration.[46]
The common blackbird is one of a number of species which has unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. One hemisphere of the brain is effectively asleep, while a low-voltage EEG, characteristic of wakefulness, is present in the other. The benefit of this is that the bird can rest in areas of high predation or during long migratory flights, but still retain a degree of alertness.[48]
In culture
The common blackbird was seen as a sacred though destructive bird in Classical Greek folklore, and was said to die if it consumed pomegranate.[55] Like many other small birds, it has in the past been trapped in rural areas at its night roosts as an easily available addition to the diet,[56] and in medieval times the practice of placing live birds under a pie crust just before serving may have been the origin of the familiar nursery rhyme:[56]
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie! When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?[57]
The common blackbird's melodious, distinctive song is mentioned in the poem Adlestrop by Edward Thomas;
And for that minute a blackbird sang
Close by, and round him, mistier, Farther and farther, all the birds
Of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.[58]
In the English Christmas carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, the line commonly sung today as "four calling birds" is believed to have originally been written in the 18th century as "four colly birds", an archaism meaning "black as coal" that was a popular English nickname for the common blackbird.[59]
The common blackbird, unlike many black creatures, is not normally seen as a symbol of bad luck,[56] but R. S. Thomas wrote that there is "a suggestion of dark Places about it",[60] and it symbolised resignation in the 17th century tragic play The Duchess of Malfi;[61] an alternate connotation is vigilance, the bird's clear cry warning of danger.[61]
The common blackbird is the national bird of Sweden,[62] which has a breeding population of 1–2 million pairs,[15] and was featured on a 30 öre Christmas postage stamp in 1970;[63] it has also featured on a number of other stamps issued by European and Asian countries, including a 1966 4d British stamp and a 1998 Irish 30p stamp.[64] This bird—arguably—also gives rise to the Serbian name for Kosovo, which is the possessive adjectival form of Serbian kos ("blackbird") as in Kosovo Polje ("Blackbird Field").[65]
A common blackbird can be heard singing on the Beatles song Blackbird.[66]
The famous Lebanese singer, Sabah, one of the biggest recording and movie stars of the twentieth century in the Arab World, was nicknamed the "blackbird of the valley" at the launch of her artistic career due to her beautiful voice.[67]
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blogindiatour · 7 years
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Places to visit Dalhousie Himachal Pradesh
DALHOUSIE TOURISM:
Dalhousie recognized for its nice climate and herbal splendor, Dalhousie is one of the most famous hill stations in Himachal Pradesh. Dalhousie is located inside the district of Chamba at an elevation of around 2,000 meters. The hill station is situated at the Western stop of the Dhauladhar variety of mountains.
Surrounded with the aid of stunning snow-capped mountains, Dalhousie is called after its founder Lord Dalhousie, the British Governor-Well known in India. With several Victorian-fashion mansions, Scottish architecture and other fascinating colonial homes, this hill station will take you back in time. The place additionally has few quaint churches.
Dalhousie
Dalhousie is unfold over an area of 14 sq.km of area and it includes 5 hills, namely Balun, Bakrota, Tehra, Patreyn and Kathlog. The fragrant pines, rhododendron and all right together with several different types of tress cowl the slops of the mountains. This scenic hill station if framed by using the river Ravi flowing at the bottom of the city. Dalhousie is a popular vacation spot for honeymooners. Dalhousie also offers you the dazzling view of the majestic snow-capped Pir Panjal mountain variety placed in Jammu and Kashmir and Chamba’s Pangi Valley.
This enthralling hill station has numerous vacationer spots like Lohali village, Kalatop, Dainkund peak, Bakrota hills and Tibetan market. The beautiful valley of Khajiar is likewise pretty famous a number of the visitors. Travelers additionally like visiting the region near Alla. The vicinity gives a fantastic view of the stunning landscape.
History of Dalhousie:
Dalhousie were given its call from the Lord Dalhousie, the British governor Popular of the nineteenth century. This hill station became set up in 1854 as a retreat to break out the sizzling heat of the Indian summer. Dalhousie became enticed by way of the nice weather and peaceful ecosystem of this hill area.
To increase the place as a summer season retreat, five hills, which can be Bhangora, Bakrota, Terah (additionally referred to as Moti Tibba), Potreyn and Kathalagh, had been acquired through the British from the ruler of Chamba. As a payment for the hills, the British decreased the amount of tax levied on the ruler. Dalhousie quickly became a famous summer season resort for infantrymen, military officials and Englishmen.
One of the traveler sights of Dalhousie is the natural spring located in Karelanu and it has an thrilling Records. Karelanu is thought for its natural spring, which has restoration or medicinal houses. Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the finest freedom combatants of India, become suffering from tuberculosis. He visited Karelanu and drank the precious water from the herbal spring frequently. The water healed him. Rabindranath Tagore, the well-known Indian polymath, visited Dalhousie in 1873 and Rudyar Kipling, the author of the well-known e book ‘The Jungle e-book’, visited the place in 1884.
