Birds Around Me 0181 - Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
April 2017 was a special month for me for many different reasons, one among them was the 15th Anniversary of Royal Enfield motorcycle club that I am associated with "Royal Beasts". The ride was planned from Delhi to Binsar (Uttarakhand, India) to mark the milestone occasion. Since I had to travel from London, I had some crazy ideas. Anyway, I ended up in Binsar around 8 hours after everyone else reached and they were all out for a hike in the woods. This gave me an opportunity to watch some beautiful birds around the lodge and since I had my camera, I clicked few. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) Binsar, Uttarakhand, India April 2017 One of the first birds I saw new our lodge was Satyr tragopan (I know now), I thought it was a jungle peafowl, so totally ignore and took a couple of photos for recorded and moved on. Didn't realize it was a mistake. As explained by fellow birders today, it is high altitude birds and found in the Himalayan region of India, Tibet, Nep...