The observer behind the lens
Samragyee
Neupane
Environmental Science student. Bird enthusiast. Keeper of the cloud forest's stories. Based in the heart of Kathmandu, always looking skyward.
Origin story
Growing up in the shadow of the Himalayas
Growing up in Kalanki, Kathmandu, the skies were never empty. From the white-capped redstarts flashing their tails on the rooftop edges to the great hornbills glimpsed on lucky mornings — Nepal's birds were a constant, magnificent presence.
What started as childhood wonder has grown into a disciplined study. As an Environmental Science student, I now understand not just the birds, but the intricate ecosystems they depend upon — and the fragility of those systems.
"Every bird I see is a small victory against forgetting."— Samragyee Neupane
What I study
The intersection of science
and wonder
Environmental Science offers a rigorous lens through which to understand bird ecology — habitat requirements, migration patterns, population dynamics, and the cascading effects of climate change on species distributions.
These field notes aim to bridge that gap: scientific observation married to the personal, emotional experience of standing in the cloud forest at dawn, listening to a song you've never heard before.
- ◦Bird Watching & Identification
- ◦Himalayan Ecology
- ◦Wildlife Photography
- ◦Environmental Conservation
- ◦Citizen Science & eBird
The Danphe
Nepal's national bird —
the Himalayan Monal
The Lophophorus impejanus — known locally as the Danphe — is Nepal's magnificent national bird. Its iridescent plumage shimmers through every colour of the spectrum. To spot one in the wild is an experience that never loses its power. It is for this bird that these diaries are named.