12 Dec 2023
Iphigenia socotrana
My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…
14 Jul 2023
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum)
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Northeast…
14 Jul 2023
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum)
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Northeast…
8 Jul 2023
Berberis hookeri
Elevation: 3320 meters.
Native range is Central Nepal to North Myanmar and South Tibet.
7 May 2018
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
This magnificent animal is the largest of all wild cattle. Unfortunately humanity's insatiable desire to destroy habitats has decimated its numbers. Thus the…
5 May 2018
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
This is a magnificent giant that only fears humans and tigers. It is the largest of all wild cattle and is also called Indian bison by many. Like so many other…
2 May 2018
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
In what seemed like a quite morning with little wildlife in Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary, I almost passed by a large group of Himalayan tahrs grazing near the…
2 May 2018
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
My goal was to get a glimpse of this high altitude species, and on my first morning I did see a lone adult male quite near in. I did get a decent image and was…