14 Apr 2017
Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus)
After an amazing morning I was moving on towards the next valley, but I did not get far before I encountered yet another exciting mammal – the third of the…
14 Apr 2017
Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)
This was perhaps just another spring morning here in Bhutan, but to me it was such a special time at this location. This day started with such a beautiful and…
14 Apr 2017
Pika (Ochotona)
This is one of several pikas I encountered roaming around a small area of grassy ground, and it was in and out of this burrow as if playing hide and seek with…
14 Apr 2017
Pika (Ochotona)
I got up very early this morning to get to this location before sunrise to capture the snow capped mountains amongst the flowering rhododendrons, and I was…
12 Apr 2017
Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
This golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) mother and her very young offspring were winding down as the light of the setting sun was fading. I encountered this…
11 Apr 2017
Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
A Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) family preparing for a new day of adventures. Yesterday I passed this very spot, and had what I thought an amazing…
9 Apr 2017
Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
I wonder what these beautiful flowers taste like! Their scent is so sweet and draws you in, but they are rarely accessible to humans as they are high on the…
5 Apr 2017
Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)
This large male capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) carried a sizable piece of rock up a tree and was meticulously breaking off pieces and grinding them in…
4 Apr 2017
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
I had heard stories of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) while in Bhutan, one being a close encounter with a farmer and the cat stalking a barking…
4 Apr 2017
Barking deer (Muntiacus vaginalis)
This is the second image from the amazing encounter with the orphaned barking deer in the care of Dema the farmer. Dema owns a farm across the road from the…