Jabbarkhet

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.

Uttarakhand·highway

Uttarakhand·hills

This Red-headed Tit has made a nest in the roots and lower stems of a Rubus or Himalayan raspberry shrub. The parents come in with insect food and feed the three open gapes every few minutes.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Rain clouds cover the Gangotri-Jaonli range of peaks as seen from the Wilderness Films India sanctuary in Uttarakhand, cleaning up around sunset for a brilliant view of the Himalaya, in crisp orange light! What fabulous evening winterline h…

Uttarakhand·forest · industry

This footage documents an important reforestation effort at the WildFilmsIndia Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A serene moment unfolds in a Himalayan woodland as a pair of Black-headed Jays (Garrulus lanceolatus) rest on the branches of a soapberry tree (Sapindus saponaria).

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Rupin Dang from wildfilmsindia harvest German rhizomatic irises for the table, at our Jabbarkhet Wilderness Orchard and botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Monsoon flowering of Crocus rain lilies, poppies, dahlia and Asiatic dayflower or Commelina paludosa at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical slopes in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Monsoon torrential rain in the Himalaya, at wildfilmsindia mountains at Jabbarkhet Moisture-laden monsoon clouds sweep across the mountains of wildfilmsindia's conserved forests at Jabbarkhet, as the rainy season envelops the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Moods of a spring day in the middle Himalaya! Brilliant spring time imagery, with late winter clouds, and Rhododendron arboreum blooming at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet mountains in the western Himalaya, clouds moving in fast moving time l…

Uttarakhand·forest

Massive Horse Chestnut tree at wildfilmsindia forests at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·highway · snow

Plains cars and drivers have a tough time negotiating slippery snowy conditions at Jabbarkhet Bazaar in Mussoorie, as freshly fallen snow begins to melt, and turns the road skiddy.

Uttarakhand·farmland · flowers

Jaonli is a high peak in the Garhwal Himalaya and was first climbed by a Doon School expedition led by Hari Dang in the 1960's.

Uttarakhand·forest

The peaks of Himachal, and the western Garhwal range west of Banderpunch can be seen from our wildlife sanctuary in Garhwal. See Mt. Jaonli peak as seen from wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

What fabulous evening winterline hues on Jaonli peak as seen from Iris Cottage at Jabbarkhet Estate, within the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

This langur is enjoying its spring-time feast of fresh crunchy oak leaves in the lower Himalaya, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary, around Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand.