Birds of China – Sichuan | 中國 – 四川 | liewwk Nature

another collection of Birds of China

1. Tibetan Snowcock, 藏雪鸡, 藏雪雞, Tetraogallus tibetanus, チベットセッケイ

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1. Tibetan Snowcock, 藏雪鸡, 藏雪雞, Tetraogallus tibetanus, チベットセッケイ

– Smaller than Himalayan snowcock, this species has a grey head and neck with a white patch behind the eye and above the dark cheek. Chin, throat and breast are white, with two grey bands on the breast. Grey wing coverts and tertials have a white trim. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_snowcock

– 中等体型(53厘米)灰、白及皮黄色雪鸡。头、胸及枕部灰,喉白,眉苍白,白色耳羽有时染皮黄色,胸两侧具白色圆形斑块。眼周裸露皮肤橘黄。两翼具灰色及白色细纹,尾灰且羽缘赤褐。下体苍白,有黑色细纹。色彩较淡、皮黄色较浅的东部亚种。

虹膜-深褐;嘴-黄色;脚-红色
update 202105
201612, Sichuan, China

 

 

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liewwkNature Photohunters : 2017 Oct – The Golden Sichuan , CHINA

Finally I am free to sit down for get more pictures done …

again 2017 Oct  we revisit the beautiful Sichuan for Golden Sichuan , for overall we were lucky to have various different weather, view etc …

Day 1 Chengdu –> Kanding

we arrive Chengdu immediate we travel to Kanding for nearer to next destination and also ease ourself with high altitude . (~3000 masl )

whole day raining, and we do believe at higher altitude locations should be snow and we expected to see snow view tomorrow .

 

Day 2 Kanding – ShanMuJu

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along the road we had very good view as usual, but it is just a start . the snow almost 6-10 inch thick, the roadside view still look amazing

折多山

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Day 3 ShanMuju

Our tour main target , Mount Mount Gongga (Minya Konka) Sichuan highest mountain ~7556masl … at here we got few viewpoint see it really close

– this what we saw, when we first reach to the viewpoint 1 .

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update 2017 Dec 5

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before anyone can response the beautiful view, think everyone stand still for this view for ~5-10 minutes … it is good though as we shouldn’t move much at this altitude (~4500masl).

a small slope , but not easy to walk

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the view of the Mount Gongga sunrise … we just WOW WOW

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and the surrounding view

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we walk ~1.8km for the beautiful lake .

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it can be lovely view for the lake .. but need to be early. this is reflection for the Mount Gongga

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a special view with drone

 

after the lovely sunrise with snow view, very soon we go to view point 2 for sunset … here have more tourist due to much easier access

子梅垭口

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Day 4 TaGong

雅哈垭口

we continue our next destination but passing by this amazing view and spend sometime here as someone wish to challenge to hike up to highest point of view which look 70-80 degree for 500 meter up 😀

the beautiful Gongga Mountain range ..  we were at ~4500m asl

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after the beautiful view, we heading Tagong , the cloudy day do not stop us to go wait for sunset.

it show us a amazing view of the snow peak !!! red blood color

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than we hit into 2 days snow

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after 2 days struggle with snow .  beside the Mount Yala, there is a beautiful lovely river with mani stones

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Day 6 TaiZhangGou

台站沟

my favor spot for Sichuan .. very lovely and we are really close to the Mount Yala

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Day 7

Day 8 小金, 四姑娘山

– we spend quite bad weather here only one amazing sunset at a very old spot we went few years ago by horse and now we found actually we can drive up … !!!!! and the dusk full with colors

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to be continued …….

 

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liewwkNature Photohunters : 2017 Jul – Sichuan , CHINA

Just completed our another Photohunters trip to Sichuan … *** will update the route ASAP ..

from the beginning, our main target is Mount Gongga from various direction …

let’s start

update 2017 Jul 19

a lovely day, we welcome with beautiful open Mount Gongga which same as other high peak.. it is seldom open for us to see ..

make use of Lee Filter GND .45h to balance to sky part and CPL to enhance the reflection on lake

2017 Jul 11

liewwk Mount Gongga

Day 1 – KanDing

we try to make everyone get use to the high altitude so we stop at Kanding … we had our great pizza, beer, steak etc here 😀

Day 2 – 上木居

While our way to the destination, many beautiful stops but raining non stop so we can;t make any stop.

Here is our main destination, for Mount Gongga .

