Image
details
Nikon D2X, Nikon F 2.8
400mm
Location: Singalila
National Park,
West Bengal
Date: April 2008
Shoot details
I spent a month
in Singalila to track down my target birds and the Blood Pheasant was
found after 13
days at 3660 meters in dense ringal bamboo forest. I
located it from the call and had to climb downhill from the road on a
steep slope for 200 meters to get near the source of the sound. I had to
wait for 4 to 5 hours in a natural hide before the bird emerged in the
only opening. My patience and years of mountain climbing made this
image.
Species details
The male blood
pheasant pictured here is a splendid 38cm gamebird resident in the
high-altitude Himalayan alpine meadows and scrub forests. The
female is brown overall with a grey nape and rufous face.
A
Birds of India presentation
