This is how the Tibetan Plateau typically looks with vast grassland mixed with mountain ranges. Ground is pretty wet due to heavy monsoon rains....
Patch of cloud drifting over a deep gorge [ATTACH]
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#1 and #2 are apart by a minute in time. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Most of Tibet is one vast high semi-desert with almost no plant life we are familiar with. It is unlikely you would see a single human for...
Salt water lake in Tibet (only salt water lake in Tibet), just 2.3 miles from the huge fresh water lake Manasarovar. About 100 sq. miles in area....
This is over Manasarovar lake at an altitude of 15000 feet. The fresh water lake is about 420 sq, miles in area. Light conditions here are perfect...
All from Tibet autonomous region, China. Early morning light is hitting the high ridges of the mountain range while the valley is in deep shadows....
It is the 8th tallest peak in the world at 26750 feet. Clouds cleared a bit for a glimpse of the towering mountain range. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Kingfisher [ATTACH] Cormorant liftoff from the lake [ATTACH] Black Kite [ATTACH] Cormorant about to launch into the air. Did not get to see...
Cormorant flapping its wings. Really hard to expose this bird which is all black, especially when it is backlit like here. [ATTACH] Indian pond...
Black Kite (next 2) by the Algae covered pond [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cormorant liftoff from the lake [ATTACH] Double-crested Cormorant [ATTACH]...
Indian pond heron [ATTACH] Brahminy and Black Kite [ATTACH] Kingfisher [ATTACH]
Not the best shot with the subject too distant for my 300mm but there you have it. Better luck next time. From a distance it looked like a glider...
I think it is moulted looking at its coloration. [ATTACH] This is another bird which is not moulted. [ATTACH]
Saw a few today feeding on food thrown by people. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mates [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Male is looking right back at you [ATTACH] Female [ATTACH]
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Juvenile Black Kite [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Black Kite [ATTACH] Brahminy Kite [ATTACH] Kite does a nosedive on the lake [ATTACH] Diving bird...
Swarm of Kites on the lake. Something triggers them to fly over the lake all at once and retreat back to the tree tops after the flight. [ATTACH]...
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