Corbett

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Spotted Owlet draws in one leg into its fur, and stands on a single leg! A Rose-breasted Parakeet feeding its chicks. A Crested Hawk eagle sits on the forest floor, perched atop its kill of a smaller bird.

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·wildlife · hills

The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.

Uttarakhand·farmland

As a Common Hawk Cuckoo or Brainfever bird calls in the backdrop, a pair of bulls is harnessed for ploughing fields in the plains of Uttarakhand, near Corbett Park. Meanwhile, village women collect sugarcane stalks after the harvest.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

A lone deer forages in forest of Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. Jim Corbett National Park, which is a part of the larger Corbett Tiger Reserve, a Project Tiger Reserve lies in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·forest

Light filtering in through the teak trees (Tectona grandis), Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. Mono-culture forest of teak in the forest / jungle of Corbett in the terai foothills of the Himalaya, known as the Shivalik range.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · highway

Late night driving around Corbett National Park requires tough driving skills as this area is full of wild animals and there are possibiliteis that one may end up hitting a wildlife due to darness.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Trio of Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) in Corbett National Park The Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Merops philippinus is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia.

Uttarakhand·birds

A pair of Small Green Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis), a white-breasted Kingfisher sallies forth with a splash-dive into the Ramganga river and settles back onto its rock, while a Coucal or Crow-pheasant calls out from its perch.

Uttarakhand·river · village

Young Indian boys happily play with an old circular metallic wheel on a bridge over Ramganga River near Corbett in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand

A phalanx of Maruti Gypsy SUV's exit Corbett National Park at the time of park closing, as visitors shop at the numerous souvenir shops and dhabas that line the road to Ramnagar.

Uttarakhand·river · birds

A raptor carries a small fish in its talons, on the Ramganga river in Corbett. Is that a Harrier or a Fishing Eagle? Black-necked Storks, Egrets and Grey Heron along Ramganga river in Corbett

Uttarakhand·livestock · village

Buffalo is a triple purpose animal, being suitable for milk, meat and draught. Buffalo can efficiently utilize the roughages and crop by-products into high quality milk suitable for a wide range of dairy products including butter, milk-powd…

Uttarakhand·river

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·hills

These Himalayan gorals near Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand are actual daredevils! They climb high, rocky hills in search of food where they don't even find much grip, which makes for a real adventure! Himalayan gorals are a bovid spec…

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·birds · river

Himalayan Pied Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail, Black Storks, Egrets, Cormorants, Spur winged Plover and Himalayan Whistling Thrush in the Ramganga River in Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India.

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 · hills

Khachars or burro donkeys cross the Ramganga river in the lower Himalaya. Ramganga River is the lifeline for Corbett National Park. We cannot imagine the existence of Corbett without Ramganga.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Cheetal and sambhar at the edge of the Sal forest in Corbett! Chitals or spotted deers are a common deer species found in India.

Uttarakhand·river

Tigress and her two cubs at stream. A tiger drinks water from the Ramganga river in Corbett.

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