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…
17 Apr 2017
Dochula Pass, Bhutan
I was very fortunate to come here in time for the sunrise with a cloudless sky. Very slowly I had a growing idea of the magnificent snowcapped mountains to the…
17 Apr 2017
Dochula Pass, Bhutan
The sunrise is almost over, and I was having a hard time deciding which direction to point the camera. Focus on the sunrise in the east above the stupas, and…
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…
15 Apr 2017
Black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Sunbirds are strikingly colorful, and you definitely get associations to the hummingbirds of the New World. Depending on the angle of the light the colors…
15 Apr 2017
Striated Laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata)
I encountered the striated laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata) many times during my time in Bhutan, but rarely in clear view like this. In fact I thought I…
14 Apr 2017
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata)
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) is of a large number of bird species visiting the countless Rhodondendron trees in bloom. It sounds like…
14 Apr 2017
Adonis davidi
This adonis davidi came as a total surprise to me, and only because I finally encountered a rhododendron plant with white flowers accessible to me on the…