Jabbarkhet — Clipahoy

Turquoise coloured North Indian bird: Vision in blue, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Verditer Flycatcher 'Wheeting' it's way into the Himalayan spring at our Wilderness Estate in Jabbarkhet. Indulge in the breathtaking colour of this bird which stands out in the golden sunlight.

Garhwal Himalaya from: Kedarnath, Bandarpunch, Swargarohini, Srikantha, Choukhamba, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills

Garhwal Himalaya from wildfilmsindia estate at Jabbarkhet : Kedarnath, Bandarpunch, Rudragaira, Gangotri wall, Swargarohini, Srikantha, Choukhamba and Jaonli are just some of the peaks visible from here on most clear days.

Host of golden daffodils, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze, thousands saw I, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·dance · river

Does this video not inspire just these thoughts? Just our thoughts as we admired our own Himalayan kheti at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand.

Steppe Eagle and Himalayan Griffon Vulture Soaring Over Jabbarkhet Mussoorie Under Clear Blue Sky

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A majestic Steppe Eagle soars effortlessly against a clear blue sky over the forested ridges of Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie. With its broad wings and powerful flight, the eagle glides on thermal currents while scanning the landscape below.

Commelina tuberosa is a herbaceous perennial in the dayflower family with a gluery bulbous nodule, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Commelina tuberosa not paludosa monsoon light time lapse at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection in the western Himalaya. The Commelina flower has a gluey secration inside its pod.

Commelina tuberosa flourishes in monsoon rains in the western Himalaya, despite not being endemic, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Commelina tuberosa not paludosa monsoon light time lapse at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection in the western Himalaya. The Commelina flower has a gluey secration inside its pod.

Asian Black Bulbul eats wild pear at Jabbarkhet bird sanctuary in western Himalaya

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Asian Black Bulbul eats wild pear or kaitha fruit at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet bird sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

Feeding time for the melodious Grey-winged Blackbird at bird sanctuary at Motidhar, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Feeding time for the melodious Grey-winged Blackbird at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary at Motidhar, as it feasts on a range of forest berries from shrubs, climbers and trees, and among the oak leaves on the forst floor, in Uttarakhand.

Blackbird gorges on Berberis or Kingod berries in western Himalaya, spreading seeds for the shrub, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Blackbird gorges on Berberis aristata or Kingod berries in the western Himalaya, spreading seeds for the shrub Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters, even as it silently pecks around for insects A Grey winged Blackbird sc…

Face speckled with pollen, Rufous Sibia has smart blue wings, rufous body and black cap atop head, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

The Rufous Sibia, Black-capped Sibia or the Three Cheers bird has smart blue wings with a rufous-brown body and a black cap atop its head Hanging upside down as it plunders a wild Himalayan pear tree and bites off big chunks of ripe small w…

Impatiens balsamina grows at Jabbarkhet botanical collections in monsoon profusion

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Impatiens balsamina grows and blooms in a multitude of colours ranging from white and pink to purple and pink, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collections in the monsoon months of profusion

Roscoea purpurea flowers have drops of monsoon rain on their petals, at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·monsoon · flowers

In the rainy season profusion, Roscoea purpurea flowers have drops of monsoon rain on their petals, at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet

Common Sailor butterfly hops on ground at Jabbarkhet butterfly gardens in Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills

Common Sailor butterfly at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet butterfly gardens in the Himalaya

White Homespun Daffodils are fragrant spring flowers at our Himalayan Jabbarkhet gardens, Landour

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

White Homespun Daffodils are fragrant spring flowers at our Himalayan gardens at Jabbarkhet around Landour Daffodils nod in Himalayan spring, even as Laughing Thrushes and Green-backed Tits call in bright spring sunshine.

Iskus or Chayote squash prickly vegetables ready for harvest at Jabbarkhet gardens

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Iskus squash prickly vegetables ready to be harvested at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet gardens Chayote or Sechium edule or Squash is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, along with melons, cucumbers and squash.

Cherry blossom blooms in Himalayan early winter, unlike demonsticated cheery which spring flowers, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Wild Himalayan Prunus Cherry or Padum / Padam trees blossom and proliferate at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

Laughing Thrush of the Striated kind has a jaunty crest, and white body striations, at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds

Laughing Thrush of the Striated kind has a jaunty crest, and white striations along its body, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet arboretum.

Pre-monsoon showers finally hit Mussoorie-Landour, as rain cools down the hills around Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

The leaves of the Oak trees rustle in the wind, exposing their white undersides, and the deodars bend their boughs, as pre-monsoon showers finally hit Mussoorie-Landour, as rain cools down the hills around Jabbarkhet, and kills off all sign…

As Easter approaches, the Easter Lily or Amaryllis beladonna flowers at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

As Easter approaches, a double Easter Lily or Amaryllis beladonna flowers at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Big display of Amaryllis belladonna Lilies or Hippeastrum in flower at Wilderness Orchard in March 2024 A range of colours of Amaryllis b…

Himalayan Blue Pine cones and pine leaves are different from regular Chir pine: Pinus wallichiana, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Himalayan Blue Pine cones and pine leaves are different from the regular Chir pine, as seen at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet conservation zone in the western Himalaya.

White Clover blooms wild and its nectar is lapped up by bees galore, at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers

White Clover flowers bloom wild and their nectar is lapped up by bees galore, at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet. Not only do they give us 3, 4 and 5 leaf clovers, but they also look pretty!

As Himalayan clouds billow up, Fritillaria imperialis rubra & maxima finally flower at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

As the late winter Himalayan clouds billow up, our Fritillaria imperialis rubra and maxima Lily (literally - the imperial crown lily!) finally flower at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical arboreturm - bringing back a valuable Himalayan…

Hyacinth, White Helleborus orientalis and Primula malacoides growing at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers

Spring time flowers in a Himalayan garden: Purple Hyacinth, pink and white ombre Cyclamen, White Helleborus (hellebore) orientalis and Primula malacoides growing at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet botanical arboretum.