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Tajikistan. Takob waterfall.


2008-11-28| Askar Isabekov

The next trip to Takob waterfall on purpose to find the Blue Whistling Thrush. As a matter of fact there were never a lot of birds on this place, but I always have been seen Blue Whistling Thrush and Little Forktail. Today is not exception. The Blue Whitling Thrush sat on the rock afar from waterfall, I didn't close it and rested satisfied by the fact of its presentation. But the Little Forktail all the time was close to waterfall. It was the evening eating time, Forktail fed on the river's cascade and on the vertical walls of waterfall; when it found the little washing by water ledge and staying in the water peeked up the food in the waters streams.


1. Little Forktail


2. Little Forktail


3. Little Forktail


4. Little Forktail

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