3 Feb 2023
Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)
An introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea and North Mozambique, Comoros,…
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…
18 Apr 2017
Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
On my way down from an amazing sunrise near the Dochula Pass I encountered this gorgeous male strolling leisurely with his mate which was blending in perfectly…
7 Apr 2017
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Although this is not a threatened species that does not mean it is either common to see, despite its amazing iridescent plumage, or easy to find. This…
7 Apr 2017
Blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
After a beautiful sunrise as we were ascending towards the pass we encountered the first of several blood pheasants here. I find both male and females really…
14 Dec 2014
White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata)
If you're on or by a river in the Amazon rain forest you will see this species, sometimes a single one like here, or if you're lucky maybe a hundred roosting…
14 Nov 2013
Brown-Chested Martin (Progne tapera)
This is a common swallow in Pantanal, and around Pousada Xaraés it has excellent nesting sites as the closest river has high and steep river banks in which it…