Sightseeing in Dalhousie:
The Malls: Now not to be burdened with the shopping Department shops, the Malls are the circular roads. Dalhousie has 3 Department shops which can be the most taking place locations within the metropolis. maximum of the activities are focused in and round these Department stores that are located on 3 hills—Moti Tibba, Bakrota and Potreyn.
these roads had been laid inside the early 1860’s and are narrow, however still are the lifeline of the city. The maximum famous Shops are round Potreyn and Moti Tibba hills. those roads make the figure 8 and are famous amongst vacationers. Catholic Church of St. Frances, Subhash chowk, Gandhi Chowk, the Sacred Heart School and St. John’s Church are located on those Department shops. The 1/3 mall in Dalhousie is around the upper Bakrota hill, around one thousand feet above Gandhi Chowk or G.P.O.
This is the best and most stunning mall of the city. This 4.6 km lengthy avenue is likewise the longest mall. The 3 Department shops of Dalhousie provide a astonishing view of the majestic Himalayas. The G.P.O is another famous location. Humans visit this vicinity to save and devour street meals. This place is thought for handicraft gadgets and the Tibetan marketplace. That is wherein maximum of the inns are located. The G.P.O additionally has a analyzing room and a library.
Dainkund
Dainkund is the best height positioned at an elevation of 2755 meters. The region is famous among tourists for its scenic beauty. It additionally gives a sweeping view of the complete valley. The hill has been nicknamed as the making a song hill as melodious sound is produced whilst the wind flows via the woods.
There may be a temple dedicated to Pholani Devi on the hill. In keeping with legends, Dainkund (Dain way witch and kund approach lake in Hindi) turned into once domestic to a witch. The witch changed into killed by way of Pholani Devi, an incarnation of goddess Kali, who rose from a stone at the very same area in which the temple stands these days.
The maximum charming feature of the temple is the trident present within the temple. An Indian Air Force base is placed on pinnacle of the hill. This stunning peak is also famous among trekkers. The Dainkund walk gives a panoramic view of the Dhauldhar mountain levels. Thanks to the colorful wild plant life, thick deodar woodland and Khajjiar Lake, Dainkund is many of the maximum-visited places in Dalhousie.
Subhash Baoli: positioned simply 1 km faraway from Dalhousie, Subhash Baoli is called after Subhash Chandra Bose, the well-known freedom fighter. This perennial spring turned into visited by using Subash Chandra Bose in 1937 whilst he become recuperating from tuberculosis. He stayed in Dalhousie for seven months and drank the water from the spring regularly. It’s miles stated the recovery properties of the water cured him of the deadly ailment.
Subhash Baoli is one of the most popular tourist points of interest in Dalhousie and is known for its scenic splendor. Surrounded by using pine trees and snow-protected mountains, this spring is best for picnics. You can take a walk within the woods or meditate or enjoy a dip in the spring water, this area will relax and calm you. The location is dotted with dhaba, tea stalls and fast meals shops promoting drink and neighborhood food.
Panch Pula: Panch Pula, because of this five bridges in Hindi, is placed round three km from Dalhousie. It’s miles one of the maximum famous and scenic places in the area. Recognised for its gushing streams and waterfalls, Panch Pula is an ideal picnic spot. For the close to cities, these streams and waterfalls are the main source of water. Numerous swimming pools in Panch Pula are fed via the streams and waterfalls that pour in right here.
some other traveler appeal on this region is the Samadhi or the monument built in the memory of Sardar Ajith Singh, who became a top notch freedom fighter. The monument is built at a place in which Numerous streams converge. Monsoon is the exceptional time to visit this vicinity. The area is famous as a trekking vacation spot and it additionally serves as a base camp for Several treks to the nearby locations. at the way to Panch Pula, There is very popular herbal spring called the Satdhara spring. It is said that the water of the Satdhara spring has recuperation residences and it therapies skin illnesses.
Kalatop wildlife reserve: positioned among Chamba and Dalhousie, Kalatop wildlife sanctuary spreads over 3069 hacters. The sanctuary falls under the Chamba District’s jurisdiction and is simply 6 km away from Dalhousie. It’s miles one of the famous places to go to in Dalhousie. Kalatop flora and fauna sanctuary is situated at altitudes among 1185 meters and 2768 meters. The sanctuary spreads over the slopes protected with thick deodar forests and is home to round 15 villages. The reserve is irrigated with the aid of Several tributaries of the river Ravi. Lakarmandi, Dain Kund, Kalatop, Bara Pathar and Khajjiar fall within the sanctuary. At Kalatop wildlife sancuatry, you may be greeted by means of the spectacular view of snow-capped mountains, lush greenery and old fashioned villages. The wonderful views of the countryside and of Pir Panjal are mind-blowing. The sanctuary is also a popular vacation spot for hiking nicely-targeted path to Kalatop from Dalhousie. The stroll via the jungle gives breathtaking views of the surrounding regions. The sanctuary is also well-known for Jungle Safari, which is enjoyed by kids and adults alike. The region has one-of-a-kind types of flowers and fauna. The flowers of the sanctuary includes deodar, blue pine and oak. It also has nicely-advanced undergrowth.