OHHHH . bad new hit … whole village no electricity supply !!! and it is still raining and cold

 

Day 3 – 子梅垭口

what a surprise ,  snow near our shooting ground . and the Mount Gongga is cover by snow and mist.

update 2017 Jul 12

子梅垭口 - 贡嘎山 1
on the way up
子梅垭口 - 贡嘎山 2
shy Mount Gongga ..
子梅垭口 - 贡嘎山 3
still waiting

 

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6 丹巴

a lovely place, 2nd visit but first visit is like been cheated …

update 2017 JUL 13

丹巴 日落

 

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liewwkNature Photohunters : 2016 Jul Sichuan, Qinghai , CHINA

A 12 days liewwk Nature Photohunters to Sichuan, Qinghai – CHINA … we mostly passing by and surrounding with glass land , and out main targets are Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake … both locate Qinghai Province .

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Lets start with group picture at one of our main targets/hunting ground 😀  .. Qinghai Lake & Chaka Salt Lake

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So far, we only had 1 day full raining day happen at Hongyuan County which we should look for sunset , reflection for river curves ….. too bad we didn’t able to capture anything as raining non stop for 14 hours

update 2020 April 4

update 2019 Dec 12

 

update 2016 Aug 24

one of the most memorise sunrise ever have … we actually stuck in jam to enter this place for >30min for less than 1 hr .. and we witness this beautiful sunrise together >1000 people together sharing the same view of sunrise

update 2016 Aug 23

– Zhagana, 扎尕那 a small village locate Gansu (甘肃) … the village locate surrounding with rocky mountains giving amazing view of sunrise .. with rays in

– beautiful location where it is not tourist spot, we were happy to witness beautiful rays too at this spot

update 2016 Aug 20

– a full pano Milky way at Chaka Salt lake , with the refection and without pano head make this slikt difficult .. but finally i able to make this

update 2016 Aug 15

– Chaka Lake, Qinghai, China

when dawn everyone looking at west direction I am with another photographer attract by light from East

 

– our main target location, Chaka Salt Lake famous with reflection … beside full sky mirror … we target clouds reflection, sunset, milky way… and this is an extra the ray appear only for few of my shots while I try to capture the photographer in action. very abnormal as this was capture 8pm at East direction which sun is opposite of this …

update 2016 Aug 6

– misty morning at HongYuan

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Conclusion of the tour , we see various different environments, (glass land, mountain, biggest lake for CHINA, salt lake, glass land mountains etc)

 

We walk a lot due to the design of the park, shooting at odd hours …. But every walk , reward us with beautiful view so everyone no complaint on the walking (longest one way walk is 3.8km)

 

update 2016 Aug 6

– one of the most clear sunrise , and it is special moment we witness this sunrise together with >1000 peoples together 😀

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– Qinghai Lake , Canola flowers 油菜花

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– Glassland along the travel .. this was capture in the bus while travelling

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– one of the most beautiful spot .. village with rocky mountain surround . we were lucky managed to witness beautiful sunrise, sunset and rainbow here just for 1 night stay

扎尕那 (zhagana)

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– woke up earlier , stand in he cold …. and before the sun came out . my gang wonder why we wait as the view just so so .. the mountain dark off , sky just clear …. …. I keep tell wait wait (with worry) I believe with the mountain shape it should have light ray shine out … and when this show up everyone wow plus the mist just keep pop out from the village …

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– Chaka Salt Lake 茶卡盐湖 - main target of the outing , we spent 2 days here … lovely sunset, milky way etc ..

– mirror of the sky show reflection from the lake

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– night sky even beautiful with all stars on the lake

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liewwkNature Photohunter : 2016 Jan JiuZhaiGou , CHINA

Back from CHINA and too busy for other work .. and now only able to download the pictures and will share more info here later . but let’s share the beautiful view of this place .

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– it is a reason why I share this map with extra location as we going to explore further

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We spent 4 days in the park and beautiful colorful lake, river, waterfall with ice … the weather is acceptable cold but not really in extreme …

update 2016 Feb 13

a view that make me confuse , not sure what to capture .. the reflection or the clear water … and finally decide not to use any CPL to have both …

update 2016 Jan 29

  • one of the beautiful lake with dry-death tree, moving source water-still , dark-colorful/bright
from dark-bright, black-colorfull, move-still, live-dead ... [HAIDA CPL, HAIDA ND .9 , LEE Filter GND .45h]
from dark-bright, black-colorfull, move-still, live-dead … [HAIDA CPL, HAIDA ND .9 , LEE Filter GND .45h]

 

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liewwkNature Photohunter : 2015 Oct Sichuan , CHINA

2015 , we finally make another Photohunter trip to Sichuan, CHINA …we travel ~2200km , 12 days , 4600meter from sea level , cold … fun … and we finally make it completed and now let’s share some pictures here

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As usual, I will slowly update some important place we visit here …

1. Yading is one of our target place ..  a place full with opportunity for photos …

update 2015 Oct 28

… first Light in …
… the Cold Morning Reflection …

 

2. 新都桥

– a small town that we pass by few round to our destination and meals.

