Corbett

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Bunch of spotted deers at Corbett Nation Park, Nainital The chital or cheetal also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and in small…

Uttarakhand·river

The Ramganga river flowers into and through Corbett National Park.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

A forest of antlers! Chital, Axis axis or Spotted deer are a common deer species found in India. They can be found roaming in the forests of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and in small numbers in Pakistan.

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Insects in Corbett national park. A stream in the middle of the forest with water skaters and a damselfly. Also, a leaf shaped butterfly. The butterfly impersonates the shape, colour and texture of a dry brown leaf to serve as camouflage.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Inside Corbett's house in Kaladhungi - see his furniture, his dandee / dandi / palanquin and more! Jim Corbett museum is situated at Kaladhungi where Corbett spent his winters while he spent the summers at his house in Nainital.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A variety of birds, spotted deer and a view of elephants at dusk. See Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), Rose-rined / Plum-headed / Slaty-headed Parakeets, Chukor Partridge (Alectoris chukar), the Short-toed Eagle doing the samba, Little Stin…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A male Kaleej pecks at the neck of a female Kaleej Pheasant at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·farmland

Indian men harvest bamboo trees in Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, India. India has the potential to be the largest bamboo growing country in the world.

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The Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis), also known as the Oriental Dollarbird or Dollar Roller, is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings.

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Jeep Safari. Jim Corbett national park is extended over an area of more than 500 sq km in the Himalayan foothill. Jim national park is the first wildlife reserve of India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Yellow Wagtail pair along the Kalagarh dam on the Ramganga river in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. Birds in Corbett national park, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

A group of visitors taking a trip to the Corbett National Park. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

The Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the pheasant family. It is thought to be ancestral to the domestic chicken, with some hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl.[2] The Red Junglefowl was first domesticated at least f…

Uttarakhand·wildlife

This is a rare old footage of Corbett National Park where it was a favourite hunting ground for the British Empire...seen here is the kill - Bengal tigers!!! Jim Corbett National Park—named after the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett w…

Uttarakhand·highway

Evening drive through the unruly traffic of Uttar Pradesh on roads of Ghaziabad. Approaching towards the Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad following a tourist bus, sharing road with huge trucks.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.

Uttarakhand·river · wildlife

Jackal running through a grassland chaur at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. Very dog-like in its gait! The Jackal is attacked by nesting Red-wattled Lapwings or titeeri birds and then reaches the edge of the Ramganga river.

Uttarakhand·village · old town

Over the last 15 years our simple community of Chhoti Haldwani has evolved into the Corbett Gram Vikas Samiti.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

A Black Partridge / Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) calling from amongst tall, lush green grasses in Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand in North India The Black Partridge has a very distinct call.

Uttarakhand·forest · wildlife

Cheetal and sambhar at the edge of the Sal forest in Corbett! The lone Sambhar is standing in the background beyond the Spotted Deer or Chital. Chitals or spotted deers are a common deer species found in India.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Male and female Paradise Flycatcher at their nest in a mango grove near Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, and also near Corbett National Park. The Terpsiphone paradisi or doodhraj / doodraj is one of the most beautiful birds to be found in India.

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A flock of White-backed / Long-billed Vultures at Dhikala Chaur or grassland at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

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Little Pratincole on Kalagarh dam, Corbett National Park. The name "Pratincole" comes from the term pratincola coined by German naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer from the Latin words prātum meadow and incola resident.