Living together by Dhritiman Mukherjee, India. Satyr tragopans, a rare species of Asian pheasant, are widely hunted for food and plumage, and are normally skittish and very shy. But in this village near Punakha, the birds appear at ease and perfectly relaxed among the people who live there. Dhritiman had been trying to photograph the satyr tragopan in India since 2008, but the birds would always run away when they spotted him. After hearing of communities in Bhutan coexisting harmoniously with the species he knew he had to witness it for himself. (Photo by Dhritiman Mukherjee/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021)
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