– we stop by due to beautiful view of the autumn …

update 2015 Dec1

… shadow of Other tree …

 

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*** 2020 March 26

I will make this a consolidation pictures collection of my Sichuan, CHINA trip

update 2020 March 26

Rays of Yala
Yala+Tagong Sunrise .. 雅拉+塔公 日出

 

 

 

Just another place .. never get bore .. remind me “we look at a people not on his education and outlook but how he/she behave”

 

 

 

 

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2013 Sichuan trip

Finally I make my first Autumn photography trip (after many years revisit autumn season but previously without Photography) .. and my destination is Sichuan. CHINA (四川 , 中国) .

we don;t have much group photo as we just too concentrate on landscape 😀

left--> right Xiao Zhou, Marc, Terence , Kalai, Albert, John, Xiao Yang, liewwk
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Xiao Zhou, Marc, Terence , Kalai, Albert, John, Xiao Yang, liewwk

 

update

10 days trips which include below locations

1. 海螺沟

– a National Park that 4 stars with highest Mountain within Si Chuan – Minya Konka (贡嘎山)

– need to pay ticket and bus ticket ~RMB160 and only up to 1,2,3 stops (which can stop and walk to get more spots but we are on rush so I will redo this part next trip

– 4th stop need to pay RMB90 for the cable car to reach to the top of the park and the Minya Konka will look closer to us

– slow walk as the altitude >3000m after 4th stop

– small store for food

travel among for day 1-2

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update 2013 Oct 22

中国, 贡嘎山 1. Lee CPL 4×4

2. 新都桥

– a beautiful place with river, houses, tree (turn yellow when autumn)

– a local view tower (mountain) allow us to shoot sunset with the village as foreground

– too many electric wire around, need more time to avoid the wire instead

update 2013 Nov 25

– view along the travel .. the view across the distance almost as beautiful as this ..

– we almost decide camp here for the view capture

1. Lee FIlter GND .9s

update 2013 Oct

新都桥, 中国

update 2013 Oct 22

… 新都桥, 中国 … 1. Lee FIlter GND .8s 2. Lee FIlter Pro Glass .9

3. 塔公

4。 康定-木格措

5。康定- 折多山 – 丹巴

update 2015 Sept 23

– 45min hike up to a high view point …. beautiful instead and we came here for 2 times 😀

… beautiful village …

update 2013 Nov 13

– very cold morning and the 四姑娘山 is so shy and were lucky it appear for ~1hour after the long wait …(on right)

1. Lee Filter GND .75s 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4

 

update 2013 Nov 7

– on the way up 折多山 but snowing getting serious and we just stop at halfway and decided back to hotel … but all half way view just beautiful especially village, ice peak etc …

on way from 康定 toward 折多山 but snowing get serious .. and we decided to back to hotel instead risk our life to continue. and this is a view on way back … 1. Lee Filter GND .75s

 

6。日隆镇 (四姑娘山)

not really go details to each location but trying my best to capture what I see … it is very beautiful place for landscape photography (think whole Si Chuan) should be heaven for landscape photographers …

update 2013 Nov 26

– 2-3th stops @双桥沟 ..

– tourist spot and still worth a visit with beautiful view along .. if able to walk among few stop could able to capture more beautiful view

1. Singh-Ray CPL 105mm

 

update 2013 Nov 11

– walking up hill at ~3500-3800 meter from sea level is not easy and I managed to make it 1 hr and this is one extra shot I able to capture .. my friends missed this due to use horse 🙁

– an abandon house after the earthquake …. most of the houses here got distort but rebuild after the earthquake

1. SIngh-Ray RGND 2 stops 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4

update 2013 Nov 7

– thanks our drivers Xiao Zhou & Xiao Yang .. they brought us around and also their own village 嘛呢寨..

– a friendly village ,  love their way of treat guest … and beautiful uphill view for sunset and village view

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