Author: Shravan Regret Iyer

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It is indeed a spectacle to watch a flock of starlings preparing to roost for the night. Researchers have analyzed the movements of starlings flocks and found that the intricate aerial dances is actually not due to a designated leader’s choice, but due to a few birds that clump closely together and they are the ones that call the shots when it comes to turning. Ones these birds begin to turn, the message spreads fast “about 20 ~ 40 meters per second” meaning a flock of 400 birds needs just about half a second to turn! And this movement is in fact similar to that of superfluid helium. Join me Shravan Regret Iyer @shravanregretiyer3lenses and explore ‘This is America’ Also visit @regretiyerproductions @shravanregretiyer & shravanregretiyer.com for more immersive stories from the natural world. #worldmigratorybirdday

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An adult male Northern Cardinal in snow. They look especially bright — with striking red plumage — in the winter against the fresh snow.
They are song birds — and unlike many species of songbirds where only the male birds can vocalize — both male and female Cardinals can sing. Female Cardinal sing when they are in the nest as a way to signal male Cardinal to bring food to the nest.
The Cardinal is considered as state bird in seven U.S. states.
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As winter sets in, Ice Sculptors demonstrate their fine craftsmanship across the United States. Using just ice as the raw material and by tools such as chainsaws and specialty bits fitted to a die grinder, artists create stunning sculptures. It takes only about 15~20mins to create sculptures like these and the lifetime of a sculpture is fact determined primarily by the temperature of its environment, thus a sculpture can last from mere minutes to possibly months! Ice sculptures have a rich history and some evidence suggests people may have been carving ice as early as 600 B.C. Join me Shravan Regret Iyer @shravanregretiyer3lenses and explore ‘This is America’ Also visit @regretiyerproductions @shravanregretiyer & shravanregretiyer.com for more immersive stories from the natural world.

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A heard of Pashmina goats and sheep in the lower Himalayas. Pashmina is the indigenous name for cashmere used by the mountain people throughout the Himalayan region. The Pashmina goats are raised primarily at higher elevations. Kashmir Pashmina wool is know to be the world’s finest measuring 12-15 microns in fabric thickness. Because of Kashmir conflict and the die-off of animals in Ladakh due to blizzards, the neighbouring country China has been able to dominate Pashmina productions in the past few decades.
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Life is all about balance!
A man performing a fine act of balance on a bicycle.
Photographed in Karnataka, India.
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Life in the Jungles of Madagascar

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This short documentary highlights the complexity of life in the island nation of Madagascar in Africa.

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Nature documentary ‘Life in the Jungles of Madagascar’ wins multiple awards 

Shravan Regret Iyer’s nature documentary ‘Life in the Jungles of Madagascar’ wins multiple awards (2018)

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Warming winters across the United States:
According to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), currently on average, winter is warming across much of the United States, especially in northern locations and higher altitudes. Since the 1990s winters have been dramatically different. The 2000s decade had so little area with extreme cold, that the decadal average sits barely above the zero line of percentage of areas experiencing extreme cold.
And, according to VOX by 2050 about 67 cities in the United States could lose a month or more of days with temperatures below freezing. And this loss of freezing days will in turn harm ecosystems, human health, and water resources!
Join me Shravan Regret Iyer @shravanregretiyer3lenses and explore ‘This is America’
Also visit @regretiyerproductions @shravanregretiyer & shravanregretiyer.com for more immersive stories from the natural world.

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Warming winters across the United States: According to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), currently on average, winter is warming across much of the United States, especially in northern locations and higher altitudes. Since the 1990s winters have been dramatically different. The 2000s decade had so little area with extreme cold, that the decadal average sits barely above the zero line of percentage of areas experiencing extreme cold. And, according to VOX by 2050 about 67 cities in the United States could lose a month or more of days with temperatures below freezing. And this loss of freezing days will in turn harm ecosystems, human health, and water resources! Join me Shravan Regret Iyer @shravanregretiyer3lenses and explore ‘This is America’ Also visit @regretiyerproductions @shravanregretiyer & shravanregretiyer.com for more immersive stories from the natural world.

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A bird’s eye view of Acadia National Park — which looks like a world map from the sky — one of untouched landscapes located in the state of Maine in the USA.
This national park spreads across 47, 000-acre in the Atlantic coast and reserves much of Mount Desert Island and associated smaller islands along the coast.
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Welcome to the Year of Rat! The rat is the first animal in the 12-year-cycle of Chinese zodiac signs. And the Lunar year festival will see members of the Chinese community across the world welcome the 2020 ‘Year of the Rat’ by decorating homes with lucky color red and attend spectacular parades. Wish you a happy and prosperous year ahead! Join @regretiyerproductions @shravanregretiyer3lenses for intriguing and fascinating stories from around the world. #regretiyerproductions #lunarnewyear #lunarnewyear2020 #yearoftherat #rat #ratsofinstagram #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animals #animallovers #chinesenewyear #videooftheday #photooftheday #instagood #instadaily #pets #wildlifeonearth #people #video #travel #travelgram #adventure #traveling

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