One of the "blues" and I have no idea which species. Pretty sure the only way to identify these things is to dunk in a jar of formaldehyde and send to a museum somewhere in London.
Which I do not want to do. Happy just to take photos thanks.
Anyway, the Nepali name for butterfly is Putali. Do whatever you want with that information.
These little guys are real favourites of mine. Was very excited to see them this morning, and for the rest of the morning we spotted them everywhere. The females have orange where the males have blue.
This fella gave us a good session, and waited patiently for us to take turns. Love the tiny little flourishes of colour that you just don't see until poking a macro lens into his orbit.
Been a big day. Half a terabyte level of big. But some great moments in there. And a tonne of post-editing to get on top of it all.
That's a problem for Future Ewen.
Sunrise today over Kagbeni. So much to love about this part of the Annapurnas.
Some more #tulips making a show today. I forget anymore what these little fringed guys are called, but they are really pretty.
Timelapse - Watching the clouds billow and swell on the long(er) lens..
Usually our stuff around here scoots off much too quick for these types of shots, so it's fun to get em when I can..