HIMALAYAN FAUNA

There are a lots of Birds and Animals found in the Himalayan range some of them known to us and some unknown, some are endangered while some are abundantly available. What ever it may be but one thing that all of us agree that all of them are elegant and beautiful.Now over to my camera to tell its story............  

Yellow-billed Chough
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 4.4
Focal Length: 67.9mm
Flash Used: No

 

Yellow-billed Chough also know as Alpine Chough is indeed a crow but its found in high mountain regions .

It has huge similarity with Eagles in its flying style

A Magpie ???????
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 320
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 4.2
Focal Length: 68mm
Flash Used: No

This bird can be a Magpie but am not sure as am no Salim Ali. But its colorful body and its structure made me shoot it. It has a tail longer than its body.

GUEST OF HONOR
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 30.9mm
Flash Used: No

These are migratory birds from Siberian region which come to this region every year in a specific time.I got the chance to shoot them in Pangong lake.

ROYAL N ELEGANT
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 64
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 92mm
Flash Used: No

I don't know its name but when i looked at it seemed like a queen is sitting on her throne. So elegant and so royal in its looks. Couldn't resist to shoot it.

SAY CHEESE
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 64
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 92mm
Flash Used: No

This Bear looking animal is not a bear.It is found only in Ladakh region.They are very shy in nature but luckily this one was very much camera friendly and allowed me to s  hoot her.

KING
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 125
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 42mm
Flash Used: No

This Himalayan cow is grand at its looks. Just see its posture

its horn gives it a mark of authority.  

UNUSUAL
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 320
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 78mm
Flash Used: No

Well this is unique i have never seen a turtle trying to climb up a tree before this but yeah that exactly this turtle is trying to do......

FOLLOW
Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP565UZ 
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 78mm
Flash Used: No

Now here are two true kings of a jungle crossing by the road which we will travel after them

they gave us a free show by playing with each other at this very spot for few minutes.