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Dalla vetta del Pizzo Bianco 3215 m,si gode una vista impagabile sull’immensa Est del Rosa, la parete delle Alpi che più ricorda quelle Himalayane.
Alla sua sinistra la piatta cima della Punta Grober 3497 m , mentre all’estrema destra si notano la cima Jazzi 3804 m e lo Strahlhorn 4190 m
another common name: Nepal fire-thorn
binomial name: Pyracantha crenulata
Wishing you a happy weekend!:-)
On a mountain, weather and the organisms that live there rapidly change as elevation increases. As temperatures get colder, tree species change, and then become scarcer before disappearing entirely. At the top there may be nothing but snow and ice. But even these bleak landscapes are home to a diverse array of plants and animals adapted for that environment.
Until recently, mountain habitats have been largely protected because of their inaccessibility. As people have moved into the mountains to live, for recreation and to obtain valuable resources such as timber, mountain ecosystems around the world have been subject to degradation and destruction.
The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau.
Himalayan Brown Bears exhibit sexual dimorphism. Males range from 1.5m up to 2.2m (4 ft 11in - 7 ft 3in) long, while females are 1.37m to 1.83m (4 ft 6 in - 6 ft) long. They are the largest animals in the Himalayas and are usually sandy or reddish-brown in colour.
(Lophophorus impejanus)
Chopta
Uttarakhand
Índia
Right on our first day in Chopa, early in the morning, we saw a group of three females right by the roadside, completely imperturbable by our presence. We got as close as a few meters from them, took hundreds of photos, and then went in search of the male(s), while they continued to foraging undisturbed by the presence of humans.
I don't remember seeing, in general, birds so confident in any other place we have been, except perhaps in The Gambia.
Of course, in Central/South America, at feeding stations, birds also do not fear humans, and in some cases (e.g., Trilha dos Tucanos in Brazil), they even land on our hands. However, we are talking about a handful of species (hummingbirds, tanagers) accustomed to humans at very specific locations.
Here, especially in Chopta, just like in The Gambia, birds seem not to be (systematically) persecuted by humans and therefore do not maintain a large safety distance as usual.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Índia (2023) (213)
- All the photos for this order GALLIFORMES (136)
- All the photos for this family Phasianidae (Fasianídeos) (99)
- All the photos for this species Lophophorus impejanus (8)
- All the photos taken this day 2023/03/04 (19)
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This photo of the himalayan blue poppy, Meconopsis baileyi, was taken at Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, Canada.
On a mountain, weather and the organisms that live there rapidly change as elevation increases. As temperatures get colder, tree species change, and then become scarcer before disappearing entirely. At the top there may be nothing but snow and ice. But even these bleak landscapes are home to a diverse array of plants and animals adapted for that environment.
Until recently, mountain habitats have been largely protected because of their inaccessibility. As people have moved into the mountains to live, for recreation and to obtain valuable resources such as timber, mountain ecosystems around the world have been subject to degradation and destruction.
The species is listed as nearly-threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Their population is rapidly declining. They are hunted for meat and fur.
Quelques 6000 au-dessus de Namche Bazar (Népal), vus - au soleil couchant - du village de Thame.
Some 6000-meter summits above Namche Bazar (Nepal), seen - at sunset - from the village of Thame.
Challenge on flickr: CoF102 - EARTH & HIGH CONTRAST
PA190316
International trade is prohibited by the Wildlife Protection Act in Pakistan. Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) in Pakistan conducts research on the current status of Himalayan brown bears in the Pamir Range in Gilgit-Baltistan, a promising habitat for the bears and a wildlife corridor connecting bear populations in Pakistan to central Asia. The project also intends to investigate the conflicts humans have with the bears, while promoting tolerance for bears in the region through environmental education. SLF received funding from the Prince Bernhard Nature Fund and Alertis. Unlike its American cousin, which is found in good numbers, the Himalayan brown bear is critically endangered. They are poached for their fur and claws for ornamental purposes and internal organs for use in medicines. They are killed by shepherds to protect their livestock and their home is destroyed by human encroachment. In Himachal, their home is the Kugti and Tundah wildlife sanctuaries and the tribal Chamba region. Their estimated population is just 20 in Kugti and 15 in Tundah. The tree bearing the state flower of Himachal — buransh — is the favourite hangout of this bear. Due to the high value of the buransh tree, it is being commercially cut causing further destruction to the brown bear’s home. The Himalayan brown bear is a critically endangered species in some of its range with a population of only 150-200 in Pakistan. The populations in Pakistan are slow reproducing, small, and declining because of habitat loss, fragmentation, poaching, and bear baiting.
