2 Sep 2024
Mini Diamondeyes (Staavia radiata)
Altitude: 24 meters. Native range of mini diamondeyes (Staavia radiata) is Western Cape.
2 Sep 2024
Vlei Kolkol (Berzelia lanuginosa)
Elevation: 14 meters. Native range of vlei kolkol (Berzelia lanuginosa) is Western Cape.
2 Sep 2024
Vlei Kolkol (Berzelia lanuginosa)
Elevation: 14 meters. Native range of vlei kolkol (Berzelia lanuginosa) is Western Cape.
2 Sep 2024
Doll Diamondeyes (Staavia dodii)
Elevation: 48 meters. Native range of doll diamondeyes (Staavia dodii) is Western Cape.
2 Sep 2024
Doll Diamondeyes (Staavia dodii)
Elevation: 48 meters. Native range of doll diamondeyes (Staavia dodii) is Western Cape.
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…