Himalayan Monal

Technicolored. Photo by Josh Engel.

Himalayan Monal

Photo by Josh Engel.

Fire-tailed Myzornis

We were lucky to see a group of the rare Fire-tailed Myzornis doing some sort of display. Photo by Josh Engel.

White-bellied Heron

We found the critically endangered White-bellied Heron at the 11th hour. Photo by Josh Engel.

Capped Langur

Monkeys are regularly seen along Bhutan’s roadsides. Photo by Josh Engel.

Ibisbill

An iconic species of the Himalayas. Nowhere is better than Bhutan for seeing it. Photo by Josh Engel.

Black-headed Shrike-Babbler

A rare specialty of the Eastern Himalayas. Photo by Josh Engel.

Hodgson's Frogmouth

We got some information about where a Hodgson’s Frogmouth had been seen recently and were lucky enough to get great views of the magnificent and rare bird. Photo by Josh Engel.

Solitary Snipe

Photo by Josh Engel.

Black-necked Crane

These endangered cranes were arriving to the Probjhika Valley when we were there. Not only did we see around 100 on the ground, we also migrants arriving as we drove across the country. Photo by Josh Engel.

Birding at Chelela

Photo by Josh Engel.

Breakfast in the field

Photo by Josh Engel.

Blue Duke

Butterflies were out in force during one of our mornings birding near Yonkala. Photo by Josh Engel.

Collared Grosbeak

Photo by Josh Engel.

Punakha Dzong

Photo by Josh Engel.

Scaly-breasted Cupwing

Photo by Josh Engel.

Not just any Himalayan peak

Gangkhar Puensum is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. We ate breakfast one morning with it as the backdrop. Photo by Josh Engel.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Photo by Josh Engel.

Eurasian Nutcracker with prayer flags

Photo by Josh Engel.

Tiger's Nest Monastery

Photo by Josh Engel.

Great Parrotbill

Photo by Josh Engel.

Himalayan Buzzard

Buzzards are difficult to identify in Bhutan. Himalayan Buzzard is thought to be the most common one. Photo by Josh Engel.

Eurasian Wren

Photo by Josh Engel.

Ferruginous Duck

One of the fun things about a November trip to Bhutan is the diversity of waterfowl. Photo by Josh Engel.

Gray Bushchat

Photo by Josh Engel.

Great Hornbill

Photo by Josh Engel.

Touring Punakha Dzong

Photo by Josh Engel.

Black Kite

Photo by Josh Engel.

Lesser Yellownape

Photo by Josh Engel.

Morning at Pelela

Photo by Josh Engel.

Hodgson's Redstart

Photo by Josh Engel.

Black-eared Shrike-Babbler

Photo by Josh Engel.

Himalayan river

Photo by Josh Engel.

Heuglin's Gull

Generally considered a subspecies of Lesser Black-backed Gull, this was apparently only the second record of Heuglin’s Gull for Bhutan. Photo by Josh Engel.