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April, 2014
Spring in the Himalaya, Bhutan
Isaac Kehimkar
INTERNATIONAL CAMPS
Isaac Kehimkar
NATIONAL CAMPS
Isaac Kehimkar
Isaac Kehimkar
LCOAL CAMPS
Alka Vaidya
WEEKEND PROGRAMMES
Bhutan, the jewel of the eastern Himalaya and a global biodiversity hotspot is home to a variety of wildlife. Here you can see birds like Beautiful Nuthatch, Red-billed Leiothrix, Red-faced Liocichla, Blue-winged, Black-faced, and Greysided Laughingthrush, Grey-throated Babbler, Brown and Red-headed Bullfinch, Brown-throated Treecreeper, Ward’s Trogon, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Black-throated, Great, Brown and Fulvous Parrotbill, Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler, Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Long-billed and Bar-winged Wren Babbler, Streaked-breasted Scimitar-babbler, Goldenbreasted Fulvetta, Shortwings, White-winged Grosbeak, Collared Grosbeak, Long-tailed Thrush and several more species can be seen. Bhutan has a good diversity of butterflies too, ranging from Bhutan Glory, Golden Birdwing, Kaisers to Sergeants, and Jezebels. April is the perfect time to enjoy the spring in the Himalaya. Enjoy the Himalayan floral splendour of Rhododendron, primulas, and orchids. You will be in the middle of the courtship and nesting time of Himalayan birds – and this is the time to hear them sing. Do not miss this spring in the Himalaya. Group Leader: Mr. Isaac Kehimkar Dates and cost will be announced on www.bnhs.org after 20th November 2013. Registration*: Call Hornbill House at 22871202, 22821811 or e-mail bnhs.programmes@gmail.com for more details.
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