Photographs

Himalayan Black Bubal

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Shikha, Nepal

More Observations from Expedition Muktinath

A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

50 Observations

48 Identified Species

Large-Billed Crow

Ghandruk, Nepal (May 2013)

Tibetan Primrose

Jharkot, Nepal (June 2013)

White Dove of the Chhairo Gompa

Marpha, Nepal (May 2013)

Hairy Wormwood

Jharkot, Nepal (June 2013)

Russet Percher Dragonfly Perched in the Eastern Marshes of Fewa Lake

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

Jungle Myna

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

More from Biodiversity Diversity of Bird Life

105 Observations

64 Identified Species

New York Pidgeon King Perched at the Top of the City

Empire State Building, New York City, New York, USA (September 2012)

Barred Perched to Hunt in Snow

Pawlet, Vermont, USA (February 2025)

Osprey Defends Its Lunch

Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Double-Crested Cormorant

Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)

Jungle Myna

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

Northern Gannet in Gloucester Harbor

Himalayan Black Bubal

© 1980-2026 — Ryan Van Meter — All Rights Reserved — No Reuse Without Permission — License

Shikha, Nepal

A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

50 Observations

48 Identified Species

Ghandruk, Nepal (May 2013)

Jharkot, Nepal (June 2013)

Marpha, Nepal (May 2013)

Jharkot, Nepal (June 2013)

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

105 Observations

64 Identified Species

Empire State Building, New York City, New York, USA (September 2012)

Pawlet, Vermont, USA (February 2025)

Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (October 2023)

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