Himalayan Monal (glow in the dark)

How pretty can you design a bird? This bird blows my mind, check out its neck.

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Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Beautiful shiny pheasant. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Havent had the time to read the wiki pages, it actually glows? I did not know birds actually did that! Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Hehe, no it doesn't actually glow but it appears so because the metallic-style feathers reflect light. Posted 13 years ago
2. 1. Ludo Sak
    
    Lion
    
    ok, ok, its late, I fell for it, you f*hristant:) Hehe, yep now I am the wiser:) Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Still beautiful this one. I shot peacock feathers that also gave metallic shine feature. Almost difficult to capture. Nice! Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago

The Himalayan Monal

The Himalayan Monal is a bird of genus "Lophophorus" of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the Danfe, and the state bird of Uttarakhand.

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Similar species: Landfowl

Species identified by Ferdy Christant