dhaman (Ptyas mucosa)

Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii)

(Aseo flammeus.)

also known as pellucid hawkmoth. kp, DAL 50-200 WR

We (me and my  son adit) went on a birding trip/beginner’s trek to deoria tal and chopta in uttarakhand in the third week of may. some of the birds we managed to photograph there, the himalayan  monal definitely being the highlight of the trip….

himalayan monal, male

himalayan monal, pair

black-headed jay

black-headed jay

eurasian jay

crested serpent eagle

ashy drongo

blue whistling thrush

black-throated tit, juvenile

chestnut-bellied nuthatch

great barbet

grey-headed woodpecker

turtle dove

rufous-bellied woodpecker

rufous sybia

verditer flycatcher

yellow-breasted greenfinch

ultramarine flycatcher

yellow-billed blue magpie