30 Apr 2018
Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
A beautiful high-elevation dweller, seen here around the Tungnath temple during the full moon of April 2018. The winters are harsh here, but on the last day of…
30 Apr 2018
Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)
This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, but I just missed it having a mountful of flowers.…
30 Apr 2018
Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)
This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, and here it had a very short break on an outcrop to…
16 Dec 2014
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
In the waters around the fishing village of Pucusana you'll encounter many birds of several bird species, and some are very tame like these pelicans. They wait…
16 Dec 2014
Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)
This is the second of the regional species of cormorant I encountered, also this one becoming more and more rare - just like the guanay cormorant. I was in…
