Jabbarkhet

Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand·hills

In spring hail-snow conditions, one walks to the Haunted House of Lal Kothi at Jabbarkhet, in Lanodur-Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. The spring-time conditions are dry and brown, but the sudden hail has put paid to all the plants and flowers.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Sorting plant bulbs across a dirt plot at the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum in Uttarakhand. An open cardboard box and several small packets of seeds or bulbs are placed nearby as the planting work is prepared.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

A Greigii Tulip (Tulipa greigii) is seen blooming in the serene surroundings of Jabbarkhet within the Wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum.

Uttarakhand·flowers

At the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical arboretum in India, a man is seen clearing a thick layer of hailstones accumulated after a hailstorm. The hail has settled on protective garden netting that covers cultivated plants.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Digitalis purpurea, commonly known as the common foxglove, blooms gracefully in the serene surroundings of Wilderness Orchard, Jabbarkhet Estate.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

in Jabbarkhet, the scene captures a vibrant mix of Himalayan and forest birds. A Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) perches among green foliage, displaying its striking grey-blue head and lively green body.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Indian Commodore butterfly on a garden-escape Dahlia flower at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet gardens in the post monsoon season in September 2023.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Red double poppy flowers in our smaller poly tunnels and in the open at wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum at Jabbarkhet in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Red double poppy flowers at wildfilmsindia arboretum at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

Monsoon mists cloak oak and deodar forests at wildfilmsindia estate in Jabbarkhet.

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The house where the Amir of Afganistan was kept hostage. Aloof and forlorn, it stands next to the lonely deodar at Land's end! wildfilmsindia now protects this heritage estate and property and visitors are strictly not allowed unless on a c…

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Mists swirl up the valley as pink Hollyhocks bloom against the misty hills of monsoon drenched wildfilmsindia botanical collection at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers

With such bright winter sun in the day times, these Hyacinth plants disregarded the winter cold and decided to bloom mid winter, at our botanical collections around in Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·flowers

From the WildFilmsIndia Jabberkhet Estate, this Yucca aloifolia or Yucca flower stands almost 6ft high, full of whitish colored flower. The stem covered with buds of flowers weighs almost around 4kgs.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Various flowers bloom during the monsoon at the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical arboretum, including dahlias with vibrant pink and yellow petals and distinct yellow centers, specifically a dahlia variety named 'Kelsey Annie Joy' (Dahlia…

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Daffodil harvest time at Jabbarkhet: Spring-time in the wildfilmsindia Himalaya. Sunil and Naresh from the wildfilmsindia team get ready to harvest and pack a large collection of different daffodil types to send down to the Wilderness Films…

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Uttarakhand·flowers

With blue skies aplenty and white puffy cotton woolly clouds, Oxeye Daisies flower aplenty at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collections. Bees pollinate the daisy blooms.

Uttarakhand·hills

On a winter's say, the sun drops behind mountain clouds, to presage a post monsoon dusk, while the cicadas call, as seen from Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·livestock · hills

What fun to see the sheep scatter when they come across a car around the bend, as they are herded from Batagad bazaar down the Jabbarkhet road, towards Musoorie on the lower bypass road.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Himalayan poppy seeds being sown in small pots at the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical arboretum in the Himalayan region.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A vibrant spring garden at the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum, where a rich variety of ornamental flowers bloom in brilliant colours.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) caring for its young in a beautifully concealed nest.