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| Non-stop Bird Photography | profile | all galleries >> REST OF THE WORLD (COUNTRIES OUTSIDE WP) >> Wildlife trip to India (Feb-March 2017) >> Snow Leopards and Birds of Ladakh | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| I spent a week in the eastern Ladakh region of the state of Kashmir from 27 Feb to 6 March 2017, together with 7 friends (3 Belgians, 2 Spanish and 2 Danish) in order to explore parts of Hemis National Park. This NP is world famous for being the best place to see the Snow Leopard in the wild. Our trip started with a flight from Delhi to Leh, followed by one day of acclimatisation at an altitude of 3300m. After exploring the Indus valley around Leh on day 2, we travelled to Hemis NP by car and on foot to reach our basecamp in the vicinity of Rumbak valley at 4000m. There, we spent the majority of our time scanning the Himalayan summits between 4000-4500m in search of the mytical Snow Leopard. During 6 full days, we were rewarded at 4 occasions with great views of a Snow Leopard. At 2 occasions, the Snow Leopard was very distant (>1000m) but at two other occasions, we could approach it down to a distance of 250-300m. The scenery in the Rumbak area were stunning throughout the trip and a good supporting cast of Tibetan/Himalayan birds and other fauna was a great addition to a truly fantastic journey, which ended with a visit to Thikse Gompa (Monastery) on our way back to Leh. This gallery has 192 images depicting 4 mammals and 18 bird species. |
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 Monastery tower in Leh (Ladakh) |
 Local homestays in Leh (Ladakh) |
 City centre in Leh (Ladakh) |
 Monastery overhanging Leh (Ladakh) |
 Wild Yak (Bos mutus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Wild Yak (Bos mutus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Local shepherd with domestic yaks_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan landscape_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakhi guide searching for Snow Leopard_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 In search of Snow Leopards near Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakhi guide searching for Snow Leopard_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Vincent carrying a 600mm lens!_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Group watch of a Snow Leopard some 300m away near mountain summit_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bharal (Blue Sheep)(Pseudois nayaur)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bharal (Blue Sheep)(Pseudois nayaur)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bharal (Blue Sheep)(Pseudois nayaur)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bharal (Blue Sheep)(Pseudois nayaur)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bharal (Blue Sheep)(Pseudois nayaur)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Stupas near Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Typical guesthouse in Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Local guesthouse owner_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Typical guesthouse in Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Group photo including our local Ladakhi guides_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcocks (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcocks (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcocks (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrrysaetos)(subadult) & Bearded Vulture (immature)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 White-capped Water Redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 White-capped Water Redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstarts (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstarts (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstarts (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)_Indus River near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens)_Leh (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti)_Rumbak village_Hemis NP (Ladakh) |
 Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Monk_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Rocks painted with mantras_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Rocks painted with mantras_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Prayer Wheel_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Statue of Maitreya Buddha_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Statue of Maitreya Buddha_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Painting of the Bhavacakra (The Wheel of Life)_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Buddhist wall paintings_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Buddhist wall paintings_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
 Buddhist wall paintings_Thikse Monastery near Leh (Ladakh) |
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