30 Apr 2018
Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)
In flight the tail of the grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) tail is all fun, but when perched it can be somewhat cumbersome after landing, as it comes on the…
29 Apr 2018
Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
Encountering this koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) peacefully feeding off the juicy spring shoots and buttercup flowers was a wonderful experience. Not a…
29 Apr 2018
Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
A koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) leisurly crossing the road. The many species of pheasant found in the Himalayas is incredible, and seeing them up…
29 Apr 2018
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is the state bird of Uttarakhand, and and incredibly beautiful bird. In Chopta and by most temples this is a commonly…
20 Apr 2018
Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
This is a common species, but nonetheless a beautiful one, especially when you can see it in the open like here, where it was foraging in the leaf litter and…
18 Apr 2017
Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
On my way down from an amazing sunrise near the Dochula Pass I encountered this gorgeous male kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) strolling leisurely with…
15 Apr 2017
Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)
This is one of many opportunities that just presented itself after I had given up on getting any good captures during my Bhutan journey. I had just finished my…
8 Apr 2017
Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
This was such a beautiful spring morning, with soft light, haze and mist in layers low above the farmland. The air perfectly still. There were quite a number…
7 Apr 2017
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Although the Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) not a threatened species that does not mean it is either common to see, despite its amazing iridescent…