Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand

Full moon rises behind a forested Jabbarkhet ridelines, with clouds crossing the globe

Uttarakhand

Curled-up Caterpillar is quite a voracious eater, as it chows down on our geranium leaves, but we don't have the heart to remove it or protest! Chomping down and chowing: A butterfly caterpillar seen in time lapse at widfilmsindia Jabbarkhe…

Uttarakhand

A stunning sunrise as seen from the wildfilmsindia mountains at Jabbarkhet next to Landour in Uttarakhand, infused as it is with cloudy drama in the late spring season of 2022. The sun rises behind a ridgeline marked by deodar trees.

Uttarakhand·hills · farmland

A wonderful establishing shot of the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet estate, flying in over the main entrance gate, over our private road and up to the bhooth bangla or Haunted House of Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·flowers · birds

What a lovely combination of yellow and purple Iris flowers that are blooming at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in June 2021, at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers

In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

At the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical gardens and wildlife sanctuary, the monsoon has been profuse this July, in 2019. The ferns, wild Himalayan pear tree, fig leaves and deodar needles all sport drops of rain water.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

The piercing whistles of the Mountain Hawk Eagle are a familiar and inspiring reminder of the freedom and wilderness of the lower and middle Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A vibrant field of Larkspur, also commonly known as doubtful knight ’s-spur, blooms across the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Cow manure arrives for our plants and trees! Horticultural and soil preparation activities at Jabbarkhet involving organic compost, flowering plants, and alpine seedlings for mountain gardening projects.

Uttarakhand·hills · industry

This video captures a group of wildfilmsindia people in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand, preparing young plants for cultivation in a structured nursery setup.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Snowdrop flower in middle Himalayan forest, at wildfilmsindia arboretum at Jabbarkhet

Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand

Kashmir narcissus, a variety of daffodil hybridized in Kashmir, growing at our wildfilmsindia gardens in Landour, and around Jabbarkhet.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Himalayan Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) feeding on small berries in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Wild Himalayan Cherry, one of the most striking flowering trees of the Himalayas. Covered in delicate pink and white flowers, the tree transforms the landscape with its seasonal display of colour.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Bunches of run-wild Crocuses have taken over our early monsoon late summer hillsides at the Jabbarkhet botanical gardens of wildfilmsindia, overlooking the plains and the higher mountains of the Himalaya, as garden escapes that have got nat…

Uttarakhand·flowers · wildlife

Gray Langur feasts on spring-time flowering Rhododendron blossom at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

The wild Kaith or Himalayan pear is a favourite of many Himalayan birds that visit it for nectar. Others visit it for the fruit which ripens after the monsoon season.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Unidentified dry fungi growing on decaying branches in early spring. The natural arrangement looks like a full blooming vertical flower with the grey/bluish 'florets' of mushrooms.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Rain lilies or Crocus Lily Zephyranthus is a member of the Amaryllis family. They are so named because they often bloom a few days after rain. They are usually planted in groups and in full bloom, they are quite the sight.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Seen at Jabbarkhet, the Yellow-naped Woodpecker is rarely seen around Landour Mussoorie - this is one of those unusual sightings on an Oak or Quercus incana tree (baanj), around the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Sorrel Sapphire (Heliophorus sena) is seen perched on a vibrant green leaf before taking flight, displaying its delicate wings and characteristic iridescent blue coloration.

Uttarakhand·flowers · wildlife

In Jabbarkhet, mussoorie, two metallic green Rose Chafer beetles (Cetonia aurata) are perched on a bright yellow sunflower (Helianthus annuus), their iridescent emerald bodies creating a striking contrast against the large golden petals.