Birds

Welcome back!

     This post is going to discuss the birds. Wherever you are in the world, there are birds. Where you are also determines the types of birds you are going to encounter. 

The state bird for Sikkim-the Indian landlocked state where most of the Lepcha people are located, is the Blood Pheasant.

     The Blood Pheasant is a small short-tailed bird with a strong black bill and a small crest of different colored feathers.

(http://animaladay.blogspot.com/2012/07/blood-pheasant.html)

(Blood Pheasant)

Some birds that you may encounter in your travels through the Himalayan Mountains include..

- White-collared blackbird

- Yellow-bellied Fantails
- Long-tailed Minivets: 

- Wallcreepers

(http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=2435&Bird_Image_ID=41220)

(White-collared, Grey-winged blackbird)

(http://leesbird.com/birds-world/fm/stenostiridae/)

(Yellow-bellied Fantail)

(http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/long-tailed-minivet-pericrocotus-ethologus/male-standing-branch)

(Long-tailed Minivet)

October to February is heaviest with snow, which causes some exotic species to migrate. Some of these species include..

- Wren Babbler

- Golden Bush Robin

- Finches

(http://www.birdingintaiwan.com/pygmywren-babbler.htm)

(Wren Babbler)

(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Bush_Robin_(Female)-_Himachal-_I_IMG_3484.jpg)

(Golden Bush Robin)

(http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1971&Bird_Image_ID=60409)

(Spectacled Finch)

There are also a few species that migrate longer distances but eventually end up at the Great Himalayan National Park . These species include..

- Blue-capped Redstart

- Black-throated Thrush

- Black- throated Accentor 

(http://www.pbase.com/johanstenlund/image/129495768)

(Black-throated Accentor)

(http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/blue-capped-redstart-phoenicurus-caeruleocephala/immature-male-or-winter-plumage-male)

(Blue-capped Redstart)

(http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Thrush)

(Black-throated Thrush) 

Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed learning about the birds!

Next time: Neighbors