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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

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

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.

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.

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…

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…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

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

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.

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.

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

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

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.

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!

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.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

High altitude birds come down to the lower hills to winter in more salubrious climes, or at least relatively speaking! Streaked Laughing Thrush chirrups away on a branch.

Uttarakhand·forest

Painted Lady and Clear Sailor Butterflies visit dahlia blossoms at widfilmsindia Jabbarkhet sanctuary - September 2023

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Seasons and moods at our wildfilmsindia botanical arboretum in the western Himalaya. As the clouds rise up the valley - and this has been a moist spring and summer - the Irises open with the warming days.

Uttarakhand·flowers

With the Grey-winged Blackbird calling out cheerfully and tunefully, tall nodding spikes of foxglove stand in Lord of the Rings Shire-type situations at our botanical collections in the Himalaya.