The reserve has a extensive kind of grasses and timber adding to the beauty of this area. The woodland of tall deodar trees is something you may Not forget soon. The sanctuary is domestic to special types of animals like langur, jackal, barking goral, deer, leopard, Himalayan black marten and bear. The sanctuary is understood for its Himalayan bear. This place additionally has the commonplace black undergo and the misleading serow. The bird population of the sanctuary includes Gray Headed Cannery Flycatch, Block-headed Jay, Chesnut Billed Rock Thrush, Black Headed Jay, White winged Black chicken, Eurasian Jay and Blackbird.
There may be an enchanting meadow inside the middle of the sanctuary. The open grassland with beautiful wildflowers is a famous picnic spot. This meadow with velvety grass is surrounded by using tall deodar with snow-capped mountains in the heritage. It’s far one of the excellent places to go to in Dalhousie.
To attain the sanctuary, you may ought to take the road close to Municipal Water Reservoir. The sanctuary is round 9 km away from the G.P.O. There is a avenue from Lakarmandi to the Kalatop woodland Rest residence, thru the thick forest. You can power a jeep in this street. The temperature of this vicinity varies between minus ten ranges to 35 levels. The sanctuary is a must-visit area in case you are in Dalhousie.
Kangra: Kangra is positioned around one hundred twenty five km south-east of Dalhousie and you will take round three hours to reach there. Kangra is famous for its picturesque valleys and plush greenery. The region is an excellent weekend getaway from Dalhousie and has Numerous exciting locations to visit. The Masroor Rock Cut temple, which is called Himalayan Pyramids, is located right here. Masroor Rock Reduce temple is a complex which includes 15 rock Cut temples. those temples have Indo-Aryan architectural style.
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This monolithic shape is appreciably carved and is placed in the sub-Himalayan vicinity on a hill. Stone pictures of Sita, Lakshman and Ram are gift within the most important shrine. The temple complicated, which additionally includes a water pond, is stated to were built by the Pandavas all through the length of their exile. In line with records, Kangra was known as Bhimnagar in historic times and became hooked up by means of one of the Pandava brother, Bhima.
another well-known area in Kangra is Pragpur village, that’s the best historical past village in India. The village resembles one of these fairy-tale villages you notice on televisions and read in books. This village looks just like stunning European hamlets.
Kangra Fortress is every other famous vacationer appeal in Kangra. located on the conflux of Banganga and Patal Ganga River, the Kangra Citadel stretches over four km region on pinnacle of a hill. Once you are executed exploring the Citadel, walk two hundred meters up the street to attain the Maharaja Sansar Chand Museum. The museum will give you an insight to the wealthy history of the region. It showcases the highly-priced life-style of the erstwhile Kangra Royal circle of relatives, the Katochs. There are also Numerous trekking trails right here via the mountain stages of Dhauladhar. The treks usually quit close to Chamba valley and provide remarkable views of the nearby areas.
Kangra is home to a number of the most stunning and charming cafes. these quaint little cafes will pride and marvel you with its intricate menu, which incorporates Italian, Himachali and Tibetan dishes. those cafes additionally have a terrific collection of books for the traffic. a number of the most famous cafes of Kangra are Snow Lion Cafe, Nechung Cafe, Indique, Jimmy’s Italian Cafe and Moonpeak. The location is also popular for its arts. Purchase miniature paintings and fantastically designed shawls that are favored across the world.
Khajjiar: positioned around 26 km east of Dalhousie, Khajjiar is a famous hill station in Himachal Pradesh. It’s far most of the 160 places across the world this is just like Switzerland. situated at an elevation of 6500 toes, Khajjiar is blessed with a pleasant climate and natural beauty. Khajjiar is likewise referred to as the Gulmarg of Himachal Pradesh.
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The most famous vacationer points of interest in Khajjair of dalhousie are Chamera Lake and the Khajjiar Lake. The pleasant manner to discover Khajjiar is with the aid of hiking. Another a laugh activity You may take pleasure in Khajjiar is Zorbing. The first-rate time to go to Khajjiar is among March and October.
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The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species of bird in the thrush family. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
A large forest thrush whose name describes its key feature; males are black and females are brown, but both have flashing silvery wings. Its bright orange bill and eye ring are eye-catching in dark forests. Forages quietly in the forest understory, usually solitarily. Tends not to visit gardens and parks like Tibetan and Chinese Blackbirds, but does occasionally visit feeders at hides. [x]
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and degradation. [x]
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Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul).
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Tango Base: Thimphu.
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It is a species of bird in the thrush family. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
A large forest thrush whose name describes its key feature; males are black and females are brown, but both have flashing silvery wings. Its bright orange bill and eye ring are eye-catching in dark forests. Forages quietly in the forest understory, usually solitarily. Tends not to visit gardens and parks like Tibetan and Chinese Blackbirds, but does occasionally visit feeders at hides.
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