Buddha Jayanti 2554th Edition @ Swayambhunath Stupa

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Official website of Swayambhu Renovation Project:

http://www.swayambhunepal.com/

A very good article about the stupa and its 2010 renovation:

http://www.spacesnepal.com/archives/jan_feb010/2010AB6.php

Camping@Shivapuri

Birds of Nepal II

Brown-fronted Woodpecker Denderocopos auriceps (Champadevi, Kathmandu. May, 2010)

Brown-fronted Woodpecker (female)Denderocopos auriceps (Champadevi, Kathmandu. May, 2010)

Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys (Champadevi, Kathmandu. May, 2010)

Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea (Champadevi, Kathmandu. May, 2010)

Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha (Champadevi, Kathmandu. May, 2010)

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos (Champadevi, Kathmandu. May, 2010)

Postage Stamps of Nepal- The very first ones

1881 A.D. Crown and crossed Khukuri. 1 anna

1881 A.D. Crown and crossed Khukuri. 2 anna

1881 A.D. Crown and crossed Khukuri. 4 anna

1899 A.D. Arrow and two Khukuri. 0.5 anna

1907-10-16. Shri Pashupati. 2 paisa

1930. Shri Pashupati. Rs. 1

1930. Shri Pashupati. Rs. 5

1935. Shri Pashupati. 2 paisa (possibly 1941-49 reprint)

1935. Shri Pashupati. 2 paisa

1935. Shri Pashupati. 4 paisa

1935. Shri Pashupati. 4 paisa

1935. Shri Pashupati. 4 paisa (possibly 1941-49 reprint)

1935. Shri Pashupati. 8 paisa

1935. Shri Pashupati. 16 paisa

1935. Shri Pashupati. 24 paisa

1935. Shri Pashupati. 32 paisa

Birds of Nepal I

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (Taudaha, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis (Bhaisepati, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (Taudaha, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis (Bhaisepati, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus (Phulchoki, Kathmandu. February 2010. Photo: Jay Shrestha)

Gadwall Anas stepera (Taudaha, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca (Taudaha, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope (Taudaha, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolor (Bhaisepati, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin Tarsiger cyanurus (Phulchoki, Kathmandu. February 2010. Photo: Jay Shrestha)

Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata (Bhaisepati, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Common Stonechat (female) Saxicola torquata (Bhaisepati, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata (Phulchoki, Kathmandu. February 2010. Photo: Jay Shrestha)

Black Kite Milvus migrans (Balkhu, Kathmandu. March 2010)

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo (Shivapuri, Kathmandu. February 2010)

Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus (Bansbari, Kathmandu. July 2009. Photo: Jay Shrestha)

Red-Vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (Bansbari, Kathmandu. June 2009. Photo: Jay Shrestha)

Red-Crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina (Taudaha, Kathmandu. January 2010. Photo: Jay Shrestha)

Common Coot Fulica atra (Taudaha, Kathmandu. January 2010. Photo: Jay Shrestha)