Standing up for Nature
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) ranges from northern India, across China to Japan. They seem to occur at pretty low density on large, fast flowing, clean rivers. They perch on wires, branches and rocks but they do not hover. Like most Kingfishers they excavate nesting tunnels in river banks. I photographed this one with its tail…
This wild Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) was photographed at night by torchlight, but with no flash. I spotted him in a roadside tree as we were driving past at Labahe in China. I managed to shine a flashlight on him long enough to capture a photograph. About the size of a domestic cat but…
This beautifully ugly creature is also known as the Tibetan Sand Fox (Vulpes ferrilata). They live on the high Tibetan Plateau where they feed on Plateau Pikas, which are superabundant in the area. If you look just to the right of the fox you can see a Plateau Pika peeping out. I took this one…
I first encountered this species in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan about 15 years ago when I thought it was the most beautiful species I had ever seen. It reminded me of a Lilac-breasted Roller, but in miniature as it is even smaller than a Willow Warbler. It is in the same general family…
If you search Red Panda for images on the internet almost all are captive “zoo” animals. So it would appear that photos of genuine Red Pandas taken in the wild are pretty rare. The Red Panda has been classified as endangered by IUCN since 2008 because there are fewer than 10,000 mature individuals and the…