by Thomas | Sep 23, 2012 | Birds, India, Ladakh
The Brown Accentor is a widespread resident of the Himalayas and along with the Robin Accentor was one of the few species of birds that seemed to be braving the harsh winter climate that the Ladakh region has to offer. And again like the Robin Accentor, we saw these...
by Thomas | Jul 29, 2012 | Birds, India, Ladakh
The Robin Accentor is a widespread resident of the Himalayas. This high altitude bird species is seen everywhere in Leh, Ladakh. Having done bird photography for a few years now, we have realised that spotting a species is one thing, but the ability to capture the...
by Thomas | Jul 8, 2012 | India, Ladakh, Places
In the earlier post on the Hemis national park, we had posted the cloudy, snowy landscape that we encountered for most part of our Snow Leopard trek. The vast expanse of sheer nothingness is quite humbling. And your sense of gratitude goes up a couple of notches when...
by Thomas | Jun 3, 2012 | Birds, India, Ladakh
We hope you liked the posts on the Snow Leopard and the Blue Sheep from our winter trek in Ladakh, Kashmir, which we braved in sub zero conditions. Apart from these animals, a few birds do stay behind in the Hemis national park and rough it out during the harsh...
by Thomas | May 6, 2012 | India, Ladakh, Places
Bright sunlit skies and snow-capped mountains welcomed us as our flight landed in Leh airport. At 10,000+ feet Leh airport is one of the highest civilian airports in the world. During the three-day acclimatization phase, the temperature was in the range of -10C to...
by Thomas | Apr 8, 2012 | Animals, India, Ladakh
After camping for a week in the Hemis National Park in eastern Ladakh, we packed our bags and started on our trek back to Zingchen, along the famous Zingchen Stok trek route. Our journey was coming to an end and we were grateful for having sighted the Snow Leopard...
by Thomas | Mar 11, 2012 | Birds, India, Ladakh
After staying a night at a homestay in Rumbak Village situated in the Hemis Wildlife Sanctuary, Ladakh, we decided to head back to the campsite the next day morning, hoping to spot a pack wolves, seen in the area recently. After packing their bags, Ritish and Minakshi...
by Thomas | Feb 12, 2012 | Animals, India, Ladakh
While we were in the Hemis Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh, we camped at the Junction camp that is ideally located at the base of the Rumbak valley. The steep snow capped rocky terrain and the large Bharal (Himalayan Blue Sheep) population in the Husing nallah and...
by Thomas | Jan 15, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, India, Ladakh
Visiting the Hemis Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh has been on our list of things to do for a while now. So when our friends from Camp Forktail Creek suggested that we do so in January 2012, we jumped at it! We decided to spend the first couple of weeks of the new year...