A violent electrical storm advances over the Dhaulagiri in western Nepal.
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Somewhere on a mountain pass in Bhutan.
The elusive Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species native to the Himalayas. Antelope-like in apparance they are usually found on higher rocky elevations. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
My rare Himalayan Begonia is now flowering in Sydney!!
It likes the cooler weather of Autumn and has suddenly decided to flower profusely. It has giant-sized leaves!!
This Himalayan Begonia comes from Nepal. It was brought to Australia in the late 1930s by renowned botanist, and prolific gardener, Lilian Fraser. She travelled the world looking for rare and exotic plants.
Lilian Fraser lived in the nearby Sydney suburb of Pennant Hills, where today you can still visit her amazing garden which is now maintained by the local (Hornsby) council. It is located along Bellamy Street at Pennant Hills, and I drive past it on most days, lol.
For information about the Lilian Fraser Garden and Lilllian Fraser herself, see:
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/lifestyle/sports-and-recreation/pa...
appsnet.org/History/Lillian-Fraser.pdf
Oh, and you can see the huge, original Himalayan Begonia plant at the Lilian Fraser Garden. The one in my photograph today is from a cutting that I 'acquired' from the garden.
Photographed this morning in Castle Hill, Sydney.
Friday, 26th April, 2024.
And here are two previous photographs of this Begonia that I posted to Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/41942765@N08/51020982373/in/photoli...
www.flickr.com/photos/41942765@N08/50189739073/in/photoli...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L II USM macro lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software
My giant-leafed, Himalayan begonia. It has just started to flower!!
In my garden here at Cherrybrook, in northern Sydney. Photographed today, Wednesday 10th March, 2021.
It has grown substantially since I "acquired" a cutting of it last August (2020) from the Lilian Fraser Garden, at Pennant Hills.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
Processed in:
Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software
Scientific name - Meconopsis betonicfolia
Taken in Valley of Flowers Trek, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India.
Indisches Springkraut
doesn't it look like a heart somehow?
Texture is the topic for Monday August 19th Group our Daily Challenge
* A shot of “Meconopsis baileyi “ the Himalayan Blue Poppy seen in at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate .
The flower comes from Tibet which is why its very hard to grow, I have tried twice in our garden without great success . You need luck skill and damp cool conditions and even then the plant will normally die after flowering . A pity as its such a striking flower
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Scientific name - Rosa macrophylla
Taken in Valley of Flowers, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India.
In my garden - A complicated little array of blooms? Something beginning with L (also known as Himalayan Honeysuckle)
the background is the slow flowing river erft which is pretty brown at the moment
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der Hintergrund ist die langsam fließende Erft, die im Moment ziemlich braun ist
Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens glandulifera is a large annual plant native to the Himalayas. Via human introduction it is now present across much of the Northern Hemisphere and is considered an invasive species in many areas. Uprooting or cutting the plants is an effective means of control.
Why is Himalayan balsam a problem?
Despite typically being found near water, Himalayan Balsam can spread rapidly into adjacent woodlands. It has a negative effect on native plants by shading them out. ... One of the biggest problems caused by Himalayan Balsam is the damage it causes to habitats along banks and riversides, such as fish spawning beds.
Himalayan balsam was introduced as a garden plant in 1839, but soon escaped and became widely naturalised along riverbanks and ditches, especially close to towns. It is fast-growing and spreads quickly, invading wet habitat at the expense of other, native flowers. Its explosive seed pods aid its spread by sending the seeds into the river, causing further dispersal downstream.
Our largest annual plant, it flowers from July to October.