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Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh is a mesmerizing lake. Located at an altitude of 4,350 m, it takes around 5 hours to reach Pangong Tso by road from Leh. I travelled to Ladakh a long time back when was father was posted in Leh, and I remember how beautiful it was! I am sharing some pictures of this beautiful lake from Soma's album. Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake  Pangong Tso Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake  Stone sculptures along Pangong Tso lake More from Ladakh: Black-necked Cranes of Hanle, Ladakh, India

Black-necked Cranes, Hanle, Ladakh, India Hanle is a beautiful and scenic village in Ladakh, India. It is well-known for the Hanle Monastery (dating back to the 17th Century). It is around 254 km from Leh, and takes around 7 hours by road. Soma was in Hanle in June with a group of bird watchers. I was very affected by a particular incident that Soma narrated, I am sharing it here, the pictures are courtesy Soma Jha: “On 16th June we arrived in Hanle and went for a spot of birding in the evening. While driving to Hanle we had seen two nesting Black-necked Cranes and now we saw the third one in Hanle. It's a very hopeful scene that promises the propagation of the species especially for a vulnerable bird like this crane. The next morning when we were passing by this site, we slowed down the car and lo and behold ! we found a furry head and then a second one, peeping over a mound. As we were quite a distance away we really had to make sure with our binocs and 50x zoom ...

Merganser with chicks, Ladakh I am sharing some very cute bird pictures (mother and chicks) from Ladakh. Soma Jha who was in Ladhak recently, clicked these pictures. This was on their drive along Pangong Tso from Lukung to Merak villages. Mirak is in the east of Leh. These pictures are of the common Merganser carrying chicks on her back, Bar-headed Geese with chicks, and  Ruddy Shelduck  with chicks . In the picture below, the one on the right, the mother merganser suddenly decides, 'enough is enough - no more rides' and lets the chicks scatter all around when she rose and flapped her wings:) You must check out the very brief video of the chicks...there is one chick that is so cute...racing to get a free ride. Hilarious! Nice capture by Soma Jha. I will share some more interesting pictures from Ladakh in my next post. Merganser with chicks Ruddy Shelduck with chicks Ruddy Shelduck chicks Bar-headed Geese with chicks, Ladak...