1 Jun 2024
Tettegras (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Som soldugg må tettegress opptre langt mer vennlig mot sine ofre ellers i sesongen når de trenger å formere seg. Derfor er blomsten hevet høyt over de klebrige…
15 Jul 2023
Utricularia kumaonensis
Utricularia kumaonensis is found in Sikkim's subtropical to alpine biomes to 4200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China…
14 Jul 2023
Himalayan Whorlflower (Morina longifolia)
Morina longifolia is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is North Pakistan to Himalaya…
14 Jul 2023
Bassecoia hookeri
Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3948 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.…
14 Jul 2023
Bassecoia hookeri
Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.…
11 Jul 2023
Morina nepalensis
Morina nepalensis is found in sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4029 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and…
29 Apr 2018
Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
Encountering this koklass pheasant peacefully feeding off the juicy spring shoots and buttercup flowers was a wonderful experience. Not a sound of human…
29 Apr 2018
Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
The many species of pheasant found in the Himalayas is incredible, and seeing them up close on the road like this is exiting as it is surprising. Yet it is a…
29 Apr 2018
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
The state bird of Uttarakhand, and and incredibly beautiful bird. In Chopta and by most temples this is a commonly seen bird that will come up close, and…
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…