Watch ruddy shelduck at Lhasa River in winter

July,26 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Ruddy shelduck or tadorna ferruginea is one of the most common birds seen in Tibet in winter. The best place to watch ruddy shelduck is at Lhasa River in winter.

Lhasa in winter

When winter comes, flocks of ruddy shelducks would fly to Lhasa for wintering. They seem to come because they consider Lhasa in winter to be a beautiful warm place!

That is not the association most people have with Tibet in winter, but they are right! Temperatures hardly drop below -15 °C at night, and in daytime the sun is usually burning with no clouds being seen for weeks at a time.

Except watching birds if you travel to Tibet in winter, you can also experience all kinds of Tibetan festivals. Tibetan people would celebrate many festivals in winter, like Guthuk Festival, Tibetan New Year, Butter Lamb Festival, etc. Besides, winter is also the pilgrimage season for Tibetan pilgrims. You can witness flocks of pilgrims in front of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. Some of them are from far away to visit this holiest temple in Lhasa.

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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