Jabbarkhet — Clipahoy

Daffodil blooms harvested in the Himalaya during spring at botanical garden Estate, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Fields of daffodils and narcissus in our spring time mountains at Jabbarkhet... and thousands of cut-flower stems! Such bliss high up and overlooking the peaks of the Himalayas in spring.

Blue and white divinely coloured Iris at botanical garden at Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·flowers

A fabulous blue and white coloured combination of Bearded Iris at the wildfilmsindia botanical garden at Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie, in early April 2021.

Water sprinklers create droplets on flowering Digitalis Foxglove flower heads at botanical garden, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers

A nice group of Digitalis Foxglove flowering spires, in both the white pure wild form and the regular purple Foxgloves at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Landour, at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand, in June 2021.

Pink Crocus lilies flower in the thousands, as monsoon approaches the Himalaya, at, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

After a devastating forest fire, the mountainside gets regenerated with thousands of garden-escaped pink Crocus lilies or rain flowers that light up the hillside in summer-time, in the Uttarakhand hills around the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet…

Kalij Pheasant males fight, display and argue over females, caught in camera traps, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·forest

Caught in wildfilmsindia camera traps, Kaleej Pheasants males fight, display and argue over females, during the peak of the breeding and mating season, at the Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary of wildfilmsindia, among thick Oak forest, on a rid…

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher at 's Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary: feather hygiene!

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.

Crested Hawk Eagle around Landour, at Jabbarkhet sanctuary, enjoying winter forest

Uttarakhand·forest · birds

A Crested Hawk Eagle is seen around Landour, at our Jabbarkhet wildfilmsindia sanctuary, enjoying the view from a tree-top in our early wintery fores, and surveying its domain, looking for prey.

Deodar and oak forests of sactuary at Jabbarkhet, grasslands above Kaplani-Masrana

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A distant view of the Haunted House hill of Jabbarkhet. The Himalayan Weavers hill and the grasslands and forest beyond that, at Pepperpot hill above Kaplani and Masrana on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road axis.

Cosmos flower proliferating naturally without external help at botanical arboretum, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Cosmos flowers thriving at the wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya, possibly growing from seeds planted by British-era gardeners around 150-200 years ago.

Jaonli Himalaya sunset view from at Jabbarkhet, winterline sunset in the Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Brilliant cloud movement behind a deodar tree, a view of Jaonli and the Himalayan peaks from wildfilmsindia at Jabbarkhet, followed by a winterline sunset in the Himalaya, around Landour.

Dark throated Thrush is a winter visitor at 's Jabbarkhet Himalayan bird sanctuary

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Dark throated Thrush is a not common winter visitor at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet bird sanctuary in the western Himalaya. Black throated Thrush at Jabbarkhet

Rupin Dang explains why we are planting Rhododendron arboreum trees at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Rupin Dang explains why we are planting Rhododendron arboreum trees at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet

Juvenile Blue-capped Rock Thrush sighted at Jabbarkhet forest: Rare bird sighting

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

This Juvenile Blue-capped Rock Thrush was sighted while preening its wings and feathers at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet forest: Rare bird sighting for the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Cemetery Iris is a bearded rhizomatic variety of pure white Iris, seen flowering in the Himalaya, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Back-lit Iris flower petals show their delicate structure, with veins, as Himalayan sunset glows behind Bearded iris grow aplenty during spring at wildfilmsindia gardens at Jabbarkhet in Landour.

Glistening blue tail of the Himalayan Blue Whistling Thrush as seen at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

With its delicate white spots, also notice the glistening blue tail of the Himalayan Blue Whistling Thrush as seen at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Digging around for insects and picking up beakfuls of grubs is this Blue Whistling Thrush at wil…

Sunrise from mountains at Jabbarkhet, looking to Ganga valley and Jaonli Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills

Sunrise from our wildfilmsindia mountains at Jabbarkhet near Landour Mussoorie, looking to thr Ganga valley and the peak of Jaonli along the Himalayan range, with the Gangotri peak wall and Rudragaira, in the bright clear winter morning air…

Pink coloured Arum Lily blooms at Jabbarkhet botanical collection in the Himalaya

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Pink coloured Arum or Calla Lily blooms intersperse with Tree Peonies at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection in the Himalaya

Clostera Moth looks like a dried up a oak tree leak, as seen at Jabbarkhet forest

Uttarakhand·forest

Clostera Moth looks like a dried up a oak tree leak, as seen at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet forest Clostera is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae.

Planting grafted Cherry trees from Kashmir at botanical collections at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers

In the misty late winter weather, bare root fruit tree saplings are planted, as our malis do the thala dance after placing the roots and stems into the ground.

Chestnut bellied Rock Thrush and Dark Grey Bush Chat female at Jabbarkhet forests

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Smarty pants! A natter rust and blue bird that sits atop a tree branch, calls out sweetly and looks pretty...

Magical Moments: Indian mountain children pay tribute to winter with Snowman-making in Feb 2024, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Step into a world of wonder and joy as children embrace the magic of the first snowfall around Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie, in February 2024.

Wild Himalayan Cherry blossom in early winter at Jabbarkhet botanical collections

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Wild Himalayan Prunus Cherry blossom in early winter growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical in the western Himalaya. Surprisingly, the wild cherry flowers in the fall-pre-winter season and not in spring like other fruit trees do!

Re-blooming winter-time Iris and Poppy flowers at Jabbarkhet botanical collection

Uttarakhand·flowers

Re-blooming winter-time German rhizomatic Iris in yellows, cream and burgundies, from Shreiner's of Oregon, as well as Poppy flowers at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection in the western Himalaya.