Photos of Himalayan Snowcock
in the Ruby Mountains
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Wildlife photographersTim Torell and Ernie Ross spent some time around Island Lake September 4-7 2009. During their trip they were able to get some great photos of Wild Ruby Mountain Snowcock.

The three photos below where taken by Tim Torell.

Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains taken by Tim Torell
September 2009
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains taken by Tim Torell
September 2009
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains taken by Tim Torell
September 2009

The two photos below taken by Ernie Ross
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains taken by Ernie Ross.
September 2009
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains taken by Ernie Ross.
September 2009
The three photos below where taken by Bruce Thompson
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 June 04 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
1st weekend April 04. 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
1st weekend of April 04
Photo taken by Larry Spradlin.

Larry and I were hiking and ran into four mountains goats accompanied by a snowcock. Luckily, Larry had a good angle and was able to get a couple photos of the snowcock and the mountain goats together. In the photo below you can see a mountain goat in the bottom left of the photo and a snowcock in the top right of the photo. This photo also shows just how well these birds can blend into their surrounding. You can click on this photo to enlarge it and get a better look at the snowcock. This is one of only a few times that we have seen mountain goats and snowcock together.

Himalayan Snowcock and mountain goat in the Ruby Mountains
19 November 2010
Photos and Video Taken by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
14 March 2021		 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
20 April 2021		 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
20 April 2021
Photos and Video Taken by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
15 April 2020
15 April 2020		 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
15 April 2020
Photos and Video Taken by Bill Homan

15 January 2018
Photos and Video Taken by Bill Homan

1 April 2017
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
9 April 2017
19 May 2017
Photos and Video Taken by Bill Homan

19 March 2016
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
3 April 2016
Photos taken by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
15 March 2015

Listlen to this snowcock whistle.
21 August 2015
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
21 August 2015
Photos taken by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
12 January 2014
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
12 January 2014
Photos taken by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
18 May 2012
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
29 April 2012
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
15 April 2012
Photos taken by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
26 April 2011
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
Photo of three snowcock taken 10 April 2011.
Photos by Bill Homan
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 May 2010		 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 May 2010 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 May 2010
Larry and I were high up in a chute in the Ruby Mountains watching a few mountain goats when we heard a snowcock calling. After awhile of sitting Larry saw three snowcock not too far away. After a photo or two they flew away and glided out of site. A few minutes later another snowcock appeared and landed on the other side of the chute we were in. Larry and I started taking photos as it walked up the slope. Later in the day we heard another snowcock and then watched a few fly off. We found one of those snowcock later and were able to get a few more photos. By the end of the day we had seen 8 snowcock and had some nice photos of 3 of them. The photos below were taken with a 12x optical zoom with my Cannon Powershot S3 IS 6 mega pixel camera. The three photos below taken by Bill Homan.
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
11 April 2010 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
11 April 2010		 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
11 April 2010
The snowcock in the first photo was less than 40 yards away. This bird called for over an hour. I worked my way above him and then came down the slope and found him below me walking away. The other photos were taken from a distance of around, what I would guess to be 70 yards. I watched this bird land as I was coming up the hill. It sat in one spot for awhile and then slowly walked to my right toward the bird in the first photo. All of the photos were taken using a 12x optical zoom with my Cannon Powershot S3 IS 6 mega pixel camera. Four photos below taken by Bill Homan.
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 April 09 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 April 09 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 April 09 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
25 April 09
Photos below by Larry Spradlin. The first photo was taken at a distance of around 150 yards. The other two photos were taken from a distance of around 110 yards.
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
23 March 08
Three Snowcock on a rock. 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
23 March 08
 Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
23 March 08
Notice the spurs on it's legs and the fluffed up tail.
Photos below taken by Bill Homan, The first two photos were taken at a distance of less than 50 yards. The last photo was taken from a distance of around 110 yards.
Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
23 March 08 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
23 March 08 		Himalayan Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains
23 March 08
Photo below taken by Bill Homan

6 April 08
Two snowcock gliding past two mountain goats. 		This photo was from video that I was taking of the mountains goats.
The link below has the alarm call from these two snowcock as they flew past.
Snowcock Alarm Call

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