Birding in Bhutan - Part III - Black necked cranes

Back with the third and final instalment of my ‘Birding in Bhutan’ series with the beautiful Black necked cranes in topic. You can read the previous two parts here and here Black necked cranes are highly revered in Buddhist traditions. They sort of have a mythical legacy in Bhutan and are very well protected, both legally and culturally. These birds breed in the high plateaus of Tibet during summer and come down to parts of India and Bhutan for the winter....

April 11, 2016 · 4 min · Santhosh Krishnamoorthy