This bird… looks like a living prism in the mountains.
In the high forests and alpine slopes of the Himalayas, the Himalayan Monal flashes with impossible color — feathers shifting between emerald, copper, sapphire, and violet as light touches them. It forages along steep ground for roots, tubers, seeds, and insects, digging through soil with powerful strokes. What makes it extraordinary is this iridescent brilliance — a bird that seems to change color with every movement in the thin mountain air. A jewel of the highlands, yet a resilient spirit of the alpine wild.
Himalayan Monal 👇
